DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Gold 6126 12C 512GB 8x 800GB SAS SSD H730P

Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 2U rack server

This Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for dense compute and storage. Dual Intel Gold 6126 processors deliver 12 cores each at 2.6GHz with 19.25M cache. The system ships with 512GB of DDR4 memory across 16 DIMM slots and eight 800GB SAS SSDs managed by an H730P RAID controller. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise.

Virtualisation hosts and database clusters

Organisations running virtualisation hosts, in-memory databases or high-throughput transactional workloads will benefit from the 24 total cores and large memory footprint. The eight 2.5-inch drive bays are fully populated with SAS SSDs, leaving no room for additional internal drives without removing existing units. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, more internal drive bays or single-thread optimisation should look at alternative platforms because this chassis and controller are built around SAS SSD arrays and PCIe Gen 3 expansion.

H730P RAID controller with eight SAS SSDs

The H730P controller manages the eight 800GB SAS SSDs in hardware RAID, providing data protection and consistent IOPS for mixed read-write workloads. This combination of controller and drive type determines whether the server fits a storage-heavy application profile. Verify that your workload requires SAS connectivity and hardware RAID before committing to this configuration.