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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12 Bay 3.5" 2U 2x Xeon Gold 6142 2.6GHz 16 Core 768GB DDR4 12x 8TB HDD H730P rack server

SKU CH-KW4K-AFH16

A 2U rack server with two 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 processors, 768GB DDR4, a PERC H730P controller and twelve 8TB 3.5-inch SATA hard drives

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.60 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs deliver 32 cores at 2.6 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 for data protection
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity storage in 2U form factor
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise gives remote management with redundant 750 W platinum power supplies

Capacity and form factor

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors running at 2.6 GHz, each providing sixteen cores. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across twenty-four slots and a PERC H730P controller with battery backup. Twelve 8 TB enterprise SATA hard drives are installed, delivering high-capacity storage in a compact chassis.

Ideal for dense storage workloads

This configuration suits organisations deploying software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or backup repositories that benefit from twelve large SATA spindles and dual-processor compute. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections for flexible fabric integration. Buyers who require all-flash performance, protocol support beyond SATA and SAS or GPU-accelerated compute should evaluate alternative platforms because this unit uses only mechanical hard drives and has no GPU provisioning.

Storage controller and drive interface

The PERC H730P 2 GB controller manages the twelve SATA drives and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This single component determines both the maximum number of drives the server can address and the data-protection schemes available, making it the decisive specification for any storage-centric deployment.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs deliver 32 cores at 2.6 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 24 slots supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 for data protection
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity storage in 2U form factor
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise gives remote management with redundant 750 W platinum power supplies

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelPowerEdge R740xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.60 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores16-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size768GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity3TB
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730P 2GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Ethernet ControllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Expansion SlotsRiser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo
Features12 x 3.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

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Questions about this item

What rack space and power circuits do I need to install this 2U server with dual 750 W PSUs?

The chassis occupies 2U of rack height and includes two redundant 750 W platinum power supplies that each require a separate PDU feed.

Can the PERC H730P controller manage the twelve 8 TB 7.2 K SATA drives together with older SAS drives I might keep?

The H730P supports mixed SAS and SATA drives in the same backplane and offers RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across all twelve 3.5-inch bays.

How do I confirm the two Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs and 768 GB of DDR4 are recognised after first boot?

Open the iDRAC 9 Enterprise web interface or press F2 at POST; the System Summary will show both 16-core processors at 2.6 GHz and all twenty-four 32 GB DDR4 modules.

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