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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-core 768GB DDR4 12x 4TB H730P

SKU CH-8WR4-AFB5X

A 2U rack server with dual Xeon Silver 4116 processors, 768GB DDR4 and twelve 4TB SATA drives on a PERC H730P controller for high-density storage workloads

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.1 GHz base with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports large workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-density storage in 12 3.5 inch bays
  • X520 I350 quad-port card adds 2x 1GbE and 2x 10Gb SFP+ connectivity
  • Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise ensure uptime and remote management

PowerEdge R740xd 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage density and compute balance. Two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors provide 24 total cores at 2.10 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo capability. The system ships with 768 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730P controller managing twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB SATA drives.

Suited for storage-heavy workloads.

This configuration targets software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure and service-provider environments that prioritise capacity over raw IOPS. The twelve-bay 3.5-inch chassis and SATA drives deliver high bulk storage in a compact rack footprint. Buyers who require all-flash arrays, GPU acceleration or more than two processor sockets should evaluate other platforms.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays with H730P RAID

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch SATA backplane paired with the PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This combination fixes the maximum drive count, form factor and interface for the chassis. If the workload demands a different bay count, 2.5-inch drives or a controller without battery-backed cache, this server will not match the requirement.

How it compares

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

Price $4,346.99
Pricier than about 73% 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 count12-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

How do I install the 24 DDR4 memory modules and which step is often missed?

Populate all 24 slots with the 32 GB registered ECC DDR4 2400 MHz modules; the step often missed is enabling the memory mode in the BIOS after installation.

What maintenance will the PERC H730P controller battery need later?

The controller battery backs the 2 GB cache; it should be checked annually and replaced when the iDRAC 9 Enterprise reports a degraded state.

What limit appears first when the 12 x 4 TB 7.2 K SATA drives run sustained workloads?

The 6 Gb/s SATA link and 7.2 K spindle speed become the bottleneck before the H730P 12 Gb/s SAS controller or dual 750 W PSUs saturate.

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