DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Gold 5218 768GB DDR4 rack server

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF dual Xeon server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF server ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5218 processors running at 2.3GHz, providing sixteen cores per socket and 22MB cache each. It includes 768GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. The 3.5-inch chassis supports up to eight SATA drive bays, while dual 750W power supplies and an iDRAC9 Enterprise licence complete the platform. A 10GbE two-port 562T adapter handles network connectivity.

Suited to memory-heavy workloads with SATA storage

This configuration fits virtualisation hosts, database servers and compute clusters that need high core counts and large DDR4 capacity. The eight 3.5-inch bays accept SATA drives managed by the H730P controller. Buyers who need more than two processors or memory beyond the 3TB maximum should evaluate other platforms. The integrated graphics and lack of installed drives also mean it is not a ready-to-run storage appliance.

768GB DDR4 ECC registered memory installed

The system arrives with 768GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory populated across the available DIMM slots. This capacity determines how many virtual machines, containers or in-memory databases can run simultaneously. Expansion up to the 3TB ceiling requires additional DDR4 ECC registered modules compatible with the Xeon Gold 5218 memory controller.