DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server Gold 6148 20C 128GB 4x 800GB SAS SSD H730P

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for virtualization and database workloads. It ships with a single Intel Gold 6148 processor providing 20 cores at 2.4 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 memory across eight 16 GB modules. Four 800 GB SAS SSDs are installed behind an H730P RAID controller. Remote management uses iDRAC9 Enterprise.

Suits compute-dense workloads.

This configuration suits teams that need high core counts and fast local storage in a standard 2U footprint. The eight 2.5-inch drive bays allow room for four additional drives. Buyers who require dual processors, GPU acceleration, or fibre-channel connectivity should look at other platforms. The single CPU and lack of PCIe GPU support limit heavy parallel processing.

One Intel Gold 6148 20-core processor decides fit

The server includes one Intel Gold 6148 running at 2.4 GHz with 27.5 MB cache and 20 cores. That single-socket design fixes the maximum thread count and memory-channel population. If the application scales across two sockets or needs more than 128 GB of RAM, this unit will not meet the requirement.