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Silver 2U rack server, 24 front drive bays, front bezel and rails included

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2× Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 128GB DDR4 24× 2.4TB SAS

SKU CH-PMN4-QMRBC

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 processors at 2.1 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller and twenty-four 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives for high-density storage workloads

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.10 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647

Installed Memory Size 128GB

HDD 24 x 2.4TB 10K SAS

  • Dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs at 2.1 GHz turbo to 3.0 GHz
  • 128 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules
  • PERC H730P 2 GB cache controller supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
  • 24 enterprise 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives in 2.5 inch bays
  • Quad-port X520 I350 network card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports

Dense 2U storage server

The PowerEdge R740xd packs twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays and dual Xeon Silver 4116 processors into a 2U rack form factor. Each CPU contributes twelve cores at 2.1 GHz, totalling twenty-four cores and forty-eight threads for parallel workloads. A PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache manages the installed SAS drives across multiple RAID levels.

Suits capacity-first workloads.

This configuration targets software-defined storage, backup targets and virtual desktop infrastructure where high spindle count matters. Buyers who need an all-flash array or a GPU-dense node for compute-intensive tasks should look elsewhere. The chassis prioritises drive bays over accelerator slots or 3.5-inch bay support.

24 × 2.4 TB SAS drives pre-installed

The server ships with twenty-four enterprise 10 K SAS hard drives, each 2.4 TB, delivering a single-volume raw footprint that fills every front bay. No solid-state drives are included, so the storage tier is entirely rotational. Expanding beyond these bays requires external enclosures or a different platform.

Highlights

  • Dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs at 2.1 GHz turbo to 3.0 GHz
  • 128 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules
  • PERC H730P 2 GB cache controller supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
  • 24 enterprise 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives in 2.5 inch bays
  • Quad-port X520 I350 network card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelR740xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.10 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores12-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 InterfaceSAS
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

How are the 24 front 2.5" SAS drives installed, and which step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a hot-swap bay until the lever clicks, then verify the PERC H730P controller sees all 24 drives in its BIOS before creating any RAID volume.

Which component will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The 2.4 TB 10K SAS hard drives have moving parts and a finite MTBF, so they are the first items likely to require replacement.

What thermal or power limit appears first during sustained full-load use?

Dual 1100 W platinum power supplies and redundant hot-swap cooling keep the 2U chassis within spec, so no single thermal or power ceiling is reached before the drives hit their sustained write throughput.

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