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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and dual hot-swap power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12 Core 512GB DDR4 H730P 2x 300GB SAS

SKU CH-1FS9-MA700

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs, 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, two 300 GB 10 K SAS drives, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking, iDRAC 9 Enterprise.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.3 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo
  • 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 16 modules supports heavy virtualization workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for flexible data protection
  • Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise provides full remote management and monitoring

Dual-Socket 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for dense compute workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with twelve cores. The system includes 512 GB of DDR4 memory populated across sixteen modules. A PERC H730P controller manages two 300 GB SAS hard drives.

Virtualisation Hosts vs GPU Farms

This configuration suits virtualisation clusters, database nodes and middleware tiers that demand high core counts and large memory capacity. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible fabric design. Buyers requiring internal GPU acceleration or more than eight 2.5-inch drive bays will need a different chassis layout.

PERC H730P RAID Controller

The installed PERC H730P with 2 GB cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. It connects to the eight-bay SAS backplane and governs the two 300 GB 10K drives shipped in the unit. This controller choice determines which drive types and RAID levels are available without adding a second card.

How it compares

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

Price $2,328.99
Pricier than about 57% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% 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 count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 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

What rack height does the 2U chassis require?

The server occupies 2U of rack space and includes ready rails for mounting in a standard rack cabinet.

Which memory specification must match when adding modules to the 24 DDR4 slots?

Install DDR4 2400MHz registered ECC modules to match the 16x 32GB configuration already populated.

What component of the PERC H730P controller will need replacement over time?

The controller's 2GB cache battery will eventually require replacement to maintain write-back cache protection.

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