DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 1x Xeon Silver 6130 64GB DDR4

Dell PowerEdge R740 8-bay server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server built for compute-intensive workloads. It arrives with one Intel Xeon Silver 6130 processor running at 2.1 GHz and 64 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. Eight 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730P RAID controller provide flexible local storage. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing dense storage.

This configuration suits virtualisation clusters, database nodes or backup targets that benefit from eight large-capacity bays and hardware RAID. The single-socket layout leaves one processor socket open for future expansion. Buyers who need GPU acceleration for AI training or high-performance computing should look elsewhere because only integrated graphics are present. Workloads demanding dual-socket performance from day one will require a second processor.

Eight 3.5-inch bays with PERC H730P decide storage

The defining specification is the eight 3.5-inch drive bays paired with the PERC H730P controller, which together set the maximum raw capacity and RAID options. No drives are installed, so the buyer chooses the exact mix of SATA HDDs or SSDs. This bay count and controller combination determines whether the chassis can meet the required storage footprint.