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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-core 64GB DDR4 8x 300GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-207J-AWARY

2U rack server with two 12-core Xeon Silver 4116 processors at 2.1 GHz, 64 GB DDR4, PERC H730P controller and eight 300 GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.1 GHz base speed
  • 64 GB DDR4 ECC memory across 4 modules with 24 slots for expansion
  • PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 with 2 GB cache
  • Eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives provide high-speed storage in 2.5 inch bays
  • Quad-port network card adds 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity

2U Dual-Socket Xeon Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server built around two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 12 cores. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules and includes a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache.

Virtualisation hosts and database nodes

This configuration suits workloads that benefit from 24 total cores and hardware RAID across eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives, such as virtualisation clusters, mid-size databases or application servers needing dual 10 GbE SFP+ uplinks. Buyers who need more drive bays, higher single-thread frequency or GPU accelerator slots should evaluate other platforms that explicitly offer those features.

PERC H730P with battery-backed cache

The storage controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, and its battery-backed 2 GB cache protects in-flight writes during power loss. This single component determines whether the server can meet the data-integrity and performance requirements of transactional workloads.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $934.99
Cheaper than about 76% 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 count12-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

Does the Dell PowerEdge R740 ship with all eight drive bays populated, or do I need to add drives myself?

The server includes eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives already installed in the 2.5-inch bays, so no additional drives are required for initial use.

Should I choose the 64 GB DDR4 configuration or plan to expand toward the 3 TB maximum?

The system arrives with 64 GB (four 16 GB DDR4 2400 MHz RDIMMs) occupying four of 24 slots, leaving 20 slots free for future expansion up to 3 TB.

What throughput can I expect from the PERC H730P controller with the eight 300 GB SAS drives in a RAID 10 array?

The H730P supports 12 Gb/s SAS and RAID 10, delivering high IOPS and sequential throughput for the eight 10K drives in a protected array.

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