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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel and twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-core 512GB DDR4 24x 800GB SSD H730P

SKU CH-S5MP-ZJPBD

2U rack server with two 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs, 512GB DDR4, 24-bay storage and H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD24 × 800 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4116 12-core CPUs deliver 24 threads at 2.1 GHz base clock
  • 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 16 slots supports virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • 24 x 800 GB SATA SSDs provide high-density flash storage in 2U
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE / 10 GbE SFP+ for remote management

Dense storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack system built around two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors running at 2.1 GHz with 12 cores each. It ships with 512 GB of DDR4 memory installed across 16 modules and a PERC H730P controller managing 24 front-accessible 2.5-inch SATA SSDs of 800 GB apiece. Redundant 1100 watt power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise complete the platform.

Suited for scale-out storage clusters

This configuration targets software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or service-provider workloads that benefit from high drive density in a compact chassis. The dual-socket design and 24-bay layout favour capacity over maximum single-thread speed. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or a different drive interface should evaluate other platforms.

24-bay 2.5-inch SATA layout

The defining constraint is the 24-bay 2.5-inch SATA backplane paired with the H730P controller, which limits installed media to SATA SSDs or HDDs and caps each bay at 800 GB in this build. Confirm that your workload fits within this drive count, form factor and interface before purchasing.

How it compares

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

Price $5,512.99
Pricier than about 78% 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 count12-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 SSD24 × 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

Should I pick the 24-bay 2.5" chassis or a smaller bay count for this R740xd?

This unit ships with the 24-bay 2.5" chassis fully populated by 24 x 800GB SATA SSDs, so the bay count is already fixed at 24.

What does the 2.1 GHz base clock on the Xeon Silver 4116 mean for actual throughput?

Each of the two 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs runs at 2.1 GHz base with 3.0 GHz turbo, giving 24 cores total for multi-threaded workloads.

How does the PERC H730P controller limit the 24 SATA SSDs in practice?

The H730P provides 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity with 2 GB cache and battery-backed write-back, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through for the 24 drives.

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