DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Gold 5120 1.5TB DDR4 rack server

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF dual Xeon Gold 5120 server

This Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 5120 processors running at 2.2 GHz. Each CPU provides 14 cores and 19.25 MB of cache. The system ships with 1.5 TB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed across the available DIMM slots. It uses a PERC H730P RAID controller with SATA drive support.

Suited for memory-intensive workloads

The eight 3.5-inch drive bays and 1.5 TB memory capacity make this platform a fit for database hosting, virtualisation farms or backup repositories that prioritise RAM over local flash performance. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets, GPU compute modules or storage interfaces beyond SATA should evaluate alternative platforms. The integrated graphics and 10 GbE dual-port adapter cover basic display and network needs without extra cards.

Maximum memory capacity of 3 TB defines upgrade

The installed 1.5 TB of DDR4 memory fills half the supported 3 TB ceiling, leaving room for future expansion within the same chassis. This ceiling is the single specification that determines whether the server can grow with your dataset or whether a higher-capacity platform is required from the outset.