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Silver 2U rack server with 26 front 3.5-inch drive bays and dual power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd2 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6230 2.1GHz 20C 16GB DDR4 26x 4TB SATA HBA330 2x 1100W

SKU CH-BCFF-SZF3S

Dual Xeon Gold 6230 20-core server with 16GB DDR4, 26-bay 3.5" SATA storage and HBA330 controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count20 Core-Processors
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6230 CPUs deliver 40 cores at 2.1 GHz base and 3.9 GHz turbo
  • 16 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory protects data integrity across 16 DIMM slots
  • PERC HBA330 controller manages 26 SATA drives with 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA bandwidth
  • 26 × 4 TB 7.2K drives supply massive capacity in a 2U chassis
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote management with dual 1100 W platinum PSUs for redundancy

High-density 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd2 is a 2U rackmount server built for storage-heavy workloads. Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6230 processors provide 40 total cores at 2.1GHz with 3.9GHz turbo. Sixteen gigabytes of DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC HBA330 controller support the installed drive set.

Suited for capacity-first deployments

This configuration fits backup repositories, media archives and software-defined storage clusters that prioritise raw terabytes over compute density. The 26-bay 3.5-inch chassis and dual 1100W power supplies are sized for continuous disk operation. Buyers needing higher core counts, larger memory footprints or all-flash performance should evaluate other platforms.

26-bay 3.5-inch SATA capacity

Twenty-six enterprise 4TB 7.2K SATA drives deliver massive sequential throughput for sequential workloads. The HBA330 presents disks without RAID abstraction, ideal for Ceph, ZFS or object-store layers. Network connectivity includes dual 1GbE LOM and a dual-port 10/25Gb SFP28 OCP mezzanine for scale-out traffic.

How it compares

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

Price $4,745.99
Pricier than about 75% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor core count 20 Core-Processors
Higher than about 80% 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 count20 Core-Processors
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.1 GHz (3.9 GHz Turbo)
Processor detailsGold 6230
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM16 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1 TB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Installed storage26 × 4 TB 7.2K SATA
Disk controllerDell Perc HBA330 Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Supported RAID levelsNone
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

Which storage capacity configuration is included with the 26 installed 3.5-inch SATA drives?

The system ships with 26 enterprise 4 TB 7.2K SATA 3.5" hard drives, providing a dense 2U storage platform for backup repositories and software-defined storage.

How does the 2.1 GHz base clock and 3.9 GHz turbo on the dual Xeon Gold 6230 processors translate to real-world throughput?

Two 20-core Xeon Gold 6230 CPUs deliver 40 cores total at 2.1 GHz base with 3.9 GHz turbo, suited for data-intensive workloads such as big-data analytics and large-scale data management.

What practical throughput ceiling does the PERC HBA330 controller impose on the 26 SATA drives?

The PERC HBA330 is a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller, so each 6 Gb/s SATA drive operates at its native link speed while the controller aggregates up to 12 Gb/s per port for the installed drive set.

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