DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 128GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS H730P

Dual-socket Xeon server for compute-intensive

The PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack system equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors running at 3.2 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. Each CPU provides eight cores, giving sixteen cores total for parallel applications. The platform targets virtualisation hosts, database clusters and high-performance computing nodes that demand strong single-thread speed alongside core density.

Redundant 750 W platinum supplies

Dual 750 watt platinum-efficiency power supplies deliver N+1 redundancy and can be replaced without downtime. The 2U chassis uses Dell’s engineered airflow path to cool both CPUs, memory and eight 2.5-inch drive bays under sustained load. Fan speed ramps dynamically, keeping acoustic output suitable for a standard server room rather than an office desk.

Upgrades from single-socket or smaller-bay platforms

Organisations moving from a 1U single-socket box gain a second processor, double the memory slots and eight drive bays instead of four. The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 2 GB cache battery, so existing SAS or SATA arrays can migrate directly. The jump is worthwhile when workloads exceed the memory capacity or storage throughput of a single-socket design.