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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, 24 drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 256GB DDR4 24x 600GB SAS

SKU CH-4VWP-YPX51

A 2U rack server with dual 8-core Xeon Silver 4110 processors, 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730P RAID controller and twenty-four 600 GB 10K SAS drives for high-density storage workloads

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 256GB

HDD 24 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs provide 8 cores each at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 256 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory installed across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through
  • 24 enterprise 600 GB 10K SAS drives deliver high-capacity 2.5" storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for dense storage workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors running at 2.10 GHz with 8 cores each. The system includes 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules. Twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays are populated with 600 GB 10K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730P controller.

Suited for storage-heavy clusters, not GPU compute

This configuration fits software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider deployments that prioritise drive count and SAS throughput. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible connectivity. Buyers who require GPU acceleration or PCIe-attached flash should consider other platforms, as this chassis focuses on SAS backplane capacity.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis with H730P RAID

The defining specification is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SAS backplane paired with the PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This combination determines how many drives you can install and which RAID levels are available. Redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise complete the hardware set.

How it compares

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Price $2,137.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 count8-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 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

How do I install the 24 SAS drives in the 2.5-inch bays, and what step is commonly missed?

Slide each 600 GB 10K SAS drive into the front 2.5-inch bays until the carrier clicks, then configure the desired RAID level in the PERC H730P BIOS before the OS install; the step often missed is initializing the virtual disk in the controller utility.

What maintenance will the PERC H730P controller battery and the 1100 W power supplies need later?

The H730P 2 GB cache battery typically lasts three to five years and should be replaced when iDRAC9 reports a degraded state; each hot-swap 1100 W Platinum PSU can be swapped without downtime if a fan or capacity fault appears.

Which limit appears first when all 24 drives and both CPUs run sustained workloads?

The 1100 W redundant power budget is the first ceiling; fully populated 2.5-inch SAS drives and dual Xeon Silver 4110 processors at 2.1 GHz can approach the PSU rating before thermal or memory bandwidth limits are reached.

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