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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 768GB DDR4 H730P 12x 3.5" trays

SKU CH-SC4E-Z5CWM

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon processors, 768 GB DDR4 memory, a PERC H730P RAID controller and twelve 3.5-inch drive trays for high-capacity storage workloads

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.10 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs provide 32 total cores for heavy workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation environments
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery backup
  • Twelve 3.5-inch drive trays allow high-capacity SAS or SATA storage
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise gives full remote server management

12-bay 2U rack server for storage-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores each. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays provide high-density internal storage. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise management are included.

Suited to software-defined storage

This configuration targets environments that need large local capacity with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for storage traffic. Organisations requiring more than two processor sockets, GPU compute or a different drive form factor should evaluate other platforms.

Twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA trays define the storage

The chassis accepts exactly twelve 3.5-inch hard drives or SSDs on a SATA/SAS backplane connected to the H730P controller. No drives are installed, so total usable capacity depends on the disks chosen. This tray count is the fixed limit for internal raw storage in this 2U form factor.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs provide 32 total cores for heavy workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation environments
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery backup
  • Twelve 3.5-inch drive trays allow high-capacity SAS or SATA storage
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise gives full remote server management

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 Cores16-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/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
Features12 x 3.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

Questions about this item

What rack height and rails does this 2U PowerEdge R740xd require?

The server is a 2U rack unit and ships with ready rails for standard cabinets.

How are the Xeon Gold 6130 processors and 768GB DDR4 memory installed, and what step is often missed?

Both CPUs and all 24 DIMMs come pre-installed; the step people miss is seating each memory module until the ejector clips click.

Which components will need replacement first — the PERC H730P battery or the 750W power supplies?

The PERC H730P battery typically needs replacement after several years; the redundant 750W platinum supplies are hot-swap and last longer.

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