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Silver 2U rack server with 24 front drive bays, front bezel and slide rails

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6148 20-core 2.4GHz 64GB DDR4 2x 400GB SSD

SKU CH-HK38-DKTBE

A 2U rack server with two 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 processors, 64GB DDR4, dual 400GB SSDs and redundant 1100W power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD2 × 400 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count20-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 cores at 2.4 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory supports up to 3 TB capacity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Two 400 GB SATA SSDs provide fast boot and application storage
  • Quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking with iDRAC9 Enterprise management

Storage-dense 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for workloads that need large drive counts in a compact chassis. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors, each running at 2.4 GHz with 20 cores, and 64 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across four modules.

Suited for storage-first deployments

This configuration fits software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure hosts and service-provider platforms that prioritise internal capacity over GPU or accelerator slots. Buyers who need PCIe expansion for graphics cards, FPGAs or additional high-speed NICs should look at a different chassis.

24-bay 2.5-inch drive capacity

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch front backplane that supports SATA and SAS media through the PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. This bay count determines whether the server can hold the required dataset without external enclosures.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $1,121.99
Cheaper than about 70% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R740xd
Model nameR740xd
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count20-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD2 × 400 GB SATA SSD
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsRiser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 × 16 slots
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

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Questions about this item

Should I pick the 24-bay 2.5" chassis or a smaller bay count?

The 24-bay 2.5" chassis is the only configuration offered for this R740xd, giving you the maximum drive density in a 2U rack form factor.

What does the 3.7GHz turbo figure mean once the server is running workloads?

Each Xeon Gold 6148 can lift from its 2.4GHz base to 3.7GHz turbo when thermal headroom allows, so bursty single-thread tasks see higher clock speeds while sustained loads sit at the base frequency across all 20 cores.

What does the PERC H730P 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller cap in practice?

The H730P presents a 12Gb/s SAS/SATA interface to the backplane and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 plus pass-through, so drive throughput is limited by the attached SATA SSDs and the 12Gb/s link rather than the controller itself.

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