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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U 24 Bay 2.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8 Core 64GB DDR4 24x 400GB SSD H730P

SKU CH-RGX5-S5P2J

A 2U rack server with twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays, dual Xeon Gold 6134 processors, 64GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller for storage-dense workloads

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed3.20 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs deliver 16 cores at 3.2 GHz base clock
  • 64 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports up to 3 TB capacity
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with 2 GB cache
  • 24 enterprise 400 GB SATA SSDs provide high-density flash storage in 2U
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1/10 GbE networking simplify remote management

Dense 2U Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd packs twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U rack chassis, making it a high-density platform for storage-heavy workloads. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors run at 3.2 GHz with eight cores each, while 64 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory is installed across four slots. A PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache manages the twenty-four 400 GB SATA SSDs, and dual 1100 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Fits Software-Defined Storage Builders

This server suits teams deploying software-defined storage, virtual desktop infrastructure or service-provider workloads that need many drive slots in minimal rack space. The quad-port X520/I350 network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links, and iDRAC9 Enterprise handles remote management. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, more than two sockets or fibre-channel connectivity should look at a different platform.

24-Bay 2.5-Inch Chassis Decides Fit

The defining specification is the twenty-four 2.5-inch hot-swap bays fed by a single 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID controller. If the application requires that exact bay count in a 2U form factor, this chassis matches; if fewer bays or 3.5-inch drives are needed, another model is appropriate.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs deliver 16 cores at 3.2 GHz base clock
  • 64 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory supports up to 3 TB capacity
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with 2 GB cache
  • 24 enterprise 400 GB SATA SSDs provide high-density flash storage in 2U
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1/10 GbE networking simplify remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelR740xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed3.20 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores8-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size64GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity3TB
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730P 2GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA
SSD (Installed)24 x 400GB SATA SSD
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

How do I install the 24 x 400GB SATA SSDs into the 2.5" drive bays, and what step is commonly missed?

Slide each drive into a bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is creating the virtual disk in the PERC H730P BIOS before the OS sees any volume.

What maintenance will the PERC H730P controller battery need later?

The on-board battery backs the 2GB cache; plan to replace it when iDRAC 9 reports a degraded state, typically after several years of continuous operation.

What thermal limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs run at 3.7GHz turbo under sustained load?

The 1100W Platinum power supplies hit their current ceiling before the heatsinks saturate, so the platform throttles CPU frequency to stay within the power budget.

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