Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U Rack Server — 2× Xeon Gold 6240 2.60GHz, 256GB DDR4, 12× 6TB SAS, 12-Bay LFF
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Here the Dell PowerEdge R740xd 2U rack server comes with a pair of Intel Xeon Gold 6240 chips (2.60GHz, 18 cores each) alongside 256GB of DDR4. Storage comes as twelve 6TB 7.2K SAS hard drives, 72TB raw, filling every bay of the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis. Two 240GB M.2 SATA SSDs on a BOSS card handle the operating system, separate from the data drives.
Supporting hardware includes PERC H740P hardware RAID (8GB cache), 2 × 1GbE RJ45 + 2 × 10GbE SFP+ networking (Intel X710) and dual 1100W power supplies. Also included: an iDRAC9 Enterprise licence for out-of-band management and a rack rail kit.
Roles that fit well include backup and replication targets, video and media archives, and file servers holding years of data. With twelve drives, RAID 6 keeps ten drives' worth of capacity and survives two simultaneous drive failures.
Against an all-flash R740xd build, this configuration favours capacity over latency. That is twice the memory of a lighter R740xd build, which matters most for virtual machines and caching.
Our Johannesburg team inspects and bench-tests the server and wipes any stored data before it is released as certified refurbished.
Specifications
- Processors
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6240
- Memory
- 256GB
- Drives
- 12 × 6TB 7.2K SAS HDD
Highlights
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6240, 36 cores in total (2.60GHz base)
- 256GB of DDR4 memory
- 12 × 6TB 7.2K SAS HDD, 72TB raw
- 12 × 3.5-inch LFF drive bays, all populated
- PERC H740P RAID controller, 8GB cache
- Certified refurbished, bench-tested in Johannesburg
Processor
- Processors
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6240
- Cores
- 36 (2 × 18)
- Base clock
- 2.60GHz
Memory
- Memory
- 256GB
- Memory type
- DDR4
Storage
- Drives
- 12 × 6TB 7.2K SAS HDD
- Raw capacity
- 72TB
- Storage type
- HDD
- Boot drives
- 2 × 240GB M.2 SATA SSD on a BOSS card
- Drive bays
- 12 × 3.5-inch LFF
- RAID controller
- PERC H740P, 8GB cache
Networking
- Network
- 2 × 1GbE RJ45 + 2 × 10GbE SFP+ (Intel X710)
Power
- Power supplies
- 2 × 1100W
Chassis
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Rack rails
- Included
Condition
- Condition
- Certified refurbished
General
- Model
- PowerEdge R740xd
Management
- Remote management
- iDRAC9 Enterprise
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Frequently asked questions
How much raw storage does this PowerEdge R740xd have?
- 12 × 6TB 7.2K SAS HDD, 72TB of raw capacity in total. Usable space depends on the RAID level you configure.
Is there room to add more drives?
- Every bay of the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis is populated in this configuration, so adding capacity means larger drives rather than more of them.
How many processor cores does it have?
- Two Intel Xeon Gold 6240 processors with 18 cores each at a 2.60GHz base clock: 36 physical cores in total, backed by 256GB of memory.
Does it include remote management?
- Yes. The configuration lists an iDRAC9 Enterprise licence, which provides out-of-band management (power control and hardware monitoring) independent of the operating system.