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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 12×3.5″ 2×Xeon Gold 6148 2.4 GHz 20-core 768GB DDR4 12×6TB H730P

SKU CH-FX6P-6YCG7

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch bays, dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 processors at 2.4 GHz, 768 GB DDR4 memory, twelve 6 TB SATA drives and a PERC H730P controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.40 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 threads at 2.4 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery-backed cache
  • Twelve 3.5-inch 6 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-density storage in a 2U form factor
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+ networking simplifies remote management

Purpose-built storage server

The PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server designed for workloads that prioritise dense capacity over raw compute. Two Xeon Gold 6148 processors provide 20 cores each at 2.4 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo, while 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory fills all 24 DIMM slots. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bays ship populated with 6 TB enterprise SATA disks, making the platform a natural fit for software-defined storage, backup targets or virtual desktop infrastructure.

Storage interface limits

The PERC H730P controller manages the twelve SATA drives through a 12 Gb/s SAS backplane, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Because the installed drives are 7.2 K rpm SATA units, sustained throughput is bounded by mechanical latency and the 6 Gb/s link speed of each disk. The controller’s 2 GB cache and battery-backed write-back can absorb bursts, but random IOPS will remain typical of high-capacity hard drives rather than solid-state media.

Memory ceiling decides fit

The system ships with every one of its 24 DDR4 slots occupied by 32 GB modules, reaching the 768 GB installed total. The Intel C620 chipset permits a maximum of 3 TB, so further expansion is physically impossible without removing existing DIMMs. Buyers whose workloads demand more than 768 GB of RAM must therefore look at a different chassis or a platform with a higher slot count.

Highlights

  • Dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 threads at 2.4 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports large virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery-backed cache
  • Twelve 3.5-inch 6 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-density storage in a 2U form factor
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+ 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 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

How do I choose between the 12-bay 3.5″ chassis and a smaller drive count?

This unit comes with the 12-bay 3.5″ chassis fully populated by twelve 6 TB SATA drives; there is no smaller drive-count variant in this listing.

What does the 2.4 GHz base clock mean for actual throughput?

Each of the two Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs runs at 2.4 GHz base and can turbo to 3.7 GHz across its 20 cores, giving 40 cores total for multi-threaded workloads.

What does the 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller cap in practice?

The PERC H730P with 2 GB cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through at 12 Gb/s per SAS/SATA lane.

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