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Silver 2U rack server chassis with 24 front 2.5-inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 24 Bay 2.5" 2U Server 2x Xeon Gold 6148 2.4GHz 20 Core 128GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-EKKJ-2JQJ8

2U rack server with dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs, 128GB DDR4, H730P RAID and 24 hot-swap 2.5" bays

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.40 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 cores at 2.4 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 modules
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through
  • 24 front 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays for high-density storage scaling
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1/10 GbE networking for remote management

Dense 2U storage server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for storage-heavy workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors, each running at 2.4 GHz with 20 cores. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight modules. A PERC H730P controller and twenty-four 2.5-inch drive trays provide the internal storage foundation.

Suits virtualisation and software-defined storage

This configuration fits organisations running virtual desktop infrastructure or software-defined storage clusters. The dual-socket design and high core count handle heavy concurrent VM loads. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or a taller rack footprint should evaluate larger platforms. The twenty-four drive bays also set a hard limit for internal disk count.

Twenty-four hot-swap 2.5-inch drive bays

The chassis offers exactly twenty-four front-accessible trays for SAS or SATA drives. No drives are included, so capacity and media type are chosen at deployment. This bay count is the primary constraint for storage density in a 2U form factor.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 cores at 2.4 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 modules
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through
  • 24 front 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays for high-density storage scaling
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1/10 GbE networking for remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelR740xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.40 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores20-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size128GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity3TB
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730P 2GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA/SAS
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
Features24 x 2.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

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Questions about this item

Does the R740xd include drives or do I need to supply my own 2.5" SAS/SATA drives?

The server ships with 24 drive trays but no hard disk drives are installed; you must provide 2.5" SAS or SATA drives separately.

Which memory configuration matches the 128GB DDR4 specification shown for this R740xd?

It is populated as eight 16GB DDR4 2666MHz registered ECC modules across the 24 available slots.

What RAID levels can the PERC H730P controller handle with the 24-bay backplane?

The H730P 2GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode for the 24 drive bays.

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