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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 6134 3.2GHz 8-Core 768GB DDR4 H730P 2x 400GB SSD

SKU CH-PCBY-XPEZA

Two-socket 2U rack server with 768GB DDR4, dual 3.2GHz 8-core Xeon processors, PERC H730P controller and two 400GB SSDs

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD2 × 400 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs deliver 3.2 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo for demanding workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports large datasets
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery-backed cache
  • Two 400 GB enterprise SATA SSDs provide fast, reliable boot and application storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ network connections

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U Server

This Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for virtualisation and database workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors running at 3.20 GHz with 8 cores each. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots. A PERC H730P controller manages the eight 2.5-inch drive bays populated with two 400 GB SATA SSDs.

Suited for multi-threaded workloads needing

The dual-socket design and redundant 750-watt platinum power supplies fit businesses running critical applications that demand high availability. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections for flexible networking. Organisations needing more than two physical processors or requiring storage interfaces beyond the SAS and SATA supported by the H730P should evaluate other platforms.

H730P controller with 2 GB cache determines RAID

The installed Dell PERC H730P storage controller offers 2 GB of battery-backed cache and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through modes. This single component defines the array configurations and performance ceiling for the eight drive bays. Buyers must confirm the RAID level and cache capacity match their application requirements before deployment.

How it compares

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

Price $3,831.99
Pricier than about 71% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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 count8-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed3.2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD2 × 400 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

How much heat and power do the dual 750 Watt PSUs draw when the R740 runs 24/7?

The redundant 750 Watt Platinum supplies share the load; each draws only what the two Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs, 768GB DDR4, PERC H730P controller and two 400GB SSDs require, so typical idle draw is well below the 750 W rating per unit.

Which caddies and rails must I already have to install the 2.5" drives and mount the 2U chassis?

The server ships with Ready Rails and a front bezel; the eight 2.5-inch bays use Dell hot-swap caddies, so you only need compatible caddies if you add more drives beyond the two 400GB SSDs included.

Will the PERC H730P controller recognise older SATA drives I want to reuse alongside the new 400GB SSDs?

The H730P supports SATA and SAS at 12Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through, so legacy SATA drives are detected and can be mixed in the same array or run separately.

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