DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server, Dual Xeon 6130 2.10 GHz, 512GB DDR4, 61.44TB SSD, Rail Kit

Dual Xeon 6130 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for virtualization, private cloud and high-performance computing. Dual Xeon Gold 6130 processors deliver 32 total cores with a 3.70 GHz turbo ceiling. It targets IT teams that need dense compute in a standard rack footprint.

512GB DDR4 and 61.44TB SSD capacity

Sixteen 32GB DDR4 modules run at 3200 MHz, giving ample headroom for large VM fleets and in-memory databases. Eight 7.68TB enterprise SSDs provide 61.44TB of flash storage behind a PERC H730 RAID controller with 2GB NV cache. The 12Gb/s controller and quad 1GbE ports become the bottleneck before the drives saturate.

Upgrade from single-socket or HDD-based platforms

Moving from a single-socket server doubles core count and memory channels, cutting VM consolidation ratios. Replacing spinning disks with the SSD array removes latency spikes for database and VDI workloads. The jump is worth it when current hardware forces workload sprawl across multiple boxes.