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Silver 2U rack server front with eight 2.5-inch drive bays and LCD panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6136 12C 3.0GHz 1.5TB DDR4 2x 300GB 15K SAS H730

SKU CH-KHEE-QT9QR

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 6136 CPUs, 1.5TB DDR4, two 300GB 15K SAS drives and a PERC H730 RAID controller

  • ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
  • Installed RAM1.5 TB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6136 CPUs deliver 48 virtual cores for heavy workloads
  • 5TB DDR4 memory across 24 slots handles large datasets
  • Two 300GB 15K SAS drives provide fast storage access
  • H730 RAID controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for data protection
  • Dual 750W redundant power supplies maintain uptime during failures

2U rack server for virtualization workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for dense virtualization and database tasks. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6136 processors, each offering twelve cores at 3.0GHz, providing 48 threads with hyper-threading. Installed memory reaches 1.5TB across 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, hitting the platform maximum.

Redundant power and hot-plug drive bays

Dual 750W redundant power supplies protect uptime during a single unit failure. Eight 2.5-inch hot-plug bays accept SAS or SATA drives without shutting down. The front DVD-ROM remains accessible for legacy media installs. A daughter card supplies four 1GbE ports, with optional 10GbE upgrades available.

H730 RAID controller and iDRAC9 management

The PERC H730 controller with 1GB cache manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across the two included 300GB 15K SAS drives. iDRAC9 Express delivers out-of-band remote management and lifecycle automation. PCIe 3.0 riser options support up to eight slots, four at x16 width, for additional networking or accelerator cards.

How it compares

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

Price $8,934.99
Pricier than about 87% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 1.5 TB
Higher than about 93% 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
Model namePowerEdge R740
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorDual Intel Xeon
ChipsetIntel C620
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM1.5 TB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1.5 TB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H730 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Maximum storage30 TB
Optical driveDVD ROM
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsRiser options with up to 8 x PCIe 3.0, maximum of 4 x16 slots
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Product weight70 lb (31.8 kg)
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller, iDRAC9 Express (default). Optional: iDRAC9 Enterprise (upgrade).

Questions about this item

What SAS speed does the H730 controller support and how does that limit drive throughput?

The H730 controller runs at 12Gbps SAS, so installed 12Gbps drives operate at full speed while any 6Gbps drives would be capped at their own link rate.

What rail kit and depth clearance does the 2U chassis require for mounting?

The chassis measures 28.17 inches deep and 17.09 inches wide, fitting a standard EIA rack; Dell sliding or static rails for the R740 are needed to secure it.

How are the CPUs and memory installed, and what step is commonly missed?

Two Xeon Gold 6136 processors are pre-installed; 1.5TB DDR4 fills 24 DIMM slots (12 per CPU), and the step often missed is populating slots in the prescribed sequence per processor to enable all memory channels.

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