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DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Gold 6132 14C 128GB 2x 1.2TB SAS H730P

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2U rack server with dual 14-core Gold 6132 CPUs, 128GB DDR4, and two 1.2TB 10K SAS drives on an H730P controller

  • ProcessorIntel
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Rack height2U
  • Installed storage2x 1.2 TB 10K SAS
  • Disk controllerH730P
  • Maximum storage8x 2.5 in Drive Bays
  • Dual 14-core Gold 6132 CPUs deliver 28 threads at 2.6GHz
  • 128GB DDR4 memory in 8x 16GB modules runs at 2666 MT/s
  • H730P RAID controller manages 2x 1.2TB 10K SAS drives
  • Intel X550 NDC provides 2x 10Gb RJ45 plus 2x 1Gb RJ45 ports
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote management with 1100W redundant power supply

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server

This new Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for compute-intensive workloads. It ships with two Intel Gold 6132 processors, each offering 14 cores at 2.6GHz, and 128GB of DDR4 memory across eight 16GB modules. The H730P RAID controller manages the included 2x 1.2TB 10K SAS drives in an eight-bay 2.5-inch chassis. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise.

Ideal for virtualisation hosts and database nodes

The dual-socket design and 128GB memory suit consolidation projects needing strong multi-thread performance and hardware RAID. The eight PCIe Gen 3 slots provide room for additional network or storage adapters. Organisations requiring more than eight internal drive bays or seeking GPU-dense configurations will need a different platform.

Dual Gold 6132 14-core CPUs define capacity

The two 14-core processors deliver 28 total cores and set the baseline for licensing, threading and memory-channel limits. This CPU choice fixes the maximum core count and memory bandwidth available in this chassis.

How it compares

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Price $1,408.99
Cheaper than about 61% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Model nameR740
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Storage
Installed storage2x 1.2 TB 10K SAS
Disk controllerH730P
Maximum storage8x 2.5 in Drive Bays
Size & build
Rack height2U
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 Enterprise

Questions about this item

How do I install the 8x 16GB DDR4 PC4-2666 DIMMs and what slot population mistake should I avoid?

Populate all eight slots evenly across both CPU sockets; the common error is filling one processor's channels first, which halves memory bandwidth.

Which component will need replacement first — the 1.2TB 10K SAS drives or the 1100W redundant PSUs?

The 1.2TB 10K SAS drives typically reach endurance limits before the 1100W redundant power supplies under continuous write workloads.

What sustained-use limit appears first — PCIe Gen 3 bandwidth on the 8 slots or 10GbE throughput on the Intel X550?

The Intel X550 10GbE ports saturate at line rate before the eight PCIe Gen 3 slots exhaust aggregate bandwidth.

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