DELL PowerEdge R740 8x3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6226 384GB DDR4 No Drive

Purpose-built server chassis

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server populated with two Intel Xeon Gold 6226 processors running at 2.7GHz and 384GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. It ships with a PERC H730P RAID controller and a 10GbE two-port 562T network adapter installed. The unit is designed for virtualisation, database or compute workloads that demand dual-socket performance in a standard rack footprint.

Verify rack space and drive plan

Confirm your rack can accept a 36 x 24 x 10 inch 2U chassis weighing 40 pounds and that you have rails or a shelf rated for the load. The front panel provides eight 3.5-inch SATA drive bays; no drives are included, so you must supply compatible SATA HDDs or SSDs. Two 750W power supplies are fitted, so ensure your PDU delivers the required connectors and circuit capacity for redundant operation.

Integrates into existing Dell infrastructure

The server uses DDR4 memory slots and the PERC H730P controller, so any future memory expansion or RAID configuration must match those standards. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise, allowing out-of-band monitoring and firmware updates without a local console. The dual 10GbE ports free up PCIe slots that would otherwise be needed for separate network cards, simplifying cable runs in dense racks.