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Silver 2U rack server with 26 front 3.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 26 Bay 3.5" 2U 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24 Core 128GB DDR4 H330

SKU CH-EAYN-5C2NF

2U rack server with 26 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 processors at 2.1 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory and PERC H330 controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count24 Core-Processors
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 24-core CPUs at 2.1 GHz turbo to 3.7 GHz
  • 128 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory across 16 DIMM slots
  • PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller for 26 x 3.5-inch drive bays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management with dedicated OCP 3.0 mezzanine
  • Dual 1100 W platinum hot-swap power supplies for redundancy

Storage-Dense 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rack server built for workloads that demand maximum drive density in minimal rack space. Dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo, while 128 GB of DDR4-2666 ECC memory across 8 modules supports data-intensive applications. Twenty-six 3.5-inch drive trays connect to a PERC H330 controller for SAS and SATA arrays.

Workload Fit

This platform suits organisations deploying software-defined storage, backup repositories, big-data analytics or media archives where raw capacity per rack unit is the primary constraint. iDRAC 9 Enterprise and dual-port 10/25 GbE OCP networking simplify remote management at scale. Buyers needing hardware RAID acceleration or more than two processor sockets should evaluate other platforms.

Drive Bay Count

The defining specification is the twenty-six 3.5-inch front bays served by a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA PERC H330 controller. This bay count fixes the maximum raw capacity and airflow profile before any drives are selected.

How it compares

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

Price $2,348.99
Pricier than about 57% 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.
Processor core count 24 Core-Processors
Higher than about 90% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameR740xd2
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count24 Core-Processors
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.1 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo)
Processor detailsPlatinum 8160
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1 TB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Installed storageNone
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50
Connectivity
Network controller1x Integrated Dual Port 1GbE LOM and 1x Dell EMC Broadcom 57414 Dual Port 10/25Gb SFP28 OCP 2.0 Mezzanine Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 Enterprise

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