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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 6148 20-core 256GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS

SKU CH-VT12-PKCVX

A 2U rack server with dual 20-core Xeon processors, 256GB DDR4 ECC memory, eight 2.4TB SAS drives on a PERC H730P controller, quad-port 1GbE and 10Gb SFP+ networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count20-Core Processor
  • Two Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 cores at up to 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 256 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 modules
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives in 2.5-inch bays
  • X520/I350 quad-port card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 GbE SFP+

Dual-socket Xeon Gold 6148 server

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors, each delivering 20 cores at 2.4 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. The platform targets organisations that need dense compute for virtualisation, databases or high-performance workloads in a standard rack footprint.

24 DDR4 slots and eight-bay SAS storage

Registered ECC DDR4 memory occupies eight of the 24 slots for a total of 256 GB at 2666 MHz, leaving room for future expansion. The PERC H730P controller manages eight 2.4 TB 10 K SAS drives with support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. A quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections, while iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides dedicated remote management.

Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies

Hot-swap power modules share the load and maintain uptime if one unit fails. The 2U chassis uses front-to-rear airflow to cool both CPUs, memory and the drive cage under typical data-centre conditions. Acoustic output is rated for rack environments rather than office spaces.

How it compares

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

Price $3,421.99
Pricier than about 69% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 RAM256 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

What SAS interface speed does the PERC H730P controller support, and what does that limit for the installed drives?

The PERC H730P is a 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller, so the eight 2.4TB 10K SAS drives are capped at 12Gb/s each.

What rack height and mounting hardware does the R740 require?

The system is a 2U rack server and ships with Dell Ready Rails and a front bezel for mounting.

How is the iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management enabled, and what step is often missed?

Connect the dedicated iDRAC network port, then configure a static IP and credentials in the iDRAC BIOS before first boot.

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