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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 8-core 128GB DDR4 12x 4TB HDD H730P

SKU CH-2J58-1PQ9W

A 2U rack server with dual Xeon Silver 4110 processors, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, and twelve 4TB SATA drives for high-capacity storage workloads

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs deliver 16 cores at 2.1 GHz base
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 8 modules for virtualisation density
  • PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery-backed cache
  • Twelve 3.5″ 4 TB SATA drives in hot-swap bays for high-capacity storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1/10 GbE networking for remote management

Storage-Dense 2U Platform

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for capacity-heavy workloads. Two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors provide 16 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays come populated with 4 TB 7.2K SATA enterprise hard drives.

Suits Archive And Bulk-Data Roles

This configuration fits software-defined storage clusters, backup repositories and virtual desktop infrastructure where raw capacity matters more than latency. Buyers who need all-flash performance or GPU-accelerated compute should look at other platforms. The dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise support continuous remote management. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports handles moderate throughput.

H730P Controller Decides RAID Options

The PERC H730P with 2 GB cache enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Twelve SATA drives connect through this 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller, so the usable capacity and redundancy level depend entirely on the chosen RAID layout. Memory can scale to 3 TB across 24 DDR4 slots if the workload grows beyond the installed 128 GB.

How it compares

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

Price $2,639.99
Pricier than about 61% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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 RAM128 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

How do I install the R740xd into a rack and what step is often missed?

Mount the supplied Ready Rails, slide the 2U chassis in and press until the quick-release latches click; the step often missed is fully engaging both side latches so the server cannot shift.

What maintenance will the 12x 4TB drives and PERC H730P controller need later?

The 7.2K SATA drives are hot-swap; replace any failed unit without downtime. The H730P cache battery should be checked periodically and swapped when the controller reports degraded capacity.

What limit appears first when the dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs run sustained workloads?

With two 8-core 2.1 GHz processors the thermal ceiling is reached before the 3 TB memory maximum, so sustained loads are constrained by cooling headroom rather than memory capacity.

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