DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 64GB DDR4 8x 400GB SSD H730P

2U dual-Xeon rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built around 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 a Dell PERC H730P 2 GB storage controller with battery-backed cache. Eight 400 GB SATA SSDs fill the front 2.5-inch drive bays, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Suited for virtualisation and database workloads

This configuration suits environments that need two-socket compute density, hardware RAID across eight SATA SSDs and out-of-band management via iDRAC 9 Enterprise. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible connectivity. Buyers who require more than 24 DIMM slots, more than two processors or storage interfaces other than SATA and SAS should consider alternative platforms.

Eight 400 GB SATA SSDs define the storage baseline

The eight installed 400 GB SATA solid-state drives set the usable capacity and performance floor for this server. The PERC H730P controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 as well as pass-through mode, so the array can be tuned for redundancy or throughput. If the application demands larger or faster volumes, the drive set must be replaced or supplemented.