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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and dual redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U 8 Bay 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12 Core 512GB DDR4 8x 800GB SSD H730P

SKU CH-71HA-WQYMV

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, eight 800 GB SATA SSDs and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD8 × 800 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4116 processors deliver 24 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 16 slots supports demanding workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Eight 800 GB SATA SSDs supply high-speed solid-state storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE networking for remote management

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server designed for data-centre workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors, each running at 2.10 GHz with 12 cores. The system includes 512 GB of DDR4 memory across 16 modules and a PERC H730P storage controller with 2 GB cache. Eight 800 GB SATA SSDs are installed in the 2.5-inch drive bays.

Dual-socket platform for virtualisation

This configuration suits organisations running virtualised environments, database clusters or high-performance computing jobs that benefit from 24 total cores and large memory capacity. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections. Buyers who need more than two processors, a tower chassis, or a different drive interface should evaluate other platforms.

512 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory

The installed 512 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory fills 16 of the 24 available DIMM slots. This capacity directly determines how many virtual machines or how large a dataset the server can handle before a memory upgrade is required.

How it compares

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

Price $3,681.99
Pricier than about 71% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% 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 count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSD8 × 800 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

Does the server ship with all 8 drive bays populated or do I need to buy additional SSDs?

All eight 2.5-inch bays are filled with 800 GB SATA SSDs, so no extra drives are required for a full configuration.

The description lists 512 GB of DDR4 — is that the maximum or can I add more later?

The system has 24 DIMM slots and supports up to 3 TB, so the installed 512 GB leaves room for future expansion.

What RAID levels can the PERC H730P controller handle with the eight installed SSDs?

The H730P supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, giving a wide choice of redundancy and performance layouts for the eight drives.

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