DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Gold 6126 128GB 6x 300GB 10K SAS H730P

Purpose-built 2U rack server

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 arrives as a 2U rack server populated with two Intel Gold 6126 processors running at 2.6GHz, each offering 12 cores. It ships with 128GB of DDR4 memory arranged as eight 16GB modules at 2666 MT/s. Six 300GB 10K SAS drives sit behind an H730P RAID controller, and an 1100W redundant power supply is included. iDRAC9 Enterprise provides remote management.

Virtualisation hosts and database nodes

This configuration suits teams that need dense compute and fast local storage in a 2U form factor. The dual 12-core CPUs and 128GB memory support moderate virtualisation clusters or SQL workloads. Buyers who need more drive bays than the eight 2.5-inch slots provide should look elsewhere. Organisations requiring an optical drive or a different network adapter will need another platform.

Eight 2.5-inch drive bays total

The chassis offers eight 2.5-inch drive bays, and six are already occupied by the 300GB SAS drives. That leaves two open bays for expansion, and the H730P controller manages the array. If your deployment needs more than eight bays or a different controller, this server will not fit.