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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6142 2.6GHz 16-core 128GB DDR4 8x 300GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-11VS-E1C7W

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon processors, 128GB DDR4 memory, eight 300GB SAS drives and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Two Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs provide 16 cores each at 2.6 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory installed across 8 modules
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery backup
  • Eight 300 GB 10 K SAS drives deliver fast 2.5 inch storage in 8 bays
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise enable resilient remote management

Dual-socket 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with 16 cores. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules and a PERC H730P RAID 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.

Suits virtualisation and database workloads

This configuration fits environments that need high core counts and hardware RAID across SAS drives, such as virtualisation hosts or transactional databases. The 24 DIMM slots allow memory expansion up to 3 TB. Buyers who require more than two physical processors or who need drive interfaces beyond SAS and SATA should consider other platforms.

PERC H730P RAID controller

The installed PERC H730P controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, with a 2 GB cache backed by a battery. This single component determines the storage redundancy and performance profile available to the operating system.

How it compares

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Price $1,170.99
Cheaper than about 68% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 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 count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 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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Questions about this item

How do I mount the 2U rack server and which rail step is often missed?

The server ships with Dell Ready Rails for standard 2U rack mounting; the step people skip is fully extending and locking both inner and outer rail sections before sliding the chassis in.

What drive maintenance will the 8x 300GB SAS drives need later?

The eight 300GB 10K SAS drives are hot-swappable; plan to replace any drive that SMART or the PERC H730P flags as failing — no scheduled maintenance beyond monitoring.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs run at 3.7GHz turbo under sustained load?

The dual 750W platinum power supplies and system fan curves are rated for full turbo; the first limit is typically the chassis thermal envelope, which throttles CPU frequency before power is exhausted.

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