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Silver 2U rack server, eight 3.5-inch drive bays, front bezel removed

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4116 512GB RAM No Drive

SKU CH-GW2X-T1SRJ

A dual-socket Xeon server with 512 GB DDR4 memory, eight 3.5-inch drive bays and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4116 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.1GHz
  • 512GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualised workloads
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages up to eight 3.5" SATA drives
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management
  • 10GbE dual-port 562T adapter provides high-throughput network connectivity

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mounted server system built for data-centre workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors running at 2.1GHz and 512GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. A PERC H730P RAID controller and a dual-port 10GbE 562T adapter are installed. The chassis provides eight 3.5-inch drive bays and includes two 750W power supplies.

Suited For

Organisations deploying virtualisation clusters, database hosts or high-throughput file services will find the 24 cores and half-terabyte of memory well matched. The integrated iDRAC9 Enterprise licence gives full remote lifecycle management. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, fibre-channel connectivity or a pre-populated storage array should look at a different platform because this unit ships without drives or add-in compute cards.

Storage Interface Decision

The PERC H730P controller manages SATA hard drives across the eight 3.5-inch bays. All capacity and redundancy depend on the SATA drives you select and the RAID level you configure. If your workload demands a different drive protocol, this server cannot satisfy it.

How it compares

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

Price $2,792.99
Pricier than about 63% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% 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 RAM512 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

Should I choose the 512GB DDR4 configuration or add more memory up to the 3TB maximum?

The system ships with 512GB DDR4 ECC registered memory installed across the available slots. The platform supports up to 3TB total capacity when fully populated with compatible DDR4 modules.

What does the 2.1GHz clock speed of the two Xeon Silver 4116 processors deliver in a live workload?

Each Xeon Silver 4116 runs at 2.1GHz with 12 cores and 16.5MB cache. Two processors give 24 total cores for parallel tasks such as virtualisation, database and compute workloads.

How does the PERC H730P controller and SATA interface limit drive performance in the 8-bay 3.5-inch chassis?

The PERC H730P RAID controller manages up to eight 3.5-inch SATA drives. SATA interface caps individual drive throughput at 6Gb/s, so array performance scales with drive count and RAID level rather than interface speed.

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