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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 Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24-Core 256GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-X7VW-A24XP

2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 256GB DDR4, PERC H730P RAID and eight 600GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 processors with 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz
  • 256 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 8 modules
  • PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Eight 600 GB 10K SAS drives in 2.5 inch bays
  • Quad-port network card with dual 1 GbE and dual 10 Gb SFP+ plus iDRAC9 Enterprise

Rack server with dual Platinum CPUs

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores. It includes 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Eight 600 GB 10K SAS drives and dual 750 W redundant power supplies complete the configuration.

Suits dense virtualisation and database clusters

The dual-socket design and 3 TB maximum memory capacity support heavy multi-threaded workloads and large virtual machine counts. Quad-port networking with two 10 Gb SFP+ and two 1 GbE links handles east-west traffic. Buyers who need more than eight 2.5-inch drive bays or GPU accelerator slots should look at a different chassis.

SAS storage controller dictates drive choice

The H730P 12 Gb/s controller manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through for SAS and SATA drives only. All eight installed bays are populated with 600 GB 10K SAS disks. Workloads requiring a different drive interface or more bays than the chassis provides are not a match for this unit.

How it compares

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Price $1,861.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $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 count24-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 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

Will the server boot with the 256 GB of DDR4 memory already installed, or do I need to add more modules first?

The system ships with 256 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 slots, so it will boot and run without any additional modules.

Can the PERC H730P controller also manage older SATA drives if I keep some in the chassis?

Yes, the H730P supports both SAS and SATA drives, allowing mixed 12 Gb/s SAS and 6 Gb/s SATA devices in the same 2.5-inch bays.

How can I confirm the dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs are both active after power-on?

Check the iDRAC 9 Enterprise interface or the BIOS POST screen; both will show two 24-core processors running at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo.

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