DELL PowerEdge R740 2x Silver 4210R 10C 64GB 8x 800GB SAS SSD H730P

Dual Silver 4210R 2U server

This Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Silver 4210R processors. Each CPU runs at 2.4 GHz with ten cores and 13.75 MB cache. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4 memory in four 16 GB modules operating at 2666 MT/s. Eight 800 GB SAS SSDs are installed and managed by an H730P RAID controller. Remote management is provided by iDRAC9 Enterprise.

Virtualisation hosts needing dense 2.5-inch storage

The eight-bay 2.5-inch chassis suits workloads that want fast local capacity in a compact rack footprint. Dual 10 Gb and dual 1 Gb RJ45 ports give flexible network connectivity without extra cards. Up to eight PCIe Gen 3 slots allow GPU, HBA or NIC expansion. Buyers who need more than eight drive bays or who require an optical drive should look at other platforms. The fixed 1100 W redundant power supplies limit later power-configuration changes.

Eight 800 GB SAS SSDs with H730P controller

The storage subsystem centres on eight 800 GB SAS solid-state drives paired with the H730P hardware RAID controller. This combination determines usable capacity, redundancy options and IOPS for the workload. Verify that the drive count and interface match the application before purchasing.