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Silver 2U rack server, 24 front 2.5-inch drive bays, bezel and rails included

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-core 64GB DDR4 24x 300GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-6404-A4XZ4

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 processors, 64 GB DDR4, 24-bay 300 GB SAS storage and redundant 1100 W power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 64GB

HDD 24 x 300GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs provide 24 cores at 2.1 GHz base
  • 64 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports virtualization workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • 24 × 300 GB 10K SAS drives deliver high-density storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card adds 2 × 1 GbE and 2 × 10 GbE SFP+

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for capacity-hungry workloads. Two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors provide 24 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4 registered ECC memory and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache drive the storage subsystem. Twenty-four front-accessible 2.5-inch bays come populated with 300 GB 10K SAS drives.

Suits storage-centric deployments

This platform fits software-defined storage clusters, backup targets and virtual desktop infrastructure where drive count and redundancy matter. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links plus iDRAC9 Enterprise simplifies fabric integration. Builders who need more than 24 hot-swap bays, GPU acceleration or a different drive interface should evaluate other chassis options.

24-bay 2.5-inch SAS capacity

The defining specification is the twenty-four 300 GB 10K SAS drives behind a hardware RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. That combination fixes both the raw capacity ceiling and the I/O profile for the workloads this server targets.

How it compares

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

Price $1,444.99
Cheaper than about 60% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 RAM64 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

What rack depth and rail kit does the R740xd 2U server require?

The server is a 2U rack-mount unit and ships with Dell Ready Rails for standard four-post racks.

How are the 24 front 2.5" drives and the PERC H730P controller installed?

Drives slide into the hot-swap front bays; the H730P controller occupies a dedicated internal slot and includes a 2 GB battery-backed cache.

What memory upgrades does the system support later?

There are 24 DDR4 slots total, four are populated with 16 GB modules, and the platform supports up to 3 TB of registered ECC DDR4.

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