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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 2.4GHz 20-core 128GB DDR4 8× 2.4TB SAS H730P

SKU CH-JT2C-1ERJP

2U rack server with dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs, 128GB DDR4 ECC, PERC H730P RAID controller and eight 2.4TB SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count20-Core Processor
  • Dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 processors deliver 40 threads at up to 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 slots with 24 total available
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery backup
  • Eight 2.4 TB 10 K SAS drives provide high-capacity 12 Gb/s storage in 2.5-inch bays
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity

Dual 20-core Xeon compute density

The PowerEdge R740 fits into a 2U rack slot and delivers two Xeon Gold 6148 processors at 2.4 GHz, each with 20 cores. It targets workloads that need high thread counts in a compact footprint, such as virtualisation hosts, database nodes or HPC clusters.

Hot-swap bays and redundant power

Eight 2.5-inch SAS drive bays connect to the PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W platinum supplies and hot-swap fans keep the system running during component replacement, while iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides out-of-band management.

128 GB DDR4 with room to grow

The system ships with 128 GB of registered ECC DDR4 across eight 16 GB modules, leaving 16 free slots to reach the 3 TB maximum. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for storage or cluster traffic. Buyers who need more internal drive bays or GPU accelerator slots will need a different chassis.

How it compares

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Price $2,943.99
Pricier than about 64% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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 RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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

How many Xeon cores are available before the CPU limit is reached under sustained load?

The system has two 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 processors, giving 40 cores total.

What is the power supply rating and efficiency for continuous operation?

Two redundant 750-watt platinum-efficiency power supplies are installed.

Which memory type must already be on hand to expand the installed 128 GB?

DDR4 registered ECC modules are required for the 24 available slots.

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