DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12 Core 64GB DDR4 H730P 8x 300GB SAS

Dual-Socket 2U Rack Platform

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 arrives with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory installed across four slots and a PERC H730P controller managing eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives in 2.5-inch bays. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC 9 Enterprise, and a quad-port network card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections complete the package.

Virtualisation Hosts and Database Nodes

This configuration suits teams that need a balanced compute-to-storage ratio for virtualisation clusters, mid-size databases, or application servers that benefit from 24 total cores and hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, or 60. Organisations requiring higher core counts per socket, larger memory footprints beyond the 3 TB ceiling, or all-flash arrays without mechanical drives should evaluate other platforms.

24-DIMM DDR4 Ceiling

The motherboard provides 24 DDR4 slots with a maximum supported capacity of 3 TB, so the 64 GB shipped today can grow substantially without replacing the server. Verify that your workload fits within this memory limit and the LGA 3647 socket constraint before committing.