DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2× Gold 6132 14C 256GB 8× 300GB 10K SAS H730P

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Server

The DELL PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for virtualisation and database workloads. It ships with two Intel Gold 6132 processors, each running at 2.6GHz with 14 cores and 19.25M cache. Memory totals 256GB DDR4 across sixteen 16GB PC4-2666 modules. Eight 300GB 10K SAS drives attach to an H730P RAID controller.

Suited to compute-dense racks, not GPU farms

This server suits teams needing high core counts and fast local storage in a compact chassis. The eight 2.5-inch bays are fully populated, leaving no room for additional drives without external enclosures. There is no optical drive and the PCIe Gen 3 slots lack the bandwidth for modern accelerator cards. Buyers who want more storage or GPU compute should look elsewhere.

256GB DDR4 in sixteen populated slots

The memory configuration uses every DIMM slot with 16GB modules at 2666 MT/s. Expanding capacity requires removing existing sticks, so the installed 256GB is also the practical ceiling without a hardware swap. Verify that this capacity matches the workload before purchase.