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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 2× Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24-core 128GB DDR4 12× 6TB HDD H730P

SKU CH-M9AK-YWQA7

2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 128 GB DDR4, H730P controller and twelve 6 TB SATA drives

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.10 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.1 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 DIMM slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 6 TB 7.2 K 3.5" SATA enterprise drives for high-capacity storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 Gb SFP+ connections

12-bay 3.5" storage server for dense workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd fits twelve 3.5-inch drives in a 2U rack chassis. Two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver forty-eight cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory supports virtualization and database tasks. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise provide redundant power and remote management.

Suits storage-heavy roles.

This configuration targets software-defined storage, backup repositories and virtual desktop infrastructure where high spindle count matters. The twelve 6 TB 7.2K SATA drives and PERC H730P controller cover RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Buyers who need all-flash performance or GPU compute density should look at a different platform.

PERC H730P 2 GB controller with battery-backed cache

The storage controller handles twelve SATA drives and supports SAS pass-through for future expansion. Battery-backed write cache protects data during power loss. Quad-port networking adds two 1 GbE and two 10 GbE SFP+ links for storage traffic. Ready rails and front bezel are included for immediate rack mounting.

Highlights

  • Dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.1 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 DIMM slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through
  • Twelve 6 TB 7.2 K 3.5" SATA enterprise drives for high-capacity storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 Gb SFP+ connections

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelPowerEdge R740xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.10 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores24-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
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

Will the two installed Xeon Platinum 8160 processors leave any CPU sockets free for future upgrades?

Both processor sockets are already occupied by the two Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, so no additional sockets remain available for expansion.

How can I confirm the PERC H730P controller sees all twelve 6 TB drives after installation?

Open the controller BIOS during boot or log into iDRAC9 Enterprise; both will list each 6 TB SATA drive and show the RAID virtual disks you have configured.

Which items ship with the server and which must be sourced separately?

The chassis includes two 750 W redundant power supplies, ready rails, front bezel, the X520/I350 quad-port network card, and twelve 3.5" drive carriers populated with 6 TB HDDs; SFP+ transceivers for the 10 GbE ports are not included.

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