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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 rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6142 2.6GHz 16-core 256GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-RVJ0-E297W

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs, 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730P RAID controller, eight 2.5-inch drive trays, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs deliver 32 total cores for heavy workloads
  • 256GB DDR4 2666MHz registered ECC memory supports large datasets and virtualisation
  • PERC H730P 2GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery-backed cache
  • Eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays provide flexible internal storage capacity
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise gives full remote management with dedicated network access

Dual-socket Xeon Gold 6142 server

The PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors running at 2.6 GHz with 16 cores each. It includes 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730P storage controller with 2 GB cache. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and an iDRAC9 Enterprise module are fitted.

Suited for virtualisation hosts needing high core

Organisations running dense virtual-machine workloads, database clusters or compute-intensive applications will benefit from the 32 total cores and large memory capacity. The eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays and quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking support storage and throughput demands. Buyers requiring more than two processors or seeking GPU-dense configurations should consider other form factors.

256 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory installed

The system ships with eight 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz RDIMMs, occupying eight of the 24 available slots and leaving room to scale toward the 3 TB maximum. Memory type and speed are fixed to DDR4 registered ECC; other generations or unbuffered modules are not compatible.

How it compares

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

Price $1,479.99
Cheaper than about 59% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA/SAS
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

Should I pick the 16-core 2.6 GHz Xeon Gold 6142 or look for a higher core count?

The system ships with two 16-core Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs at 2.6 GHz and the board supports a maximum of two processors, so this is the top configuration available for this model.

What does the 2.6 GHz base clock with 3.7 GHz turbo mean for sustained workloads?

Each of the 32 total cores runs at a 2.6 GHz base frequency and can boost to 3.7 GHz when thermal headroom allows, giving strong single-thread speed alongside high multi-thread throughput.

What does the 12Gb/s SAS/SATA PERC H730P controller cap in practice?

The PERC H730P 2GB controller handles 12Gb/s SAS and SATA drives with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, so drive bandwidth is limited by the 12Gb/s link and the installed drive mix.

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