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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 512GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS H730P

SKU CH-TK1Y-VKKG0

A 2U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 512GB DDR4 ECC memory, eight 1.2TB SAS drives on a PERC H730P controller, quad-port 1GbE and 10Gb SFP+ networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 16 slots supports heavy workloads
  • PERC H730P controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with 2 GB cache
  • Eight 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives provide high-speed storage capacity
  • Quad-port X520/I350 network card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 GbE SFP+

Purpose-built 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server designed for compute-intensive workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores and a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory and eight 1.2 TB SAS hard drives. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies provide resiliency.

Who it suits

This configuration suits organisations running virtualisation, database or high-performance computing clusters that need dense processing power and integrated storage. Buyers who require solid-state storage, GPU accelerator support or a different drive count should evaluate other platforms. The fixed eight-bay 2.5-inch chassis limits internal expansion beyond the supplied drives.

Decisive spec

The server is populated with 512 GB of DDR4 memory across 16 DIMM slots, leaving eight slots free for future upgrades up to the 3 TB maximum. This installed capacity determines whether the system can handle your current working set without immediate memory procurement.

How it compares

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

Price $3,117.99
Pricier than about 66% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% 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 RAM512 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 are the 2.5-inch SAS drives installed in the 8-bay chassis, and which step is often missed?

Slide each drive into a front bay until the latch clicks; the step often missed is seating the drive fully so the SAS connector engages the backplane.

What maintenance will the PERC H730P controller's battery-backed cache require over time?

The 2GB cache battery degrades after several years and should be replaced to preserve write-back performance during power loss.

What thermal limit appears first when both Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs run sustained loads in this 2U server?

The 750-watt redundant power supplies hit their thermal ceiling before the CPUs reach their maximum turbo frequency.

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