DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8-Core 64GB DDR4 8x 400GB SSD H730P

Dell PowerEdge R740 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for compute-intensive workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors, each running at 3.2 GHz with eight cores. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four modules. Eight 400 GB SATA SSDs and a PERC H730P controller provide high-speed storage.

Suits virtualisation and database clusters.

This configuration suits virtualisation hosts, database clusters and high-performance computing nodes that need dual-socket density in 2U. The quad-port network daughter card with two 10 Gb SFP+ and two 1 GbE ports supports demanding east-west traffic. Organisations requiring GPU acceleration or larger local storage capacity should evaluate other platforms.

Dual Xeon Gold 6134 CPUs define the compute ceiling

The two installed Xeon Gold 6134 processors set the maximum core count at sixteen and the peak turbo frequency at 3.7 GHz. The LGA 3647 sockets are fully populated, so no further CPU upgrades are possible. Buyers must confirm that sixteen cores at 3.2 GHz base clock meet their licensing and performance targets before purchase.