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Silver 2U rack server chassis with twenty-six 3.5-inch drive bays and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 26 Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24 Core 16GB DDR4 H330 2x 1100W

SKU CH-YF4Z-9MKAX

2U rack server with 26 front 3.5-inch bays, dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 16 GB DDR4, H330 controller and redundant 1100 W power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count24 Core-Processors
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 16 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory installed across 16 slots supporting up to 1 TB
  • PERC H330 controller manages SAS and SATA drives for flexible storage arrays
  • 26 front 3.5-inch drive trays enable high-capacity storage density in 2U
  • Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies with iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management

26-Bay 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for high-density storage workloads. It arrives with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors and 16GB of DDR4 ECC memory installed.

Suited for bulk data and archive workloads

This configuration targets software-defined storage, backup repositories and media archives that need many drive bays in a compact rack footprint. Buyers who need populated drives, a RAID controller with cache, or GPU-accelerated compute should look elsewhere.

26 front 3.5-inch drive bays

The chassis provides 26 hot-swap trays for 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives, connected through a Dell PERC H330 controller. This bay count is the primary factor when matching the server to a capacity plan.

How it compares

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

Price $2,022.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 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 RAM16 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

Questions about this item

How many drive trays will need replacing if the front bays wear out?

The chassis holds 26 3.5-inch trays that can be swapped individually without tools.

What limits storage throughput first when the server runs at full tilt?

The PERC H330 controller caps each drive link at 12 Gb/s SAS or SATA.

How loud and hot does the 2U unit get with both 1100 W supplies loaded all day?

Redundant hot-swap 1100 W platinum supplies share the load, keeping fan speeds lower than single-supply operation.

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