DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6130 2.1 GHz 16-core 64 GB DDR4 8× 300 GB SAS H730P

Dual Xeon Gold 6130 compute

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores. It includes 64 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots, supporting up to 3 TB total. The system targets virtualisation hosts, database nodes and compute-intensive workloads that benefit from high core counts in a compact rack footprint.

Sustained load behaviour

Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and hot-swap drive bays keep the platform running during component replacement. The PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache and battery backup maintains RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 performance under continuous I/O. iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides out-of-band monitoring and remote management without loading the host CPUs, helping administrators maintain uptime during prolonged peak demand.

SAS interface limits

Eight 2.5-inch bays accept 12 Gb/s SAS or SATA drives; the installed 300 GB 10K SAS disks deliver consistent throughput for mixed read-write workloads. The H730P connects via PCIe to the Intel C620 chipset, so aggregate bandwidth is shared with the dual-port 10 GbE SFP+ and dual 1 GbE network daughter card. Workloads that exceed the 12 Gb/s backplane or the controller’s queue depth will see latency rise before the CPUs saturate.