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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 256GB DDR4 24-bay 2.5" H730P

SKU CH-0M08-4MS6G

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs, 256GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, 24 hot-swap 2.5-inch drive bays, quad-port 1GbE and 10GbE SFP+ networking.

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.30 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • 24 hot-swap drive bays for dense local storage
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 12-core CPUs at 2.3 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC memory with room to 3 TB
  • PERC H730P 2 GB cache supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card with 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+

Storage-dense 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd fits twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a two-socket 2U chassis, giving software-defined storage clusters and virtual desktop farms room to scale without extra rack units. Dual Xeon Gold 5118 processors supply twenty-four cores at 2.3 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo for parallel workloads.

Redundant cooling and platinum power

Two hot-swap 1100 W platinum power supplies share the load so a single failure keeps the system running. The 2U airflow path moves heat across the CPUs, memory and storage controller without needing oversized fans, keeping acoustic output predictable in a dense rack row.

Upgrade from single-socket or smaller arrays

Replacing a single-socket 1U box or a twelve-bay 2U unit adds a second CPU, doubles the memory slots to twenty-four and expands drive capacity to twenty-four bays. The jump makes sense when a workload needs more concurrent threads, larger ECC memory pools or more local spindles than a single-socket platform can hold.

Highlights

  • 24 hot-swap drive bays for dense local storage
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 12-core CPUs at 2.3 GHz for multi-threaded workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC memory with room to 3 TB
  • PERC H730P 2 GB cache supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card with 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelR740xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.30 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores12-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size256GB
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
Features24 x 2.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

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Questions about this item

How do I install the PERC H730P RAID controller and which step is commonly missed?

The PERC H730P 2GB controller installs in a dedicated internal slot; the step often missed is connecting its battery backup cable before closing the chassis.

What maintenance will the 1100 W redundant power supplies need over time?

The hot-swap 1100 W Platinum supplies can be replaced individually without downtime; plan to swap units when the iDRAC9 Enterprise logs a fan or efficiency warning.

At what point does the 24-bay 2.5" drive layout hit its first sustained-use limit?

The 24 SAS/SATA trays share the H730P 12 Gb/s controller bandwidth, so aggregate throughput saturates before individual drive limits are reached.

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