We take cryptocurrency — so the coins you hold can buy real hardware.Pay in crypto, spend it on real hardware. Free insured shipping worldwide over $399. Plain, unbranded boxes, sent from Germany.Free insured shipping over $399. Your rate is locked for 30 minutes once checkout opens.Rate locked 30 minutes. Every item sealed, serial-checked and covered by a 24-month warranty.Sealed, 24-month warranty.

Saved items Sign in
Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 768GB DDR4 8x 300GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-KY8P-CNX3N

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs at 2.3GHz, 768GB DDR4, PERC H730P controller and eight 300GB 10K SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs deliver 24 threads at 2.3 GHz base
  • 768 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports heavy workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives provide fast 2.5-inch storage
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links

PowerEdge R740 2U dual-socket server

This Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mounted server system with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.30 GHz, each providing twelve cores. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across twenty-four slots and includes a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Eight 300 GB 10 K SAS drives occupy the 2.5-inch bays, and dual 750 W redundant power supplies are fitted.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing dense CPU cores

The configuration delivers twenty-four total cores and 768 GB of DDR4, supporting memory expansion up to 3 TB across the twenty-four DIMM slots. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections, while iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote management. Buyers who require solid-state storage tiers, GPU accelerator slots or more than eight drive bays should evaluate other platforms.

768 GB DDR4 registered ECC memory installed

The system arrives with twenty-four 32 GB DDR4 2400 MHz modules filling every slot, giving immediate 768 GB capacity with room to grow to the 3 TB maximum. This memory population determines whether the server meets a workload's RAM requirements without additional purchases.

How it compares

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

Price $3,044.99
Pricier than about 65% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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.

New to this? Buying server hardware with crypto — what to check, what it costs to pay, and what is never asked for.

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 RAM768 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

Other versions of this model

5 more in the same range

Questions about this item

How often will the PERC H730P controller battery need replacement?

The PERC H730P includes a battery-backed cache; Dell recommends replacing the battery module every three to five years to preserve write-cache protection during power loss.

Which resource will hit its ceiling first during sustained heavy workloads?

With both Xeon Gold 5118 processors installed the CPU sockets are fully populated, so compute capacity cannot be expanded beyond the 24 cores and 3.2 GHz turbo frequency.

How loud and hot does the server get with both 750 W platinum supplies running continuously?

Dual 750 W platinum units share the load efficiently; Dell rates typical idle power around 285 W and maximum around 350 W, keeping fan speeds moderate in a cooled rack.

More in Rack & Tower Servers

Similar items