DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server Gold 6148 20C 32GB 2x 300GB SAS H730P

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Gold 6148 processor with 20 cores at 2.4GHz and 27.5M cache. It ships with 32GB of DDR4 memory in two 16GB modules and two 300GB 10K SAS drives managed by an H730P RAID controller. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise. The chassis provides eight 2.5-inch drive bays and up to eight PCIe Gen 3 slots.

Suited for compute-heavy workloads with room to grow

This configuration suits environments that need strong multi-threaded performance and hardware RAID for critical data. The single-socket design leaves a second CPU socket open for future expansion. Buyers who need redundant processors from day one or who require more than 32GB of memory out of the box should look at a different starting point.

Single Intel Gold 6148 20-core processor

The server includes one Intel Gold 6148 CPU with 20 cores and a 2.4GHz base frequency. A second processor can be added later to double the core count, but the system arrives with only one socket populated. This decision determines initial licensing costs and peak throughput for parallel applications.