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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and dual redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 768GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS

SKU CH-YK4X-5V3JP

A 2U rack server with dual 8-core Xeon Gold 6134 processors at 3.2 GHz, 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H730P RAID controller and eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs deliver 3.2 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo for demanding workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots supports large datasets
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity
  • Eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives provide high-capacity enterprise storage in 2.5" bays
  • Intel X520/I350 quad-port card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+ network links

Server identity

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors running at 3.20 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and eight 2.4 TB SAS hard drives managed by a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache.

Setup checks

Confirm the rack provides 2U of space and can supply redundant power to the dual 750 W platinum supplies. Verify the SAS backplane matches the 2.5-inch drive bays and that the network uplinks can use the quad-port X520/I350 daughter card with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports. Ensure iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management is compatible with existing monitoring tools.

Suitability

This configuration suits workloads needing high core counts, large memory capacity and redundant storage in a compact rack form factor. Buyers who need solid-state storage, GPU accelerator slots or a different drive-count layout should look at other platforms.

How it compares

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

Price $5,532.99
Pricier than about 79% 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.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R740
Model nameR740
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count8-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed3.2 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

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