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Silver rack server chassis with eight front drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4214R 256GB DDR4 rack server

SKU CH-9S74-SANAT

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4214R CPUs at 2.4 GHz and 256 GB DDR4 ECC memory, plus a PERC H730P RAID controller and 10 GbE networking

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.4 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4214R CPUs deliver 24 threads at 2.4 GHz
  • 256 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory scales to 3 TB maximum capacity
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller for flexible storage
  • Integrated iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management enables out-of-band server control
  • 10 GbE dual-port 562T adapter provides high-speed network connectivity

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Silver 4214R processors running at 2.4 GHz. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed across sixteen slots. The chassis provides eight 3.5-inch drive bays served by a PERC H730P RAID controller. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence.

Suited for virtualisation and database hosts

This configuration suits teams that need dual-processor compute density and large memory capacity in a standard rack footprint. Buyers who require more than eight drive bays or a different drive form factor should consider other platforms. Workloads that depend on discrete GPU acceleration are not supported by the integrated graphics subsystem.

Eight 3.5-inch bays with PERC H730P

The single specification that decides fit is the eight-bay 3.5-inch layout paired with the PERC H730P controller. It defines how many SATA drives you can install and which RAID levels are available. Confirm that your storage plan matches this bay count and controller before ordering.

How it compares

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

Price $2,633.99
Pricier than about 61% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.4 GHz
Higher than about 60% 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 speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 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

Should I choose the 8 LFF chassis or a smaller drive-bay option for the R740?

This unit is the 8 LFF chassis that holds up to eight 3.5-inch drives; smaller bay counts are different configurations and not part of this listing.

What does the 2.4 GHz clock speed mean for the dual Xeon Silver 4214R processors in daily workloads?

Each of the two CPUs runs 12 cores at 2.4 GHz with 16.5 MB cache, giving 24 total cores for multi-threaded tasks such as virtualization or databases.

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

The H730P manages the eight 3.5-inch SATA bays with hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and supports drives up to the chassis capacity.

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