DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Silver 4210 10C 64GB 4x 2TB 7.2K SAS H740P

2U Rack Server with Dual Silver CPUs

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mounted server system designed for data-centre workloads. It ships with two Intel Silver 4210 processors and 64 GB of DDR4 memory pre-installed. The H740P RAID controller manages four 2 TB 7.2 K SAS drives in an 8-bay 2.5-inch chassis. iDRAC9 Enterprise provides remote management capability out of the box.

Suited for Virtualisation and Database Workloads

This configuration suits teams running virtualised environments or mid-size databases that benefit from dual-socket compute and hardware RAID. Buyers needing higher core counts per socket or faster 10 K spindle speeds should evaluate other models. The 8-bay 2.5-inch limit also restricts total raw capacity compared to larger chassis options. Organisations requiring GPU acceleration will need a different platform.

64 GB DDR4 Installed Memory

The system arrives with 64 GB of DDR4 memory installed across four 16 GB modules operating at 2666 MT/s. This capacity supports moderate consolidation ratios for virtual machines or in-memory datasets. Expanding beyond the factory configuration requires additional DIMM slots and compatible DDR4 modules. Memory sizing is often the primary factor when matching this server to a specific workload.