DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-Core 64GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H730P

Dual-socket 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four modules and eight 600 GB 10K SAS hard drives. A PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC 9 Enterprise, quad-port 1 GbE and 10 Gb SFP+ networking, rails and bezel complete the package.

Suits dual-socket compute density

This configuration targets workloads that benefit from 24 total cores and up to 3 TB of DDR4 across 24 DIMM slots, such as virtualisation hosts, database nodes or high-performance computing clusters. The eight 2.5-inch drive bays and 12 Gb/s SAS backbone support storage-heavy applications. Buyers who need a single-socket platform, lower power draw or more than eight internal drive bays should evaluate alternative platforms.

PERC H730P RAID controller

The installed PERC H730P provides 2 GB of battery-backed cache and supports SAS and SATA drives in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This controller determines which drive types and RAID levels are available without additional hardware. Verify that your storage plan matches these supported RAID modes and the SAS interface before purchase.