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Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12-bay 3.5-inch rack server front view

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6126 32GB DDR4 No Drive Server

SKU CH-96F3-FX70B

A 12-bay 3.5" rack server with dual Xeon Gold 6126 CPUs at 2.6 GHz, 32 GB DDR4, PERC H730P RAID and iDRAC9 Enterprise, drives not included

  • TypeRack
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.6GHz
  • # of Processors Installed2
  • MAX Processors2
  • Installed Memory Size32GB
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6126 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.6GHz for heavy workloads
  • 12 x 3.5" drive bays support massive SATA storage capacity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller provides hardware data protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise license enables full remote server management
  • 32GB DDR4 ECC memory installed with room to grow to 3TB

Dell PowerEdge R740xd 12LFF dual Xeon server

This Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack-mount server system built for storage-dense workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6126 processors running at 2.6GHz and 32GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive bays ready for SATA hard drives. A PERC H730P RAID controller manages the storage array.

Suits buyers needing high drive-count capacity

Organisations running databases, virtualisation clusters or backup targets that benefit from twelve hot-swap bays will find the platform a direct fit. The dual-processor layout and 3TB maximum memory ceiling support heavy multi-threaded applications. Buyers who need GPU compute acceleration or more than two sockets should evaluate other platforms.

Twelve 3.5-inch SATA bays with PERC H730P RAID

The single specification that decides fit is the twelve-bay 3.5-inch backplane paired with the PERC H730P controller. It defines how many spinning drives you can install and which RAID levels are hardware-accelerated. Confirm your workload matches that drive count and SATA interface before committing.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6126 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.6GHz for heavy workloads
  • 12 x 3.5" drive bays support massive SATA storage capacity
  • PERC H730P RAID controller provides hardware data protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise license enables full remote server management
  • 32GB DDR4 ECC memory installed with room to grow to 3TB

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelRack Mount
TypeRack
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.6GHz
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
Installed Memory Size32GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity3TB
Hard Drive (Installed)2,00
Storage ControllerDell PERC H730P Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA
GPU TypeIntegrated Graphics
Remote ManagementiDRAC9 - Enterprise License
Dimensions36 x 24 x 10 in
Weight40

Questions about this item

How much power do the dual 1100W supplies draw when the R740xd runs continuously under load?

Each supply is rated at 1100W; the pair provides redundancy so the system keeps running if one unit fails.

Which drive caddies and SATA cables are required to populate the 12 3.5-inch bays?

The chassis accepts standard Dell 3.5-inch caddies; drives connect to the PERC H730P controller via SATA.

Will the PERC H730P controller recognise older SATA drives I already own?

The H730P supports SATA drives, so existing 3.5-inch SATA disks can be added to the 12-bay backplane.

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