DELL PowerEdge R740 2U 8-Bay 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 128GB DDR4

PowerEdge R740 2U 8-bay server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors running at 2.1 GHz with 12 cores each. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules. The chassis provides eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays and includes a PERC H730P 2 GB RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC9 Enterprise, quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports, rails and a front bezel complete the configuration.

Target users and limitations

This server suits organisations that need a dense two-socket platform for virtualisation, database or high-performance computing workloads where 24 memory slots allow growth to 3 TB of DDR4. The eight 2.5-inch bays and 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller fit environments that rely on traditional hard drives or SATA SSDs. Buyers who require support for more than two processors or who need a larger 3.5-inch drive form factor should evaluate other platforms.

Deciding specification

The PERC H730P storage controller with 2 GB cache and 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity determines whether this unit matches your storage architecture. It provides hardware RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode for the eight installed drive trays. If your deployment depends on that specific RAID feature set and SAS/SATA interface, this server aligns with the requirement.