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Silver rack server, eight 3.5-inch drive bays, front bezel visible

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4208 128GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-8NNN-ECE2P

Eight-bay 3.5-inch rack server with dual Xeon Silver 4208 processors, 128GB DDR4 memory and PERC H730P RAID controller, drives not included

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4208 CPUs deliver 16 cores at 2.1GHz
  • 128GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation workloads
  • Eight 3.5" drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller
  • 10GbE 562T dual-port adapter provides high-speed network connectivity
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management

Dell PowerEdge R740 8-bay server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server system built for virtualisation, database and high-performance compute workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4208 processors running at 2.1 GHz and 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis supports up to eight 3.5-inch SATA drive bays and includes a PERC H730P RAID controller.

Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730P

The single specification that decides fit is the eight-bay 3.5-inch chassis paired with the PERC H730P RAID controller. This combination accepts SATA hard drives and SSDs in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 configurations. No drives are installed, so storage capacity and redundancy are defined entirely by the drives you add.

iDRAC9 Enterprise and dual 750 W supplies

The bundled iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote console, virtual media and automated lifecycle management without an extra subscription. Two 750 W power supplies provide redundancy for the dual-processor configuration. A rail kit is available on request for rack installation.

How it compares

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

Price $1,715.99
Cheaper than about 54% 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 2.1 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 RAM128 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

What does the 2.1 GHz base clock on the two Xeon Silver 4208 CPUs mean for actual throughput in this server?

Each Xeon Silver 4208 has eight cores running at 2.1 GHz, giving sixteen cores total for multi-threaded workloads such as virtualization or database tasks.

How does the PERC H730P controller and SATA interface limit the drives I can use?

The PERC H730P manages RAID across the eight 3.5-inch bays using the SATA interface, so installed drives will operate at SATA speeds and RAID levels supported by that controller.

What physical space and mounting hardware does the 36 x 24 x 10 inch, 40-unit chassis need?

The chassis is a rack-mount design that occupies two rack units; rails are available on request for secure installation in a standard rack.

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