DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-core 64GB DDR4 H730P 2x 300GB SAS

Dual Xeon Silver 4116 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors running at 2.1 GHz. Each CPU provides twelve cores, giving twenty-four cores in total. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across four modules. It is aimed at organisations that need a dense, two-socket platform for virtualization or database workloads.

Suits virtualization hosts; not for GPU-heavy AI

This configuration suits IT teams building virtualization hosts, application servers or mid-range database nodes that benefit from twenty-four cores and hardware RAID. The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 2 GB cache. Buyers who need GPU acceleration for AI training or high-performance computing should look at platforms with full-height, double-width accelerator slots and higher power budgets.

300 GB 10K SAS boot drives

Two Dell Enterprise 300 GB 10K SAS 12 Gb/s 2.5-inch drives are installed in the eight-bay chassis. They provide fast, redundant boot storage for the operating system or hypervisor. The remaining six bays are free for additional SAS or SATA drives. Capacity planning should start from these 300 GB drives and the controller’s twelve-bay addressing limit.