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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 8-Bay 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-3ABF-NKZ9J

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller supporting eight 2.5-inch drive bays

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.3 GHz base clock
  • 128 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC memory supports virtualization workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA trays provide flexible storage expansion
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus redundant 750 W platinum PSUs ensure uptime

Dual Xeon Gold 5118 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with twelve cores each. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory installed across eight 16 GB modules. The platform targets virtualisation hosts, database nodes and compute clusters that need dense processing in a standard rack footprint.

Sustained load behaviour

Dual 750 W platinum power supplies feed both CPUs and the H730P storage controller with redundant hot-swap capability. The Intel C620 chipset and twenty-four DIMM slots allow memory expansion up to 3 TB for workloads that grow beyond the factory configuration. Turbo frequency reaches 3.2 GHz when thermal headroom permits during prolonged heavy threads.

Interface limits

Eight 2.5-inch drive trays accept SATA or SAS media through the PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. Networking uses an Intel X520/I350 daughter card providing two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports. Remote management is handled by iDRAC 9 Enterprise over dedicated interfaces.

How it compares

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Price $958.99
Cheaper than about 75% 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 count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.3 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 interfaceSATA/SAS
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 much heat and power do the 2x 750 Watt Platinum PSUs draw when the R740 runs all day?

The server ships with redundant 750 Watt Platinum efficiency power supplies; exact heat output and sustained draw depend on the workload and installed drives.

Which drives and caddies must I already own to populate the 8x 2.5" SAS/SATA trays?

You need 2.5-inch SAS or SATA hard drives or SSDs; the eight trays are included but no drives are installed.

Will my existing DDR4 2400MHz Registered ECC modules work in the 24 memory slots alongside the 8x 16GB already fitted?

Yes — the R740 accepts DDR4 Registered ECC DIMMs up to 3TB total across 24 slots, so compatible modules can be added to the factory 128GB.

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