DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-core 256GB DDR4 8x 400GB SSD H730P

Dual-socket 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rackmount server system built around two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 12 cores. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules and includes a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Eight 400 GB SATA SSDs populate the front 2.5-inch drive bays, and dual 750 W redundant power supplies provide hot-swap resilience.

Virtualisation hosts and database nodes

This configuration suits organisations running virtualised workloads, database instances or high-throughput storage tasks that benefit from 24 total cores and a large memory footprint. The quad-port network daughter card adds two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections for flexible fabric integration. Buyers who need a single-socket platform, lower power consumption or a tower form factor should evaluate other form factors.

24 DIMM slots supporting 3 TB maximum

The server board provides 24 DDR4 DIMM slots and supports up to 3 TB of memory when fully populated with compatible registered ECC modules. This capacity ceiling is the key figure for planners who must size the system for in-memory databases, dense virtualisation or future growth without replacing the chassis.