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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 6142 2.6GHz 16-core 64GB DDR4 24x 600GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-RB4S-C9B14

2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 processors, 64GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, and 24 hot-swap 600GB SAS drives

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.60 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647

Installed Memory Size 64GB

HDD 24 x 600GB 10K SAS

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6142 processors provide 16 cores each at 2.6 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory installed across 24 slots with 3 TB maximum capacity
  • 24 SAS drive bays filled with 600 GB 10 K enterprise drives on a H730P controller
  • Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links via Intel X520/I350 card
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management plus redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies, rails and bezel included

Storage-dense 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740xd fits twenty-four 2.5-inch drive bays into a 2U chassis, giving software-defined storage clusters and virtual desktop infrastructure hosts the raw capacity they need. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors supply thirty-two cores at 2.6 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo headroom for heavy multi-threaded workloads.

Hot-swap bays and redundant power

Twenty-four SAS bays and the PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for flexible data protection. Dual 1100 W platinum supplies and hot-swap fans keep the system running during module replacement, while iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides full out-of-band control.

SAS interface limits and memory ceiling

The 12 Gb/s SAS backplane caps sequential throughput per drive, so all-flash arrays will saturate the link before the drives do. Memory tops out at 3 TB across twenty-four DDR4 slots, so very large in-memory databases may require a different platform.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6142 processors provide 16 cores each at 2.6 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory installed across 24 slots with 3 TB maximum capacity
  • 24 SAS drive bays filled with 600 GB 10 K enterprise drives on a H730P controller
  • Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links via Intel X520/I350 card
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management plus redundant 1100 W platinum power supplies, rails and bezel included

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740xd
ModelR740xd
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.60 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores16-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size64GB
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

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

The Dell PERC H730P 2GB controller runs at 12Gb/s SAS/SATA and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 plus pass-through mode for the 24 installed 600GB 10K drives.

What physical space and mounting hardware does this 2U server require?

The chassis occupies 2U of rack height and ships with Ready Rails sliding rails plus a front bezel for standard rack mounting.

How are the CPUs and memory installed, and what step is often missed?

Two Xeon Gold 6142 processors are pre-installed in the LGA 3647 sockets; 64GB DDR4 2666MHz registered ECC memory fills four of the 24 slots, so remaining slots must be populated in matched sets per channel.

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