DELL PowerEdge R740 2U 8 Bay 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12 Core 768GB DDR4 H730P 2x 800GB SSD

2U Rack Server for Demanding Workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2-socket rack server built for compute-intensive applications. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors, each offering 12 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo capability. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots, supporting up to 3 TB total capacity. Dual redundant 750 W platinum power supplies provide reliability for continuous operation in enterprise environments.

Verify Rack Space and Network Requirements

Before ordering, confirm your rack provides 2U of vertical clearance and standard square-hole mounting for the included ready rails. The front panel accommodates eight 2.5-inch drive bays populated with two 800 GB SATA SSDs managed by a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Network connectivity uses a quad-port daughter card delivering two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ interfaces. Ensure your switch infrastructure supports SFP+ transceivers for the 10 Gb links and that iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management aligns with your existing monitoring tools.

Expands Storage and Accelerator Options

The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, freeing six additional drive bays for SAS or SATA expansion. Twenty-four DIMM slots leave 16 slots open for memory growth up to the 3 TB maximum. The 2U chassis design preserves PCIe slots for GPU or FPGA accelerator cards that the platform was built to accommodate. iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote firmware updates and hardware health monitoring without consuming host resources, simplifying fleet management at scale.