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Silver 2U rack server front with eight 2.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U 2x Gold 6132 14C 256GB 8x 7.68TB SAS SSD H730P

SKU CH-288P-MHBSK

2U rack server with dual 14-core Gold 6132 CPUs, 256GB DDR4 and 8x 7.68TB SAS SSDs on an H730P controller

  • ProcessorIntel
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Rack height2U
  • Installed storage8x 7.68 TB SAS SSD
  • Disk controllerH730P
  • Maximum storage8x 2.5 in Drive Bays
  • Dual Intel Gold 6132 processors provide 14 cores each at 2.6 GHz
  • 256 GB DDR4 memory across 16 modules running at 2666 MHz
  • 8 SAS SSDs of 7.68 TB each deliver high-capacity storage
  • H730P RAID controller manages the 8 drives in the 2.5-inch bays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote server management

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U server

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Gold 6132 processors, each providing 14 cores at 2.6GHz, and 256GB of DDR4 memory across 16 modules. It is aimed at organisations that need dense processing power for virtualisation, database or analytics tasks in a standard rack footprint.

Installation notes for the R740 chassis

The unit includes rails and power cords for direct rack mounting in a 2U space with eight 2.5-inch drive bays already populated. The H730P RAID controller manages the installed SAS SSDs, so initial array configuration is done through the controller BIOS or iDRAC9 Enterprise before the operating system loads.

Behaviour under sustained load

Redundant 1100W power supplies and the Intel X550 network daughter card with two 10Gb RJ45 and two 1Gb RJ45 ports maintain connectivity and power delivery during extended operations. Up to eight PCIe Gen 3 slots remain available for additional accelerators or networking cards if the workload expands beyond the factory configuration.

How it compares

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Price $13,367.99
Pricier than about 90% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 RAM256 GB
Storage
Installed storage8x 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

How can I confirm the two Gold 6132 14-core processors and 256 GB DDR4 are recognised after first boot?

Log into the iDRAC9 Enterprise interface and open the System Inventory page; it will list both 2.6 GHz 14C CPUs and all sixteen 16 GB PC4-2666 modules.

Which items ship with the server and which must be sourced separately?

The 2U chassis with eight 2.5-inch bays, two Gold 6132 CPUs, 256 GB DDR4, eight 7.68 TB SAS SSDs, H730P RAID controller, Intel X550 10 GbE and 1 GbE ports, dual 1100 W PSUs, iDRAC9 Enterprise, bezel, rails and power cords are included; no optical drive is fitted.

The listing describes a single 256 GB 16x16 GB DDR4 configuration — how do I decide if that capacity fits my workload?

With sixteen populated DIMM slots running at 2666 MT/s you have the maximum dual-channel bandwidth this CPU generation supports; add memory only if your application exceeds 256 GB.

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