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Silver 2U rack server chassis with eight 3.5-inch drive bays visible on the front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Gold 5120 128GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-EC89-KDR73

A 2U rack server holding eight 3.5-inch drives, dual 14-core Xeon Gold 5120 CPUs at 2.2 GHz and 128 GB DDR4 with a PERC H730P RAID controller and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5120 CPUs deliver 28 total cores for heavy workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large datasets and virtualization
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays allow massive local storage expansion
  • PERC H730P RAID controller provides hardware data protection
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote server management and monitoring

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF dual-processor server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Gold 5120 processors running at 2.2 GHz. Each CPU provides 14 cores and 19.25 MB of cache, delivering 28 threads for virtualisation, database or compute workloads. The system ships with 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller, ready for up to eight 3.5-inch SATA drives.

Suited for dense storage workloads

This configuration fits organisations that need a high drive-count chassis with integrated 10 GbE networking and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management. Buyers who require pre-installed drives, GPU acceleration or a smaller form factor should consider other options.

Eight 3.5-inch drive bays define capacity potential

The chassis supports a maximum of eight 3.5-inch SATA drives, so the total raw storage is determined entirely by the drives you add. The PERC H730P controller manages RAID across those bays, and the platform can scale to 3 TB of DDR4 memory if workloads grow.

How it compares

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Price $1,678.99
Cheaper than about 55% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Processor speed 2.2 GHz
Lower than about 60% of the 9,950 comparable items (median 2.3 GHz).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage40,00
Disk controllerDell PERC H730P Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 - Enterprise License

Questions about this item

Which drive bays and caddies do I need to populate the 8 LFF slots?

The chassis accepts eight 3.5-inch SATA drives and requires Dell 3.5-inch hot-plug caddies that match the PERC H730P backplane.

Will my existing DDR4 ECC registered modules work with the two Xeon Gold 5120 CPUs?

Yes, the system runs DDR4 ECC registered memory; the installed 128 GB uses that standard and the CPUs support up to 3 TB total.

How can I confirm the PERC H730P and iDRAC9 Enterprise are active after first boot?

Enter the BIOS to see the H730P firmware version and drive detection, then open the iDRAC9 web interface to verify the Enterprise licence status.

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