DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 64GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS H730P

Dual-socket Xeon 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four modules and includes a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives provide high-capacity rotational storage in the front bays.

Suited for virtualisation and database workloads

This configuration suits environments that need dual-socket compute density, hardware RAID across multiple SAS spindles and out-of-band management via iDRAC 9 Enterprise. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and included rails simplify rack deployment. Buyers who need solid-state primary storage, GPU accelerator slots or higher single-thread clock speeds should evaluate alternative platforms.

16 cores per processor at 2.1 GHz base

Each Xeon Gold 6130 delivers 16 cores with a 2.1 GHz base frequency and 3.7 GHz turbo capability, defining the threading capacity available for parallel workloads. The motherboard supports up to 24 DDR4 slots for future memory expansion to 3 TB. This core count and clock profile is the primary factor when sizing the server for licensing or performance targets.