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Silver 2U rack server front with eight 2.5-inch drive bays and bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 64GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS H730P

SKU CH-EHFZ-5HHGS

Two-socket 2U rack server with dual 8-core Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 64 GB DDR4 ECC, PERC H730P RAID controller, eight 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives, quad-port 1/10 GbE networking.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs deliver 16 total cores at 2.1 GHz base speed
  • 64 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 4 modules supports up to 3 TB capacity
  • 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-throughput enterprise storage
  • Quad-port network card adds 2× 1 GbE and 2× 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity

Target workloads

This Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for dual-socket compute and internal storage density. Two Xeon Silver 4110 processors provide 16 total cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo. The system ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four modules and a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache.

Fit and alternatives

The eight-bay 2.5-inch chassis holds 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives suited to databases and virtualisation clusters. Quad-port networking offers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links. Buyers who need more than 24 DIMM slots or a different drive interface will need a different platform.

Deciding specification

The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, backed by a battery-protected 2 GB cache. This determines which storage topologies are possible without adding another card.

How it compares

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Price $1,077.99
Cheaper than about 71% 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 count8-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 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

How do I install the 8x 1.2TB SAS drives and the PERC H730P controller, and what step is often missed?

Slide each 2.5" drive into the front hot-swap bays until the latch clicks, seat the H730P in its dedicated internal slot, then use the controller BIOS or iDRAC9 to create a virtual disk before the OS sees any volume — skipping RAID creation is the common oversight.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The eight 10K SAS drives and the H730P’s battery-backed cache module are the primary wear items; the dual 750 W platinum PSUs and system fans are hot-swap redundant, so a single failure does not halt the server.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs run at 3.0 GHz turbo under sustained load?

The 750 W redundant power supplies set the ceiling; with two 8-core CPUs at 3.0 GHz turbo plus 64 GB DDR4 and eight drives, sustained turbo can hit the PSU rating before the cooling capacity is exceeded.

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