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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 512GB DDR4 2x 800GB SSD

SKU CH-AE3X-6EWFB

A 2U rack server with 24 drive bays, dual 8-core Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730P RAID controller, two 800 GB SATA SSDs, quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD2 × 800 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs deliver 16 cores at 2.1 GHz base with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 512 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 modules for high-capacity workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Two 800 GB enterprise SATA SSDs provide fast, reliable storage in hot-swap bays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise plus redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies ensure remote management and uptime

Product Identity

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server system built for storage-intensive workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors, 512GB of DDR4 memory and a PERC H730P controller.

Who It Suits

This platform suits teams deploying software-defined storage or virtual desktop infrastructure who need 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch bays. It is not for buyers who require more than two processor sockets or memory beyond the 3TB maximum.

Deciding Specification

The installed 512GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 populated slots determines immediate capacity for virtualisation density. Expanding further uses the remaining 8 slots up to the 3TB limit.

How it compares

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

Price $2,724.99
Pricier than about 62% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% 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 RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD2 × 800 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

How do I install the server into a rack, and which step is most often missed?

Use the included Ready Rails to mount the 2U chassis, then connect both 1100 Watt power supplies and the network daughter card cables; the step most often missed is seating the iDRAC9 Enterprise management cable for remote access.

What maintenance or replacement will the storage controller need later?

The PERC H730P controller includes a 2GB cache battery that will eventually lose charge and require replacement to preserve write-back caching during power loss.

What limit appears first when the server runs sustained workloads?

The 24 DIMM slots cap total memory at 3TB, so memory capacity is the first hard ceiling reached under heavy virtualization or database loads.

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