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Silver 4U tower server chassis, eight front 3.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, redundant power supplies, seven rear PCIe slots

Supermicro

Supermicro SYS-740GP-TNRT 4U barebone server, dual Xeon, 16 DDR4 slots, 4 PCIe 4.0 x16, 8 hot-swap bays

SKU CH-V9B7-YRC3D MPN SYS-740GP-TNRT

A 4U dual-processor barebones server supporting 3rd Gen Xeon CPUs, 16 DDR4 slots up to 6TB, four PCIe 4.0 x16 slots for GPUs, and eight 3.5" hot-swap bays with NVMe support

  • ProcessorSupports 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
  • Installed RAMNo Memory Installed
  • Form factor4U Tower
  • Processor socketLGA 4189
  • Target workloadWorkstation
  • Preinstalled processorNo CPU Installed
  • Dual Xeon Scalable support for heavy compute workloads
  • Sixteen DDR4 3200 slots enable up to 6 TB ECC memory
  • Four PCIe 4.0 x16 full-height slots for multi-GPU scaling
  • Eight 3.5-inch hot-swap bays with NVMe, SATA and SAS support
  • Dual 2000 W Titanium redundant supplies deliver efficient power

4U dual-socket workstation barebone

The Supermicro SYS-740GP-TNRT is a 4U tower or rack-mountable barebone built for dual 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. It targets scientific virtualisation, high-performance computing, rendering and AI deep-learning training workloads. The chassis ships without CPUs, memory or storage, letting integrators configure the system to exact workload requirements.

Verify CPU cooler clearance and power budget

Confirm that chosen LGA 4189 processors fit within the 4U thermal envelope and that the dual 2000 W redundant Titanium power supplies meet the combined TDP of both CPUs plus all installed accelerators. The board provides sixteen 288-pin DDR4 3200 slots with ECC support; populate them with registered or load-reduced DIMMs only. Ensure the operating system and applications can address the 6 TB maximum memory capacity.

Four full-height GPU slots and hot-swap storage bays

Four PCIe 4.0 x16 full-height full-length slots accommodate double-width compute cards, while two additional low-profile x16 slots and one low-profile x8 slot provide extra I/O flexibility. Eight 3.5-inch hot-swap bays accept SATA, SAS or NVMe drives with four dedicated NVMe ports; two M.2 sockets support NVMe or SATA modules. Dual 10 GbE Base-T ports and a single VGA output handle network and basic display connectivity.

How it compares

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Price $2,839.99
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Specifications

Product
Brand nameSUPERMICRO
Model nameSYS-740GP-TNRT
Target workloadWorkstation
Processor
ProcessorSupports 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Processor socketLGA 4189
Preinstalled processorNo CPU Installed
Max supported CPUs2
ChipsetIntel C621A
Memory
Installed RAMNo Memory Installed
RAM slots16 × 288Pin
Maximum supported memory6 TB
Supported memoryDDR4 3200
ECC supportYes
Storage
Preinstalled storageNo Storage Installed
SATA ports8 x SATA 600
SATA and RAID supportRAID 0/1/5/10
M.2 slots2 M.2 NVMe OR 2 M.2 SATA3
Hot-swap drive bays8 × 3.5 in hot-swap NVMe/SATA/SAS Support drive bays (4 × 2.5 in NVMe dedicated)
Connectivity
Top LAN speed10 Gigabit
Ports & slots
VGA ports1
Ethernet port2 × 10GbE BaseT
Power
Power supply1U 2200 W Redundant, Titanium
Size & build
Form factor4U Tower
Product dimensions18.1 in × 7 in × 26.5 in
Product weight57 lb (25.9 kg)
Shipping weight25.86 kg
Package size953 × 686 × 323 mm

Questions about this item

Does the SYS-740GP-TNRT ship with CPUs, memory or drives, and what must I buy separately?

The barebone arrives without CPUs, DDR4 memory or storage. You must supply up to two LGA 4189 Xeon Scalable processors, up to 16 DDR4 3200 ECC modules for up to 6 TB, and 3.5" SATA, SAS or NVMe drives for the eight hot-swap bays.

Which CPU and memory configuration should I choose for this dual-socket 16-slot platform?

Install one or two 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs in the LGA 4189 sockets. Populate DDR4 3200 ECC RDIMMs or LRDIMMs across the 16 slots; maximum supported capacity is 6 TB when both sockets are occupied.

What does the 10 Gigabit LAN figure mean for real-world throughput in this server?

The two onboard RJ45 ports each deliver 10 GbE Base-T connectivity, providing up to 10 Gbit/s network bandwidth per port for storage replication, cluster traffic or high-speed client access.

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