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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 6148 2.4GHz 20-core 64GB DDR4 H730P 2x 300GB SAS

SKU CH-Q2CB-3B6XD

2U rack server with dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs, 64GB DDR4, H730P controller and two 300GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count20-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 cores at 2.4 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4 ECC memory installed across four slots with 24 total slots for 3 TB maximum
  • PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 plus pass-through with 2 GB cache
  • Quad-port networking provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections on a single daughter card
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise ensure uptime and remote management

Purpose-built 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server designed for compute-intensive workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors running at 2.4 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. Each CPU provides 20 cores for a total of 40 threads. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4-2666 registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules.

Virtualisation hosts not GPU farms

This configuration suits virtualisation clusters, database nodes and high-performance computing tasks that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity. The dual redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise simplify remote management. Buyers who need GPU accelerator support or more than eight 2.5-inch drive bays should consider a different chassis.

Eight-bay 2.5-inch SAS chassis

The server provides eight 2.5-inch drive bays connected to a PERC H730P 2 GB controller with 12 Gb/s SAS bandwidth. Two 300 GB 10 K SAS drives are installed and the controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Expansion beyond eight bays requires a different platform.

How it compares

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

Price $866.99
Cheaper than about 78% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% 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 count20-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM64 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

Will the PERC H730P 2GB controller battery need replacement and how often?

The PERC H730P includes a 2GB battery-backed cache; the battery typically lasts several years and can be hot-swapped without downtime.

Which component hits its limit first during continuous full-load operation?

With two 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs at 2.4 GHz and 3.7 GHz turbo, processor thermal limits are reached before the 750 W platinum PSUs or the 24 DDR4 slots.

How loud and hot does the R740 get when running 24/7 with both 750 W PSUs active?

Dual redundant 750 W platinum supplies and 2U chassis fans keep noise at typical rack levels; exhaust air stays within ASHRAE A2 limits under full load.

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