DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 8-Core 128GB DDR4 8x 400GB SSD H730P

Dual Xeon Silver 4110 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server fitted with two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors running at 2.1 GHz, each providing eight cores. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight modules and includes a PERC H730P storage controller with battery-backed cache. Eight 400 GB SATA solid-state drives occupy the front 2.5-inch bays, while an Intel X520/I350 daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports. iDRAC 9 Enterprise and redundant 750 W platinum power supplies complete the configuration for datacentre deployment.

Upgrade from single-socket or smaller SSD arrays

Replacing a single-processor server doubles the core count to sixteen and enables the full 3 TB memory ceiling across twenty-four DDR4 slots. The H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, so the jump is worthwhile when workloads need hardware-accelerated parity or larger logical volumes than a single controller can address. Eight 400 GB drives provide a high-IOPS foundation for databases or virtualisation hosts that have outgrown four-drive configurations or slower mechanical arrays.

Sustained load with redundant power and remote

Dual 750 W platinum supplies share the load and maintain operation if one unit fails, keeping both CPUs and all drives online during extended compute runs. The iDRAC 9 Enterprise module allows out-of-band monitoring of thermals, power draw and firmware health without interrupting the operating system. Hot-swap drive bays and the battery-backed controller cache protect write throughput during unexpected power events, while the 2U chassis fits standard rack rails for dense, continuous operation.