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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 384GB DDR4 No Drive Rack Server

SKU CH-H6W5-32DNA

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 384 GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM384 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs deliver 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz for heavy compute
  • 384 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller enable flexible storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence provides full remote management and monitoring
  • Dual 750 W power supplies and 10 GbE 562T adapter ensure high availability networking

Configuration and Audience

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors running at 2.1GHz and 384GB of DDR4 memory. It includes a PERC H730P RAID controller and a 10GbE 562T dual-port adapter. The chassis supports up to eight 3.5-inch SATA drives, though none are installed. This system targets organisations that need dense compute and memory capacity in a standard rack footprint.

Fit and Alternatives

It suits buyers who want a ready-to-configure platform with high core counts and large memory already populated. The integrated iDRAC9 Enterprise licence provides full remote management. Buyers who need drives included, a different drive-count layout, or GPU-accelerated workloads should look at other configurations.

Deciding Specification

The installed 384GB DDR4 memory is the key figure that determines whether this server matches the workload. The board can scale to 3TB, but the current capacity fixes the immediate virtualisation density or in-memory database size. Confirm the application fits within this limit before ordering.

How it compares

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

Price $2,411.99
Pricier than about 58% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 384 GB
Higher than about 75% 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 RAM384 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

How do I install the 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 processors into the R740 sockets, and what step is often missed?

Align each 2.1GHz CPU with the socket keying, lower the retention lever fully, then apply the included torque wrench to the specified setting; skipping the torque step leaves uneven contact and causes boot failures.

Which components in this 384GB DDR4 configuration will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The two 750W power supplies and the PERC H730P RAID controller fans are the earliest wear items; plan to swap them at the first sign of increased noise or temperature drift.

What limit appears first when the 8LFF chassis runs sustained workloads with all drive bays populated?

The 750W redundant power budget caps total draw before thermal limits, so adding high-capacity 3.5-inch SATA drives can trigger throttling once combined load approaches the supply rating.

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