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Black 2U rack server chassis with eight 3.5 inch drive bays front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6126 256GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-ES41-6TAS2

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5-inch drive bays, dual Xeon Gold 6126 processors and 256 GB of DDR4 memory

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.6 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6126 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.6GHz for heavy workloads
  • 256GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation and database tasks
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller enable flexible storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence provides full remote management and monitoring
  • Dual 750W power supplies and 10GbE 562T adapter ensure high availability

Dual-socket Xeon Gold 6126 server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack system equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6126 processors running at 2.6GHz. Each CPU provides 12 cores and 19.25MB cache, giving 24 cores total for multi-threaded workloads. The chassis supports up to eight 3.5-inch drive bays and ships with 256GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence.

Suited for virtualisation hosts and database nodes

This configuration fits buyers who need dual-socket compute density, large memory capacity and flexible 3.5-inch storage in a standard rack. It is not for buyers who need GPU acceleration, single-socket platforms or 2.5-inch drive bays. The PERC H730P controller manages SATA drives in RAID, and dual 750W supplies provide redundancy.

256GB DDR4 ECC registered memory installed

The system arrives with 256GB of DDR4 ECC registered RAM across the available slots, leaving headroom toward the 3TB maximum. Memory type and speed are fixed to DDR4; other generations will not fit. Confirm the installed capacity matches the application requirement before ordering.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $1,988.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.6 GHz
Higher than about 80% 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 speed2.6 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 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

How do I install the 2.6 GHz Xeon Gold 6126 processors and what step is often missed?

Seat both 12-core CPUs in the two sockets, apply thermal paste evenly, then torque the heatsink screws in a cross pattern; the step most often missed is updating the iDRAC9 firmware before first boot so the new microcode loads correctly.

What maintenance will the PERC H730P RAID controller and 750 W power supplies need later?

The H730P uses a lithium-ion cache battery that typically lasts three to five years — replace it when iDRAC9 reports a voltage drop; each 750 W PSU has an internal fan that should be cleaned annually and swapped if bearing noise appears.

What limit appears first when the eight 3.5-inch SATA bays run sustained write workloads?

The 10 GbE 562T dual-port adapter saturates at roughly 10 Gbps aggregate throughput, so network bandwidth becomes the bottleneck before the PERC H730P or the 256 GB DDR4 memory ceiling is reached.

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