DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server, Dual Xeon 6148 2.40 GHz, 512GB DDR4, 128TB SAS, Rail Kit

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server

This new Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rackmount server system supplied with a rail kit for installation in standard cabinets. It arrives with dual Xeon Gold 6148 processors, 512GB of DDR4 memory, and 128TB of enterprise nearline SAS storage capacity. The hardware is suited for virtualization, private cloud, high-performance computing, and dense software-defined storage workloads.

Suits buyers who need high core counts

The system provides 40 total cores across two Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs running at 2.40 GHz with turbo up to 3.70 GHz, plus 512GB of DDR4 PC4-25600 3200MHz unbuffered memory. Eight 16TB 3.5-inch nearline SAS drives deliver 128TB of raw storage through a PERC H730 12Gb/s RAID controller with 2GB NV cache. Organizations requiring integrated networking beyond quad-port 1GbE or needing pre-installed drives should evaluate other configurations.

Dual Xeon Gold 6148 20-core processors

The two Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs each provide 20 cores at 2.40 GHz base frequency with 27.5MB cache and 3.70 GHz maximum turbo. This 40-core foundation determines the server's ability to run heavily threaded applications, large virtual machine densities, and compute-intensive tasks. The processor choice is the primary factor in matching this platform to workload requirements.