DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8-core 512GB DDR4 8x 300GB SAS H730P

2U Rack Server for Compute Density

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rackmount server system built around two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors, each running at 3.2 GHz with eight cores. It ships with 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 modules and includes a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives populate the 2.5-inch drive bays, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Suited for Virtualisation and Database Workloads

This configuration suits organisations running virtualised environments, database clusters or high-performance applications that benefit from 16 total cores and a large memory footprint. The quad-port network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for flexible connectivity. Buyers who need more than 24 DIMM slots or a higher maximum memory ceiling than 3 TB should evaluate larger platforms.

Storage Controller Determines RAID Options

The PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, defining the data-protection and performance characteristics of the eight installed SAS drives. The 12 Gb/s SAS interface connects the 300 GB 10K spindles to the controller. If your deployment requires a different RAID feature set or a controller without battery-backed cache, this specific card is the deciding factor.