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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays, dual redundant power supplies, sliding rails

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-Core 512GB DDR4 H730P 2x 300GB SAS

SKU CH-V1A9-AH1NM

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs, 512 GB DDR4, PERC H730P RAID controller, two 300 GB SAS drives, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking, iDRAC9 Enterprise, redundant 1100 W PSUs.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor

Installed Memory Size 512GB

HDD 2 x 300GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Silver 4116 processors deliver 24 cores at 2.1 GHz
  • 512 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 slots
  • PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Quad-port networking with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 GbE SFP+
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote server management

Dense Storage Platform

The PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for workloads that demand high drive density alongside compute power. It fits twenty-four 2.5-inch bays into a compact chassis, making it suited for software-defined storage clusters or virtual desktop infrastructure hosts.

Controller and Network Ceilings

The PERC H730P controller operates at 12Gb/s over SAS and SATA links, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through. The Intel X520/I350 daughter card provides two 1GbE and two 10Gb SFP+ ports, so total network throughput is bounded by those four physical interfaces.

Redundant Power and Remote Access

Dual 1100W platinum power supplies and hot-swap drive carriers keep the system running during module replacement. The iDRAC9 Enterprise module gives full out-of-band control over power, console and firmware without needing the host OS to be alive. Rails and a front bezel are included for standard rack mounting.

How it compares

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

Price $2,458.99
Pricier than about 59% 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 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

Should I choose the 2.5-inch 24-bay chassis or a different drive-count model?

This unit is the 24-bay 2.5-inch version; the bay count and form factor are fixed for this listing.

What does the 2.1 GHz base clock mean when both Xeon Silver 4116 processors are under load?

Each of the 12-core CPUs runs at 2.1 GHz base and can turbo to 3.0 GHz depending on thermal headroom and core count active.

How does the PERC H730P 12 Gb/s SAS controller limit the installed 300 GB 10K drives?

The controller supports 12 Gb/s SAS links, but the 10K drives operate at their native 12 Gb/s rate; RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through are available.

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