The PowerEdge R740xd Rack Server 1:28

Smart Value PowerEdge R740XD Server Optimal

Optimized scalability and performance

Increase storage scalability and performance with up to 24 NVMe drives and a total of 32 x 2.5” or 18 x 3.5”drives in a 2U dual-socket platform.

Starting at
£5,051.27
Ex. VAT @20%, free Delivery
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Smart Value PowerEdge R740XD Server Optimal

HARDWARE OPTIONS

Base

PowerEdge R740XD Server
Included in price

Chassis
+ £412.38
+ £82.36
Included in price
+ £75.98
+ £70.76
+ £46.98
+ £56.84
+ £118.90
+ £85.26
+ £276.08
+ £56.84
+ £36.54
+ £36.54
+ £412.38
+ £412.38
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Processor

Intel® Xeon® Platinum Processors
+ £2,636.10
+ £6,667.10
+ £5,493.18
+ £3,049.06
+ £6,762.80
+ £3,691.12
+ £6,667.10
+ £2,636.10
+ £5,493.18
+ £4,244.44
+ £7,219.84
+ £8,069.54
+ £3,223.64
+ £4,583.74
+ £1,395.48
more
Intel® Xeon® Gold Processors
+ £824.18
+ £1.16
+ £89.32
+ £715.72
+ £3,011.36
+ £1,142.02
+ £1,374.02
+ £483.72
+ £416.44
+ £1,055.60
+ £396.72
+ £757.48
+ £1,523.08
+ £2,926.68
+ £1,905.88
+ £364.24
+ £661.78
+ £915.82
+ £1,119.40
+ £1,631.54
+ £2,032.90
+ £2,088.58
+ £56.84
+ £260.42
+ £14.50
+ £1,905.88
+ £503.44
+ £1,378.08
+ £298.70
+ £1.16
+ £1,310.80
Included in price
+ £269.12
+ £1,140.86
+ £1,186.68
+ £1,784.66
+ £824.18
+ £1,893.12
+ £1,184.94
+ £1,735.94
+ £885.08
+ £1,139.12
+ £564.92
5218R Gold CPU Promotion: Save £90
+ £200.00
+ £63.80
+ £331.18
6248R Gold CPU Promotion: Save £135
+ £2,516.00
+ £1,380.98
+ £511.56
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Additional Processor

Intel® Xeon® Gold Processors
Intel® Xeon® Gold 5222 3.8G, 4C/8T, 10.4GT/s, 16.5M Cache, Turbo, HT (105W) DDR4-2933
Included in price

Processor Thermal Configuration
+ £26.10
+ £26.10
Included in price

Memory Configuration Type
Included in price
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00

Memory DIMM Type and Speed
+ £0.01
Included in price
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
more

Memoryi

32GB Memory Promotion: Save £35
£2,180.00 /ea.
£510.00 /ea.
64GB Memory Promotion: Save £75
£2,182.00 /ea.
£1,016.00 /ea.
Qty
£275.00 /ea.
Included in price

Operating System

No Operating system
Included in price
- £0.01
Windows
Windows Server 2019 Promotion: Save £90
+ £1,010.99
+ £534.17
Windows Server 2019 Promotion: Save £310
+ £6,481.99
+ £3,579.75
+ £4,653.33
VMware
+ £3.47
+ £3.47
+ £3.47
+ £3.47
- £0.01
Red Hat
- £0.01
- £0.01
Suse
- £0.01
- £0.01
Ubuntu
- £0.01

Enabled Virtualization

“Customers who choose to enable Hyper-V role on their server, will receive a pre-deployed virtual hard disk(.vhd / .vhdx) file copied on their hard drive as a default. This virtual hard disk has the same operating system edition installed as selected by the customers for their servers. Also, this virtual hard disk, being multilingual, provides an option to customers for choosing their desired language during the login to the virtual machine.”
None
Included in price

Secondary OS

OS Media Kits
Included in price

Internal SD Module
Included in price
+ £43.50
+ £63.22
+ £101.50
+ £87.00
+ £126.44
+ £203.00
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Additional Virtual Machines for MS2016
£0.00 /ea.

Licenses

Others
+ £781.84

RAID
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
Included in price
£0.00
less

ISDM and VFlash Card Reader
Included in price
+ £8.70
+ £101.50
+ £43.50

RAID Controller

Help Me Choose
£0.00
+ £144.42
Included in price
+ £144.42

Hard Drive

Help Me Choose
SAS SSD
£5,351.00 /ea.
£3,342.00 /ea.
£1,697.00 /ea.
£893.00 /ea.
£711.00 /ea.
£1,670.00 /ea.
£1,262.00 /ea.
£2,413.00 /ea.
£4,924.00 /ea.
£882.00 /ea.
£638.00 /ea.
£1,177.00 /ea.
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SATA SSD
Qty
£304.00 /ea.
Included in price
£341.00 /ea.
£457.00 /ea.
£754.00 /ea.
1.92TB SSD Promotion: Save £90
£1,027.00 /ea.
£937.00 /ea.
£1,231.00 /ea.
3.84TB SSD Promotion: Save £135
£1,765.00 /ea.
£1,630.00 /ea.
more
SAS HD
£1,589.00 /ea.
£247.00 /ea.
£1,444.00 /ea.
£270.00 /ea.
£247.00 /ea.
£405.00 /ea.
£522.00 /ea.
£347.00 /ea.
£788.00 /ea.
£1,087.00 /ea.
£1,444.00 /ea.
£600.00 /ea.
more
NLSAS
£257.00 /ea.
£351.00 /ea.
£600.00 /ea.
£1,087.00 /ea.
SATA HD
£1,589.00 /ea.
£1,051.00 /ea.
£160.00 /ea.
£151.00 /ea.
£387.00 /ea.
£217.00 /ea.
£298.00 /ea.
£658.00 /ea.
£814.00 /ea.
£1,357.00 /ea.
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Others
£217.00 /ea.

Hard Drives for 2nd RAID Container

Hard Drives (PCIe SSD/Flex Bay)

Power Management BIOS Settings
£0.00
Included in price
£0.00

Advanced System Configurations
Included in price
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
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Fans
Included in price
+ £7.54

Power Supply

Dual
+ £451.82
+ £58.58
+ £93.96
+ £114.26
+ £124.70
+ £155.44
Included in price
less
Single
+ £91.06

Power Cords

Rack
£9.00 /ea.
Qty
£17.00 /ea.
Included in price
£17.00 /ea.
£13.00 /ea.
£13.00 /ea.
Jumper
£13.00 /ea.
£13.00 /ea.
£13.00 /ea.
£13.00 /ea.
£13.00 /ea.
£13.00 /ea.
£13.00 /ea.
more
No Power Cord
£0.00

PCIe Riser
- £60.32
- £55.10
Included in price
£0.00
- £29.58
£0.00
more

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
£0.00
Included in price
£0.00

Dell Services: AutoRAID Configuration - Standard
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
£24.38 /ea.
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Dell Services: BIOS Configuration Options - Standa
+ £12.87
+ £12.87

Dell Services: Configuration Services Misc - Stand
+ £22.05
+ £7.67
+ £7.67
+ £9.41
+ £12.89
+ £14.63
+ £7.09
+ £8.83
+ £8.83
+ £9.99
+ £6.51
+ £13.46
+ £5.35
+ £5.93
+ £44.30
+ £162.04
+ £160.30
+ £160.30
more

ADDITIONAL HARDWARE OPTIONS

Embedded Systems Management

For customers purchasing digitally delivered software, a high-speed internet connection is recommended.
Included in price
+ £336.40

Network Daughter Card
- £1.74
+ £303.35
+ £78.88
+ £689.02
£0.00
Included in price
+ £47.56
+ £103.82
+ £20.30
+ £76.56
+ £129.34
+ £235.48
+ £40.02
+ £47.56
- £1.16
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Additional Network Cards

Broadcom
£182.00 /ea.
£114.00 /ea.
£503.00 /ea.
£527.00 /ea.
£586.00 /ea.
£503.00 /ea.
£527.00 /ea.
£586.00 /ea.
£114.00 /ea.
£182.00 /ea.
more
Intel
£510.00 /ea.
£188.00 /ea.
£411.00 /ea.
£497.00 /ea.
£1,023.00 /ea.
£492.00 /ea.
£1,018.00 /ea.
£716.00 /ea.
£1,768.00 /ea.
£188.00 /ea.
£411.00 /ea.
£598.00 /ea.
£598.00 /ea.
£803.00 /ea.
£803.00 /ea.
£3,129.00 /ea.
£3,129.00 /ea.
£934.00 /ea.
£934.00 /ea.
£656.00 /ea.
£656.00 /ea.
£510.00 /ea.
more
Mellanox
£2,006.00 /ea.
£2,006.00 /ea.
£394.00 /ea.
£394.00 /ea.
£1,091.00 /ea.
£1,091.00 /ea.
£709.00 /ea.
£709.00 /ea.
£548.00 /ea.
£548.00 /ea.
£1,091.00 /ea.
£3,247.00 /ea.
£3,247.00 /ea.
£1,620.00 /ea.
£1,620.00 /ea.
more
Marvell/Qlogic
£538.00 /ea.
£430.00 /ea.
£495.00 /ea.
£430.00 /ea.
£538.00 /ea.
£495.00 /ea.
£649.00 /ea.
£832.00 /ea.
£832.00 /ea.
more

Fibre Channel Adapters

Emulex
£1,099.00 /ea.
£1,099.00 /ea.
£1,660.00 /ea.
£1,660.00 /ea.
+ £685.56
£1,182.00 /ea.
+ £447.18
£1,991.00 /ea.
£1,991.00 /ea.
more
Marvell/Qlogic
£2,361.00 /ea.
£2,361.00 /ea.
£1,731.00 /ea.
£1,731.00 /ea.
£1,151.00 /ea.
£1,151.00 /ea.
£753.00 /ea.
£753.00 /ea.
£1,156.00 /ea.
more

NVMe and PCIe Storage Adapters
£742.00 /ea.
£201.00 /ea.
£201.00 /ea.
£742.00 /ea.
£1,297.00 /ea.
£4,468.00 /ea.
more

GPU/FPGA/Acceleration Cards

Bezel
Included in price
+ £23.20
- £17.97

Rack Rails
Included in price
- £23.78
- £41.76
- £77.72
- £23.78

Server Accessories
£52.00 /ea.
£319.00 /ea.

Password
Included in price
£0.00

iDRAC Server Manager
Included in price
£0.00
£0.00

Group Manager
Included in price
£0.00

Dell Services: Shipping Box Labels - Standard
- £7.35
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
Included in price
+ £4.28
- £7.35
more

OPERATING SYSTEM AND ADDITIONAL LICENSE OPTIONS

Database Software

None
Included in price
4 CORE
+ £6,350.42
+ £6,350.42
+ £6,350.42
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Promotion: Save £410
+ £10,949.00
+ £6,112.62
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Promotion: Save £410
+ £10,949.00
+ £6,112.62
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Promotion: Save £410
+ £10,949.00
+ £6,112.62
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Promotion: Save £410
+ £10,949.00
+ £6,112.62
more
USER
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
more
DEVICE
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
+ £1,676.78
more

Client Access Licenses

Windows CAL
£1,489.00 /ea.
£1,489.00 /ea.
£57.00 /ea.
£44.00 /ea.
£245.00 /ea.
£193.00 /ea.
Windows Server 2019 Promotion: Save £45
£464.00 /ea.
£419.00 /ea.
£368.00 /ea.
£2,321.00 /ea.
£1,751.00 /ea.
more
Windows RDS
Windows Server 2019 Promotion: Save £45
£911.00 /ea.
£866.00 /ea.
£727.00 /ea.
SQL
£1,357.00 /ea.
£1,357.00 /ea.
£1,357.00 /ea.
£4,992.00 /ea.
£1,357.00 /ea.
£4,992.00 /ea.
£4,992.00 /ea.
£4,992.00 /ea.
more

BACKUP SOLUTIONS AND SOFTWARE OPTIONS

iDRAC Systems Management Options
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00

System Documentation
Included in price
+ £22.04

SHIPPING
£0.00
Included in price

Engineering/Informational
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00

Dell Services: System Asset Identification - Stand
- £7.35
+ £4.28
+ £0.36
+ £0.36
£0.00
£0.00
Included in price
- £7.35
+ £4.28
+ £4.28
+ £0.61
- £0.61
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Shipping Material

PowerEdge R740 Shipping Materia
Included in price

Regulatory

PowerEdge R740 CE,CCC,BIS Marking
Included in price

EXTENDED SERVICES AND INSTALLATION OPTIONS

Warranty
Included in price
£0.00

Dell Services: Extended Service
Included in price
+ £549.77
and
The maximum term is 7 year(s)
+ £1,446.78
and
The maximum term is 7 year(s)
+ £1,012.68
and
The maximum term is 7 year(s)
+ £2,025.57
and
The maximum term is 7 year(s)
£0.00
and
The maximum term is 7 year(s)
more

Keep Your Hard Drive for Enterprise Services
Included in price
+ £20.18
+ £12.11
+ £28.26
+ £16.28
+ £115.64
+ £72.37
more

Keep Your Component for Enterprise Services
Included in price
+ £250.98
and
The maximum term is 7 year(s)

Dell Services: GCP/OEM PM
+ £371.44
+ £742.87
+ £2.32
+ £29.37

Diagnosis On-Site Service - OSD
Included in price
+ £163.28
+ £337.21

Dell Services: Deployment Services
Included in price
+ £380.48
+ £1,086.34
+ £2,421.33
£0.00
£0.00
more

Education Services
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
+ £0.01
+ £0.01
+ £0.01
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
+ £0.01
+ £0.01
+ £0.01
+ £9,344.38
+ £1,291.08
+ £611.32
more

Additional Deployment Services
+ £1,220.60
+ £2,108.58
+ £1,516.60
+ £436.22
+ £185.00
+ £488.36
+ £488.36
+ £1,132.01
+ £1,132.01
£5,018.00 /ea.
£1,912.00 /ea.
£4,612.00 /ea.
£0.00
more

Warranty Upgrades - Non-Std/Local POS
Included in price
+ £347.60
+ £306.88

Delivery Plus
Included in price
£0.00

Regulatory

Instant Saving! Save up to 42%
Smart Value PowerEdge R740XD Server Optimal
Original Price
£8,709.09
Total Savings
£3,657.82
Dell Price
£5,051.27
Ex. VAT @20%
Support & Services prices are dependent on hardware and OS selections
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Ships from factory in 6–8 business days
Order Code per740xd01m

Features and Design

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PowerEdge R740xd Server Resources

PowerEdge R740xd Spec Sheet
PowerEdge R740xd Technical Guide
PowerEdge Rack Servers Quick Comparison Guide
PowerEdge Server Solutions Brochure
Poweredge R740XD - Optimize flexibility and density

Optimize flexibility and density

Benefit from scalable storage performance and data set processing with the PowerEdge R740xd server. This 2U, 2-socket platform brings you scalability and performance to adapt to a variety of applications. Choose up to 24 NVMe drives, or a total of 32 x 2.5” or 18 x 3.5” drives. As you scale your deployments, scale your productivity with embedded intelligence and automation from iDRAC9 and the entire OpenManage portfolio designed to simplify the IT lifecycle from deployment to retirement.

Ideal workloads:
  • Software-defined storage
  • Big Data server
  • HPC
  • Service providers: data tier
Dell EMC PowerEdge servers

Accomplish IT transformation with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers

Transform your data center for modern applications and operations with the help of the R740xd. Storage performance and flexibility create the perfect balance for software-defined storage or data set processing and analytics.

  • Simplify deployment and easily scale from 3 to 1000+ nodes for software-defined storage with Dell EMC Ready Node for ScaleIO. 
  • Maximize storage performance with up to 24 NVMe drives and ensure application performance scales to meet demands.
  • Drive demanding workloads with 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory.
PowerEdge R740XD - Automate productivity with intelligent, embedded management

Automate productivity with intelligent, embedded management

Dell EMC automation and intelligent management mean you spend less time on routine maintenance so you can focus on bigger priorities.

  • Help maximize uptime and reduce the IT effort to resolve issues by up to 72%* with ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist.
  • Leverage existing management consoles with easy integrations for VMware® vSphere®, Microsoft® System Center and Nagios®.
  • Help improve productivity with agent-free Dell EMC iDRAC9 for automated, efficient management.
  • Simplify deployment with Open Manage next-generation console and server profiles to fully configure and prep servers in rapid, scalable fashion.
PowerEdge R740XD - Fortify your data center with comprehensive protection

Fortify your data center with comprehensive protection

Dell EMC provides a comprehensive, cyber-resilient architecture with security embedded into every server to protect your data.

  • Protect server configuration and firmware from malicious changes with new Configuration Lock-down.
  • Use system erase of local storage to help ensure data privacy when you repurpose or retire servers.
  • Automate updates that check file dependencies and proper update sequence, before deploying them independently from the OS/hypervisor.
  • Maintain control of server updates with intelligent, embedded authentication designed to allow only properly signed updates.

Awards & Reviews

Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd NVMe Server Review

"If high storage performance is what is needed in a server, the Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd fits that bill." — Storage Review
Best Server Hardware: Gold Winner

Channel Pro Reader's Choice Awards 2019
2019 Market Leader: Rackmount Servers

IT Brand Pulse Servers Brand Leader Awards
Dell EMC Infrastructure: Server Design Language Award
iF Design Award 2018 in the Product Discipline category — iF World Design Guide
2018 Market Leader in Servers and Software Defined Storage

2018 Networking & Storage Brand Leaders — IT Brand Pulse
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd Review

"You can see how small improvements over generations of PowerEdge have manifested themselves into a platform with usability and features well beyond what white box competitors can offer." — Serve The Home
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd: 'Editor's Choice' award

"It's the perfect choice for data centres that want maximum processing power and storage performance in their rack cabinets." — ITPro
2017 CRN Annual Report Card: Industry Standard Servers Winner

"Dell EMC’s win included an especially strong product innovation performance, support and partnership." — CRN®
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd: ‘Editor’s Choice’ Award

"The PowerEdge R740xd is the most complete server offering we've seen to date in terms of build quality, system design, storage flexibility, performance, and ease of management." — StorageReview
Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd: IT Pro Product Of The Year Awards, 'Best 2U Server' Winner

"Its sheer processing power is tough to beat." — IT Pro

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