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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel and eight 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6130 2.1 GHz 16-core 64 GB DDR4 8× 300 GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-6MB2-VPTQA

2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs, 64 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, eight 300 GB 10 K SAS drives, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 processors provide 16 cores each at 2.1 GHz base speed
  • 64 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory installed across four slots with 24 total slots available
  • PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through modes
  • Eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives deliver fast storage in 2.5 inch hot-swap bays
  • Quad-port network card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections

Dual Xeon Gold 6130 compute

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores. It includes 64 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots, supporting up to 3 TB total. The system targets virtualisation hosts, database nodes and compute-intensive workloads that benefit from high core counts in a compact rack footprint.

Sustained load behaviour

Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and hot-swap drive bays keep the platform running during component replacement. The PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache and battery backup maintains RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 performance under continuous I/O. iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides out-of-band monitoring and remote management without loading the host CPUs, helping administrators maintain uptime during prolonged peak demand.

SAS interface limits

Eight 2.5-inch bays accept 12 Gb/s SAS or SATA drives; the installed 300 GB 10K SAS disks deliver consistent throughput for mixed read-write workloads. The H730P connects via PCIe to the Intel C620 chipset, so aggregate bandwidth is shared with the dual-port 10 GbE SFP+ and dual 1 GbE network daughter card. Workloads that exceed the 12 Gb/s backplane or the controller’s queue depth will see latency rise before the CPUs saturate.

How it compares

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Price $993.99
Cheaper than about 74% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM64 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
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 power do the redundant 750 watt supplies draw when the dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs run at 3.7 GHz turbo all day?

Each supply is rated at 750 watts with platinum efficiency; actual draw depends on workload but the redundant pair shares the load so one can fail without downtime.

What cabling and backplane does the PERC H730P controller need for the eight 300 GB SAS drives?

The H730P uses 12 Gb/s SAS lanes to the 2.5 inch backplane; the installed drives connect directly so no extra cables or interposers are required.

Will the Intel X520/I350 daughter card fit in a PCIe slot if I move it to an older PowerEdge chassis?

The quad-port card is a dedicated OCP mezzanine for this generation; it does not use a standard PCIe slot and cannot be transferred to a different chassis.

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