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Black 2U rack server with eight 2.5 inch drive bays and front bezel

DELL

Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Gold 6126 12C 512GB 4x 7.68TB SAS SSD H730P

SKU CH-NTM2-137AT

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core processors, 512GB DDR4 and four 7.68TB SAS SSDs on an H730P controller

  • ProcessorIntel
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Rack height2U
  • Installed storage4x 7.68 TB SAS SSD
  • Disk controllerH730P
  • Maximum storage8x 2.5 in Drive Bays
  • Dual 12-core Gold 6126 CPUs deliver 24 threads at 2.6GHz
  • 512GB DDR4 memory runs 16 modules at 2400 MT/s
  • Four 7.68TB SAS SSDs provide high-capacity flash storage
  • H730P RAID controller manages up to eight 2.5-inch drive bays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote server management

Ready-to-deploy 2U rack server

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 arrives fully configured with dual Intel Gold 6126 processors, 512GB of DDR4 memory and four 7.68TB SAS SSDs behind an H730P RAID controller. It targets IT teams that need a validated compute platform without assembly or firmware work.

Storage ceiling set by eight 2.5-inch bays

The chassis supports a maximum of eight 2.5-inch drives, so the four installed SSDs leave half the bays free for expansion. The H730P controller manages RAID across SAS devices, and the PCIe Gen 3 slots provide additional I/O headroom for networking or acceleration cards.

512GB DDR4 in a sixteen-DIMM layout

Memory is populated across all sixteen slots with 32GB PC4-2400 modules, leaving no empty sockets for further upgrades. Buyers who need more capacity must replace existing DIMMs rather than add to them.

How it compares

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Price $11,733.99
Pricier than about 90% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Model nameR740
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Storage
Installed storage4x 7.68 TB SAS SSD
Disk controllerH730P
Maximum storage8x 2.5 in Drive Bays
Size & build
Rack height2U
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 Enterprise

Questions about this item

Should I choose the 2.5-inch 7.68 TB SAS SSDs or add more drives later?

The chassis has eight 2.5-inch bays and four are filled with 7.68 TB SAS SSDs, so you can add up to four more drives of the same form factor.

What does the 512 GB DDR4 memory mean for workloads?

512 GB is installed as sixteen 32 GB DDR4 PC4-2400 modules, giving large capacity for virtualization, databases or in-memory analytics.

How does the H730P controller affect storage performance?

The H730P RAID controller manages the four 7.68 TB SAS SSDs and provides hardware RAID with dedicated cache for the installed drives.

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