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Silver 2U rack server with eight 3.5 inch drive bays and dual Xeon processors

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8268 128GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-WTPK-MX04K

Rack server with two 24-core Xeon Platinum 8268 CPUs at 2.9 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller and eight 3.5-inch drive bays

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.9 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8268 CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.9 GHz
  • 128GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large workloads
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages up to 8 x 3.5" SATA drives
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management
  • Dual 750W power supplies with 10GbE 562T network adapter

Dual Xeon Platinum 8268 Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 delivers dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 processors running at 2.9 GHz with 24 cores each. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. This rackmount system targets organisations that need high core counts for virtualisation or database workloads.

Eight 3.5-Inch Bay Limit

The chassis supports up to eight 3.5-inch SATA drives but no drives are installed. Storage capacity is therefore limited by the number of bays and the SATA interface. Buyers who want more storage than eight drives provide must look at a different platform.

3 TB Maximum Memory

Four memory channels per processor allow a theoretical ceiling of 3 TB of DDR4 across all slots. The current 128 GB configuration leaves substantial headroom for expansion. Buyers who need more than 3 TB of system memory cannot use this server.

How it compares

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

Price $2,006.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Processor speed 2.9 GHz
Higher than about 88% 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 speed2.9 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage12,00
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 8LFF chassis or a different drive-bay layout for the R740?

The 8LFF chassis provides eight 3.5-inch bays for high-capacity SATA drives, while other R740 models use 2.5-inch bays for greater density.

What does the 2.9 GHz clock on the dual Xeon Platinum 8268 mean for real workloads?

Each of the two processors runs 24 cores at a 2.9 GHz base frequency with 35.75 MB cache, delivering strong multi-threaded throughput for virtualization and database tasks.

How does the PERC H730P controller limit the SATA drives I can add?

The H730P manages RAID across the eight 3.5-inch SATA bays and caps array performance at the SATA interface speed, so drive choice should match that ceiling.

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