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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays and dual redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24-core 768GB DDR4 2x 300GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-13YD-BDN9G

A 2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 768GB DDR4, a PERC H730P controller and 24 drive bays for storage-dense workloads

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 768GB

HDD 2 x 300GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs deliver 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 24 slots supports up to 3 TB
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Two 300 GB 10K SAS drives and 24-bay 2.5" chassis provide dense storage capacity
  • Dual 1100 W platinum PSUs, iDRAC9 Enterprise and quad-port 1 GbE/10 GbE networking ensure resilient management

Storage-dense 2U rack platform

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors running at 2.1GHz with 24 cores each. It ships with 768GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730P 2GB controller managing SAS drives. Dual 1100W redundant power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management complete the base configuration.

Ideal for storage-heavy workloads

This system suits software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider environments that need 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch drive bays in a compact 2U form factor. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or who require installed solid-state drives should evaluate other platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch chassis designed for SAS hard drives, which sets the storage density ceiling for this server. The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 modes with a 2GB cache and battery backup.

How it compares

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

Price $3,667.99
Pricier than about 71% 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 SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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 choose the 24-bay 2.5" chassis or a smaller bay count for the R740xd?

This unit is the 24-bay 2.5" model, providing maximum drive density in a 2U rack height for storage-heavy workloads.

What does the 2.1 GHz base clock and 3.7 GHz turbo mean for actual performance?

Two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors run at 2.1 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo across 24 cores each, delivering high multi-thread throughput for virtualization and databases.

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

The PERC H730P 2GB controller supports 12Gb/s SAS and SATA with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through, limiting drive throughput to the controller's 12Gb/s link speed.

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