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Silver 2U rack server, twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, front bezel, rails

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 8-core 768GB DDR4 12x 4TB HDD H730P

SKU CH-ZJQA-PXPRP

A 2U rack server with dual 8-core Xeon processors, 768 GB DDR4 memory, twelve 4 TB SATA drives and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4110 8-core CPUs at 2.1GHz with 3.0GHz turbo boost performance
  • 768GB DDR4 2400MHz ECC memory across 24 slots supports heavy virtualization workloads
  • PERC H730P 2GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery backup
  • 12x 4TB 7.2K SATA enterprise drives provide high-density 3.5-inch storage capacity
  • X520/I350 quad-port card adds 2x 1GbE and 2x 10Gb SFP+ network connectivity

Dense Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. Dual Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors run at 2.10 GHz with eight cores each. The system ships with 768 GB of DDR4 memory across 24 slots and twelve 4 TB SATA hard drives. A PERC H730P controller provides RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 support.

Suits Storage-First Deployments

This server fits teams running software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or high-capacity file serving. The twelve 3.5-inch bays and redundant 750 W power supplies support continuous operation. Buyers who need flash-only arrays or GPU-accelerated compute should look at a different platform. The two-socket limit and SATA-only backplane restrict all-flash or heterogeneous accelerator designs.

Controller Dictates RAID Options

The installed PERC H730P 2 GB controller determines which RAID levels and pass-through modes are available. It handles SAS and SATA drives at 12 Gb/s with battery-backed cache. Verify that the supported RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 modes match your data-protection plan before purchasing.

How it compares

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

Price $4,985.99
Pricier than about 76% 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 namePowerEdge R740xd
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 RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
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

Questions about this item

Does the server ship with all twelve 3.5-inch drive bays populated, or must I buy additional drives?

All twelve 3.5-inch bays come filled with 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives; no extra drives are required for full capacity.

The listing shows 768 GB DDR4 installed across 24 slots — is that the maximum or can I add more?

768 GB uses 24 × 32 GB modules, filling every slot; the platform supports up to 3 TB, so any increase means replacing existing modules.

With dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, what turbo frequency can I expect under load?

Each 8-core processor can reach 3.0 GHz turbo when thermal and power headroom allow.

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