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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6142 2.6GHz 16-Core 768GB DDR4 2x 300GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-Z2FT-2F3FZ

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon processors, 768GB DDR4, PERC H730P storage controller, and dual 300GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs deliver 32 total cores for heavy workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large datasets and virtualization
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 with battery-backed cache
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy for continuous uptime
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise gives full remote management and monitoring capability

Dual-socket Xeon server for compute-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with 16 cores. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots. The system targets virtualisation, database and high-performance computing tasks that benefit from 32 total cores and large memory capacity.

Sustained throughput with hardware RAID and 10 GbE

Under continuous load the dual CPUs maintain a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency across all cores. The PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache drives RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 on the two 300 GB 10K SAS drives. The Intel X520/I350 daughter card provides two 10 Gb SFP+ and two 1 GbE ports for steady network throughput without bottlenecks.

Redundant platinum power supplies keep thermals

Two hot-swap 750 W platinum-efficiency PSUs share the load, reducing per-unit stress and fan speed during normal operation. The iDRAC 9 Enterprise module enables remote thermal monitoring and power capping without host OS involvement. Front-to-back airflow in the 2U chassis maintains consistent inlet temperatures across the 24 DIMM slots and both processor sockets.

How it compares

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

Price $3,524.99
Pricier than about 70% 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 count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.6 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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Questions about this item

How much power do the two 750 watt PSUs draw when the R740 runs at full load all day?

Each supply is rated at 750 watt platinum efficiency; actual draw depends on workload but the redundant pair shares the load and hot-swap without shutdown.

Which caddies and rails are required to install the R740 in a standard rack?

The unit ships with ready rails and a front bezel; 2.5" SAS/SATA drive caddies for the eight bays must be supplied separately.

Will the PERC H730P controller recognise older 6 Gb/s SAS drives kept from a previous server?

The H730P supports 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through; legacy 6 Gb/s drives operate at their native speed.

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