Purchasing a Dell PowerEdge R740XD server

[bsodmike]

Hi all,

Having completed setting up my FreeNAS stack with a backup node, I am now looking to add a node for compute purposes.

PowerEdge R740XD Server- 5 Years Pro Support Mission Critical

Processor : 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6226R 2.9G, 16C/32T, 10.4GT/s, 22 M Cache,Turbo, HT (150W) DDR4-2933

Memory : 128GB (8 x 16GB) 16GB RDIMM, 2933MT/s, Dual Rank
Hard Disk : 4 x 1.2TB 10K RPM SAS 12Gbps 512n 2.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive, 3.5in HYB CARR

RAID Controller : PERC H740P RAID Controller, 8GB NV Cache, Adapter, Low Profile
Optical Drive : No
Power Supply : Dual, Hot-plug, Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 750W
2 x Jumper Cord - C13/C14, 4M, 250V, 10A (US, EU, TW, APCC
countries except ANZ)

Network : 1 x Intel X710 Quad Port 10GbE BASE-T Adapter, PCIe Full Height
1 x Intel X710 Quad Port 10GbE SFP+, rNDC

Operating System : No Operating System
Remote Management : iDRAC9, Express
Other : ReadyRails Sliding Rails With Cable Management Arm
Chassis with Up to 12 x 3.5 Hard Drives for 2CPU Configuration
PowerEdge 2U LCD Bezel
No Trusted Platform Module
Monitor : No

Warranty : 5Yrs ProSupport and 4Hr Mission Critical

This is the configuration I’m looking at, having opted for slightly better IPC performance per core without breaking the bank.

The Dell retailer is quoting USD8,500/-

Thoughts?

[mutation666]

Business? Personal? What kind of compute use (Number of VMs/ VM use etc)

Dell have Eypc speced system in similar price range so can compare IPC gains/loss and can take that into consideration for your use case.

[bsodmike]

It’ll be for both and I’ll be running XCPng; the number of cores & RAM has been tailored for my expected number of VMs.

Thanks, I’ll ask them about those as well.

[bsodmike]

EYPC processors are not supported in my region by Dell. Thanks for the heads up.