DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 1x Gold 6148 20C 128GB 4x 960GB SAS SSD H730P

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U server with Gold 6148

This 2U rack server ships with one Intel Gold 6148 processor running at 2.4GHz with 20 cores. It includes 128GB of DDR4 memory across eight 16GB modules. Four 960GB SAS SSDs are installed behind an H730P RAID controller. The chassis supports up to eight 2.5-inch drive bays and includes redundant 1100W power supplies. iDRAC9 Enterprise provides remote management.

Suits virtualization hosts needing dense compute

The single 20-core CPU and 128GB RAM fit medium-scale virtualization or database workloads. Four SAS SSDs give low-latency storage for active datasets. Buyers who need dual-socket performance or more than eight drive bays should look at a larger platform. The eight PCIe Gen 3 slots allow GPU or high-speed NIC expansion if required.

One Gold 6148 20-core CPU defines compute ceiling

Only one processor is installed in a two-socket chassis. The 20 cores at 2.4GHz set the hard limit for thread-heavy applications. Adding a second Gold 6148 would double capacity but is not included. Verify your licensing and workload scaling before committing to this configuration.