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Silver rack-mount server chassis with eight 3.5-inch drive bays front panel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 768GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-8EDM-H74VZ

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5-inch bays, dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs deliver 24 cores each at 2.1GHz
  • 768GB DDR4 ECC memory supports heavy virtualization workloads
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages up to eight 3.5" SATA drives
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management
  • Dual 750W power supplies provide redundancy for continuous operation

Server Configuration

The Dell PowerEdge R740 chassis arrives with two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors running at 2.1 GHz and 768 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. Eight 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730P RAID controller provide flexible storage expansion for database or virtualisation workloads. Integrated iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote lifecycle management.

Thermal and Power Profile

Dual 750 W power supplies share the load across the 24 total cores and memory subsystem during typical operation. The 2U rack form factor directs airflow front to rear through the 36 x 24 x 10 inch enclosure. Acoustic output remains within data-centre norms for the installed component density.

Sustained Load Behaviour

Under continuous compute demand the Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs maintain their 2.1 GHz base frequency across all 24 cores. The 33 MB cache per processor and DDR4 bandwidth absorb memory-intensive streams without throttling. The PERC H730P sustains RAID parity calculations while the 10 GbE 562T adapter handles persistent network throughput.

How it compares

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Price $3,542.99
Pricier than about 70% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% 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 RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage4,00
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 is the PERC H730P RAID controller installed in the R740, and what step is often missed?

The PERC H730P controller installs in a dedicated internal slot; the step often missed is connecting the data cables from the controller to the 8-drive backplane before closing the chassis.

What maintenance will the 768GB DDR4 memory configuration need later?

The 768GB DDR4 ECC Registered memory requires no routine maintenance; only a failed DIMM would need replacement with a matching DDR4 registered module.

What limit appears first when the dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs run sustained workloads?

The 2x 750W power supplies set the sustained power limit for the 24-core processors before thermal throttling engages.

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