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Silver rack-mount server chassis with eight 3.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 8x3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 5218 2.3GHz 384GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-8WMP-K0DAV

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 2.3 GHz Xeon Gold 5218 CPUs, 384 GB DDR4 ECC memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller, sold without drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM384 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.3 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5218 CPUs deliver 16 cores each at 2.3GHz
  • 384GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports heavy virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P RAID controller manages up to 8 x 3.5" SATA drive bays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables full remote server management
  • 10GbE dual-port 562T adapter provides high-throughput network connectivity

Server for memory-heavy workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740 holds two Xeon Gold 5218 processors at 2.3GHz with 16 cores each and 22MB cache. It ships with 384GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P RAID controller. Eight 3.5-inch drive bays support SATA drives. Integrated graphics and a 10GbE 562T dual-port adapter handle display and networking. Dual 750W power supplies are installed. iDRAC9 Enterprise provides remote management.

Verify rack space and drive plans

The chassis measures 36 by 24 by 10 inches and weighs 40 pounds. Confirm your rack can accept these dimensions and weight. No drives are included, so source up to eight SATA 3.5-inch drives separately. The PERC H730P manages RAID across the bays. Memory uses DDR4 ECC registered modules only. Maximum capacity reaches 3TB across the available slots. Ensure your operating system and applications support the installed Xeon architecture.

Sustained operation with dual power

Dual 750W supplies share load continuously, keeping the system running if one unit fails. Firmware is updated to the latest stable version before shipment and a full burn-in test verifies stability under load. iDRAC9 Enterprise allows remote monitoring of temperatures, power draw and hardware health during extended runs. The eight-bay layout and PERC H730P maintain consistent throughput for storage-heavy tasks without thermal throttling.

How it compares

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

Price $2,853.99
Pricier than about 63% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 384 GB
Higher than about 75% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.3 GHz
Typical for this category: the median of 9,950 items is 2.3 GHz.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM384 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Installed storage32,00
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

Does the server include any drives or do I need to buy 3.5" SATA drives separately?

The 8-bay chassis ships with no drives installed; you must supply up to eight 3.5" SATA drives yourself.

Which processor specification matters when choosing between configurations — the core count or the cache size?

Both are fixed on this model: two Xeon Gold 5218 CPUs each deliver 16 cores and 22 MB cache at 2.3 GHz.

How much usable memory bandwidth does the 384 GB DDR4 provide for virtualisation workloads?

The installed 384 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory runs across all channels of both Xeon Gold 5218 processors, supporting the full 3 TB maximum capacity.

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