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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Gold 6138 128GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-GZH5-VBX5K

A 2U rack server holding eight 3.5" drives with dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6138 CPUs at 2.0 GHz, 128GB DDR4 ECC, PERC H730P RAID and 10 GbE networking

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6138 processors deliver 20 cores each at 2.0 GHz for heavy workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large virtualisation and database tasks
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller provide flexible storage capacity
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote management and monitoring
  • Dual 750 W power supplies and 10 GbE 562T adapter ensure resilient power and high-speed networking

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server system built for data-centre workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6138 processors running at 2.0 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. Eight 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730P RAID controller provide flexible storage options. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise.

Suited for virtualisation and database clusters

This configuration suits teams that need dual-socket compute density and large memory capacity in a standard rack footprint. The 20-core CPUs and 128 GB RAM support heavy virtualisation or in-memory databases. Buyers who need GPU acceleration should look elsewhere because only integrated graphics are present. Organisations requiring pre-installed drives must add them separately.

Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730P

The chassis provides eight 3.5-inch bays wired to a Dell PERC H730P RAID controller for SATA storage. No drives are installed, so capacity and redundancy are chosen at deployment. This bay count and controller combination is the key spec that determines whether the system fits the planned storage architecture.

How it compares

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Price $1,432.99
Cheaper than about 61% 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 GHz
Lower than about 92% 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 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage2,00
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 drives in the 8LFF chassis and what step is often missed?

Slide each 3.5-inch drive into one of the eight front bays until it locks, then configure the virtual disks in the PERC H730P RAID controller BIOS — skipping the RAID setup leaves the drives invisible to the OS.

Which components will need replacement first during long-term operation?

The two 750 W power supplies and the system fans are the primary field-replaceable units; both are hot-swappable and should be monitored via iDRAC9 Enterprise for temperature or voltage alerts.

What thermal limit appears first when the dual Xeon Gold 6138 CPUs run at full load continuously?

The CPU package temperature reaches its throttle point before the 750 W power supplies hit their current ceiling, so sustained 2.0 GHz all-core operation relies on adequate front-to-rear airflow through the 36 x 24 x 10 in chassis.

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