DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 64GB DDR4 2× 800GB SSD H730P

2U rack server with dual Xeon Gold 5118

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors at 2.3 GHz, each providing 12 cores. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache. Two 800 GB SATA SSDs are installed in the eight 2.5-inch drive bays. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management come standard. It targets organisations that need a dense, two-socket platform for virtualization or database workloads.

Sustained load behaviour with dual 12-core CPUs

Under continuous demand the pair of 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs can maintain their 2.3 GHz base frequency and push to 3.2 GHz turbo when thermal headroom allows. The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with battery-backed cache, keeping write latency predictable during extended I/O streams. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies share the load, so a single supply failure does not throttle performance. The quad-port X520/I350 network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for steady throughput.

Check rack depth, power cords

Verify that your rack can accommodate a 2U chassis with the included ready rails and that the available PDUs accept the supplied power cords. The eight 2.5-inch bays use Dell drive caddies; confirm you have spares or plan to reuse existing ones for additional SSDs or SAS drives. Memory expansion beyond the installed 64 GB requires DDR4 registered ECC modules compatible with the C620 chipset. Network uplinks need SFP+ transceivers and fibre or direct-attach cables for the two 10 Gb ports.