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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 4116 2.1GHz 128GB DDR4 12x 6TB H730P

SKU CH-00QH-Z3MDJ

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 processors, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller and twelve 6TB 3.5-inch SATA drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4116 12-core CPUs deliver 24 threads at 2.1 GHz base
  • 128GB DDR4 2400MHz ECC memory scales to 3TB across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P 2GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Twelve 6TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity 3.5-inch storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 with 2x 1GbE and 2x 10Gb SFP+ plus iDRAC9 Enterprise

Storage-dense 2U rack server

The PowerEdge R740xd is a two-socket 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. It ships with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays populated by 6 TB SATA hard drives and a PERC H730P controller. Dual Xeon Silver 4116 processors and 128 GB of DDR4 ECC memory provide the compute base for virtualised storage or backup targets.

Suits software-defined storage and backup

This configuration fits organisations deploying software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or high-capacity backup repositories. The twelve-bay chassis and hardware RAID controller simplify large-volume arrays. Buyers who require all-flash performance, GPU acceleration or a 1U form factor should evaluate other configurations.

Twelve 6 TB SATA drives and H730P RAID

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch chassis filled with 7.2 K RPM SATA drives behind a PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. If the workload demands more bays, faster media or a different RAID feature set, this server will not match.

How it compares

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

Price $2,750.99
Pricier than about 62% 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 count12-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

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