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Silver 2U rack server front with eight 2.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2x Gold 6132 14C 32GB 8x 960GB SAS SSD H730P

SKU CH-XTCW-DZDGK

A 2U rack server with dual 14-core Gold 6132 CPUs, 32GB DDR4, eight 960GB SAS SSDs and an H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel
  • Installed RAM32 GB
  • Rack height2U
  • Installed storage8x 960 GB SAS SSD
  • Disk controllerH730P
  • Maximum storage8x 2.5 in Drive Bays
  • Dual Gold 6132 CPUs deliver 14 cores each at 2.6 GHz
  • 32 GB DDR4 memory supports virtualisation and database tasks
  • Eight 960 GB SAS SSDs provide fast redundant storage
  • H730P RAID controller manages arrays with hardware acceleration
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote server management

Dell PowerEdge R740 dual Gold 6132 server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Gold 6132 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with 14 cores. It ships with 32 GB of DDR4 memory in a 2 x 16 GB configuration and eight 960 GB SAS solid-state drives managed by an H730P RAID controller. iDRAC9 Enterprise provides out-of-band remote management for data-centre operators.

Suited for virtualisation clusters needing dense

This configuration fits environments that want eight hot-swap bays populated with high-capacity SAS flash and dual-socket compute in a 2U form factor. Buyers who require more than 32 GB of memory, additional drive bays beyond the eight provided, or a different network interface than the Intel X550 dual 10 GbE and dual 1 GbE ports should evaluate other platforms.

Deciding specification: eight 960 GB SAS SSDs

The installed set of eight 960 GB SAS solid-state drives behind the H730P controller delivers the storage capacity and RAID flexibility that define whether this chassis meets the workload. If the application needs a larger raw capacity, a different drive interface, or a controller with external ports, this specific build will not match the requirement.

How it compares

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Price $3,579.99
Pricier than about 70% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 32 GB
Lower than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Model nameR740
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel
Memory
Installed RAM32 GB
Storage
Installed storage8x 960 GB SAS SSD
Disk controllerH730P
Maximum storage8x 2.5 in Drive Bays
Size & build
Rack height2U
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 Enterprise

Questions about this item

Will the 960GB SAS SSDs or the H730P controller need replacement first under heavy write workloads?

The H730P RAID controller manages the 8x 960GB SAS SSDs; drive endurance depends on workload, while the controller itself has no moving parts and typically outlasts the SSDs.

Which component hits its limit first when both Gold 6132 CPUs run at 2.6GHz continuously — memory bandwidth or thermal envelope?

The 2x 16GB DDR4-2666 modules provide 32GB total; sustained all-core load on the 14-core processors will reach the chassis thermal limit before memory bandwidth saturates.

How much fan noise and heat do the 1100W redundant PSUs and iDRAC9 Enterprise produce under constant load?

Dual 1100W redundant power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise operate within the 2U chassis; fan speed scales with CPU and SSD temperatures, so acoustics rise as the 14-core Gold 6132 processors sustain 2.6GHz.

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