DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-Core 512GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H730P

Dual-socket Xeon server for dense compute

The PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors running at 2.1 GHz with 12 cores each. It ships with 512 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 16 modules, leaving eight DIMM slots open for expansion up to 3 TB. The system targets workloads that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity in a compact rack footprint.

Eight-bay SAS storage and quad-port networking

The front chassis holds eight 2.5-inch drive bays populated with 600 GB 10 K SAS drives connected to a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache and battery-backed write cache. The controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through modes. A daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports, while iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides dedicated out-of-band management. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and sliding rails are included.

Sustained throughput with hardware RAID

Under continuous load the dual Silver 4116 CPUs can turbo to 3.0 GHz while the H730P battery protects in-flight writes during unexpected power loss. Redundant power supplies share the load so a single unit failure does not interrupt operation. The 2U height limits accelerator card clearance, so buyers needing multiple full-height GPUs or FPGAs should consider a taller chassis.