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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF Xeon Silver 4114 2.2GHz 10C 128GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-DC3Z-T93ZF

Rack server with eight 3.5-inch bays, a 10-core Xeon 4114 at 2.2 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC, PERC H730P RAID controller and dual 750 W supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs1
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 at 2.2GHz handles demanding workloads
  • 128GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualisation environments
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays with PERC H730P RAID controller
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management
  • Dual 750W power supplies provide redundant power protection

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF server

This Dell PowerEdge R740 rack server comes in an 8-bay 3.5-inch chassis. It ships with one Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processor running at 2.2 GHz with ten cores. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. No hard drives are installed.

Suits single-processor workloads needing dense

This configuration fits workloads that run on one CPU and need up to eight large-form-factor SATA bays. The second processor socket remains empty for future expansion. Buyers who need two processors installed immediately, GPU acceleration, or drives included should look elsewhere.

Eight 3.5-inch drive bays define the storage limit

The chassis provides exactly eight 3.5-inch bays connected to the PERC H730P controller over SATA. This bay count is the fixed ceiling for internal spinning-disk capacity. Any deployment requiring more than eight 3.5-inch drives must use external enclosures or a different platform.

How it compares

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

Price $1,403.99
Cheaper than about 62% 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 2.2 GHz
Lower 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 speed2.2 GHz
Installed CPUs1
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage20,00
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 single 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 or add a second processor for this R740?

The system ships with one 2.2 GHz 10-core CPU and supports a maximum of two; adding the second doubles thread count for heavily parallel workloads.

What does the 128 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory mean for actual database or virtualisation performance?

128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered RAM provides a large buffer pool and protects data integrity, letting you run many VMs or sizable in-memory databases before hitting the 3 TB ceiling.

How does the PERC H730P controller with the 10 Gb 2-port 562T adapter limit real-world storage and network throughput?

The H730P manages the eight 3.5-inch SATA bays with hardware RAID, while the dual-port 10 Gb 562T adapter caps network traffic at 10 Gb/s per port.

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