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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 12 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6148 2.4GHz 20 Core 128GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-PW8J-J1PWC

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 processors at 2.4 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.40 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6148 20-core CPUs deliver 40 threads at 2.4 GHz
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory supports up to 3 TB capacity
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Twelve 3.5″ SAS/SATA drive trays provide high-density local storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1/10 GbE networking simplifies remote management

Dense Storage Platform

The PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server built for workloads that demand high local capacity. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays support SATA and SAS media, making it suited for software-defined storage clusters, virtual desktop infrastructure or backup repositories.

Controller Throughput Limit

The PERC H730P controller operates at 12 Gb/s per SAS lane, so aggregate bandwidth caps when all twelve bays are saturated with high-speed drives. The battery-backed 2 GB cache mitigates write latency but cannot overcome the physical lane ceiling during sustained sequential loads.

Dual-Socket Core Count

Two Xeon Gold 6148 processors deliver forty cores at 2.4 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo, setting the hard ceiling for parallel threads. Buyers who need more concurrent execution must select a different platform because the socket limit is fixed at two.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6148 20-core CPUs deliver 40 threads at 2.4 GHz
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory supports up to 3 TB capacity
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Twelve 3.5″ SAS/SATA drive trays provide high-density local storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1/10 GbE networking simplifies remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelPowerEdge R740xd
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
Features12 x 3.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

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Questions about this item

Should I pick the 12-bay 3.5" model or a smaller bay count for my storage needs?

This server has twelve 3.5-inch trays for SAS or SATA drives, so you can install up to twelve hard disks or SSDs in a single 2U chassis.

What does the 2.4 GHz Xeon Gold 6148 speed mean for actual workloads?

Each of the two 20-core processors runs at 2.4 GHz base and can boost to 3.7 GHz, giving forty cores total for heavy virtualization or database tasks.

How does the PERC H730P controller limit the drive interface in practice?

The H730P supports 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through, so drive throughput is capped at the controller's 12 Gb/s link.

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