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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24-core 768GB DDR4 24x 400GB SSD H730P

SKU CH-WRD3-5NMGF

2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 768GB DDR4 ECC memory, 24 hot-swap 400GB SATA SSDs and PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD24 × 400 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 24-core processors at 2.1 GHz deliver high compute density
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • 24 x 400 GB SATA SSDs provide fast all-flash storage in a 2U chassis
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery backup
  • Dual 1100 W platinum PSUs and iDRAC9 Enterprise ensure resilient power and remote management

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for workloads that demand high drive density in a compact form factor. It suits organisations running software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or service-provider platforms where capacity and compute must share the same chassis.

Twenty-four hot-swap bays and redundant power

Twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays support the installed 400 GB SATA SSDs and allow tool-less replacement without downtime. The PERC H730P controller provides hardware RAID across multiple levels with a 2 GB cache backed by battery. Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management keep the system running and manageable even when staff are off-site.

Dual 24-core Xeons with registered ECC memory

Two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors run at 2.1 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo across 24 cores each, feeding 768 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory through 24 slots. The Intel C620 chipset and quad-port X520/I350 network card deliver 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+ connectivity for east-west traffic inside dense clusters.

How it compares

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

Price $5,116.99
Pricier than about 77% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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 count24-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD24 × 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

What PCIe generation does the PERC H730P controller use, and what throughput does that limit the 24 SSDs to?

The H730P is a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller; each drive is capped at 6 Gb/s SATA speed.

What mounting hardware is included for rack installation?

The server ships with Dell Ready Rails and a front bezel for tool-less rack mounting.

How are the 24 drives installed, and what step is often missed?

Drives slide into the front 2.5-inch hot-swap bays; the RAID arrays must be created in the H730P BIOS before the OS sees usable volumes.

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