DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4215R 256GB DDR4 rack server

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF dual Xeon server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Silver 4215R processors running at 3.2 GHz. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across sixteen 16 GB modules. The chassis provides eight 3.5-inch drive bays for SATA hard drives. This configuration targets IT teams that need a dense, dual-socket platform for virtualization, database or file workloads.

PERC H730P RAID controller and iDRAC9 Enterprise

A Dell PERC H730P RAID controller is installed, enabling hardware RAID across the eight drive bays. The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 includes an Enterprise licence, giving administrators full out-of-band management, virtual console and lifecycle automation. Dual 750 W power supplies provide redundancy. An Ethernet 10 Gb 2-port 562T adapter adds high-speed network connectivity without consuming a PCIe slot.

256 GB DDR4 with 3 TB ceiling and eight drive bays

The 256 GB of installed DDR4 memory handles moderate virtualization clusters and in-memory databases comfortably, while the platform supports up to 3 TB for future expansion. Eight 3.5-inch bays offer substantial raw capacity for bulk storage arrays, though performance scales with the number and speed of drives installed. Workloads requiring GPU acceleration or more than two sockets will exceed this server's capabilities.