DELL PowerEdge R740 2U 8 Bay 2x Xeon Gold 5118 512GB DDR4 H730P 8x 2.4TB

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server system designed for data-centre workloads that demand high core counts and large memory capacity. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores, and 512 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 modules. The platform uses the Intel C620 chipset and supports up to 3 TB of memory across 24 slots.

Suited for virtualisation and database clusters

This configuration suits organisations running virtualisation hosts, database clusters or compute-heavy applications that benefit from 24 total cores and half a terabyte of RAM. The PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache provides hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for the eight installed 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives. Buyers needing more than two processors or storage interfaces beyond SAS and SATA should evaluate other platforms.

Eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives included

The single specification that decides fit is the storage subsystem: eight 2.5-inch 2.4 TB 10 000 RPM SAS hard drives are pre-installed behind the PERC H730P controller. This delivers high-capacity, high-throughput rotational storage for workloads that rely on traditional SAS arrays. If the deployment requires solid-state media or a different drive count, the chassis and controller do not match that requirement.