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Silver 2U rack server, eight 3.5 inch drive bays front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Gold 5218R 256GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-KQQY-2V8FY

Dual 2.1 GHz Xeon Gold 5218R CPUs, 256 GB DDR4, eight 3.5" bays with PERC H730P RAID, and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5218R CPUs deliver 40 cores at 2.1 GHz
  • 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory scales up to 3 TB capacity
  • Eight 3.5" drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote server management
  • Dual 750 W power supplies provide redundant power

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF dual Xeon server

This Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 5218R processors running at 2.1 GHz and 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. It provides eight 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730P RAID controller for internal storage arrays. The system includes a 10 GbE 562T dual-port adapter and dual 750 W power supplies. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence.

Ideal for dense storage and virtualisation workloads

The eight large-form-factor bays suit organisations that need high-capacity SATA arrays for backup, archiving or database workloads. Dual 20-core CPUs and 256 GB RAM support heavy virtualisation or container density. Buyers who need PCIe flash tiers, GPU acceleration or more than two sockets should evaluate other platforms.

PERC H730P RAID controller with eight 3.5-inch bays

The H730P controller manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across the eight drive bays. It delivers hardware RAID performance with 2 GB non-volatile cache. This combination determines the storage throughput and redundancy options available without adding external enclosures.

How it compares

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Price $2,211.99
Pricier than about 55% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.1 GHz
Lower than about 70% 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 speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage16,00
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

Should I choose the 8-drive 3.5" chassis or a smaller bay count for this R740?

The chassis supports up to eight 3.5-inch SATA bays, so select the 8-bay version when you need maximum internal capacity; fewer bays only reduce the number of drives you can install.

What does the 2.1 GHz Xeon Gold 5218R speed mean once the server is running workloads?

Each of the two 5218R processors runs at 2.1 GHz base frequency with twenty cores total, delivering multi-threaded throughput for virtualization and database tasks.

How does the PERC H730P controller and SATA interface affect real-world drive performance?

The H730P RAID controller manages the SATA drives with hardware RAID levels, and the SATA link caps each drive at 6 Gb/s, limiting sequential throughput to that ceiling.

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