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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U 2× Xeon Gold 6148 2.4 GHz 20-core 512 GB DDR4 8× 800 GB SSD

SKU CH-2G66-V0N5T

A 2U rack server with dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, eight 800 GB SATA SSDs on a PERC H730P RAID controller, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking and iDRAC9 Enterprise management

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD8 × 800 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count20-Core Processor
  • Two Xeon Gold 6148 20-core processors at 2.4 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo handle heavy workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 modules supports large datasets
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 and pass-through
  • Eight 800 GB SATA SSDs in hot-swap bays deliver high-speed storage capacity
  • Intel X520 I350 quad-port card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 GbE SFP+ connections

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U dual Xeon server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors running at 2.4 GHz with 20 cores each. It includes 512 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 modules. Storage is handled by a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache driving eight 800 GB SATA SSDs. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing high core count

This configuration fits workloads that benefit from 40 total cores and half a terabyte of RAM such as database servers, virtualisation clusters or compute-intensive applications. The eight-bay 2.5 inch chassis and H730P controller support RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or storage interfaces beyond SATA and SAS should consider other platforms.

Eight 800 GB SATA SSDs on a PERC H730P controller

The installed storage consists of eight Dell enterprise 800 GB SATA 6 Gb/s 2.5 inch solid-state drives connected to the PERC H730P 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller with battery-backed cache. This drive count and controller determine the usable capacity and RAID options available immediately.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $3,575.99
Pricier than about 70% 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).
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R740
Model nameR740
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count20-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD8 × 800 GB SATA SSD
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsRiser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 × 16 slots
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

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Questions about this item

Does the server ship with rails and bezel, or must I order them separately?

Ready Rails and a front bezel are included with the 2U chassis, so no extra rack-mount kit is required.

The system has 24 DIMM slots but only 512 GB installed — which capacity modules should I add to reach higher totals?

The 512 GB ships as sixteen 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC modules; add matching 32 GB sticks to fill the remaining eight slots and scale toward the 3 TB maximum.

What throughput can the eight 800 GB SATA SSDs deliver through the PERC H730P controller in a typical RAID 10 array?

The H730P 2 GB controller manages the eight SATA 6 Gb/s SSDs with RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60, providing 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA bandwidth to the backplane for sustained read/write performance.

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