DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2× Silver 4210R 10C 32GB 2× 300GB SAS H730P

2U Rack Server with Dual Silver 4210R

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mounted server system built for data-centre workloads. It ships with two Intel Silver 4210R processors, each offering 10 cores at 2.4GHz with 13.75M cache. Memory totals 32GB of DDR4 across two 16GB PC4-2666 modules. Storage begins with two 300GB 10K SAS drives managed by an H730P RAID controller.

Suited for virtualisation hosts.

This configuration suits organisations running virtualised infrastructure, database clusters or high-density compute where dual 10-core CPUs and 10Gb networking provide balanced throughput. The eight PCIe Gen 3 slots allow storage or networking expansion. Buyers who need more than 32GB of memory or who require a larger drive count from day one should look at a different platform. The chassis supports up to eight 2.5-inch bays, but only two drives are installed.

Deciding spec: eight 2.5-inch drive bays

The single specification that decides fit is the eight-bay 2.5-inch chassis. It sets the physical limit for internal storage expansion regardless of controller capability. With only two 300GB SAS drives populated, six bays remain open for additional SAS or SSD capacity. If the application demands more bays than eight, this server cannot meet the requirement.