DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server Gold 6148 20C 32GB 2x 960GB SAS SSD H730P

Purpose-Built 2U Rack Server

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server system built for compute-intensive workloads. It ships with a single Intel Gold 6148 processor delivering 20 cores at 2.4 GHz and 32 GB of DDR4 memory configured as two 16 GB modules running at 2666 MT/s. The platform includes an H730P RAID controller and two 960 GB SAS SSDs installed in an 8-bay 2.5-inch chassis with redundant 1100 W power supplies. Remote management is handled by iDRAC9 Enterprise.

Fit and Alternatives

This server suits organisations deploying virtualisation, database or high-performance computing tasks that benefit from high core count and hardware RAID. The single-socket configuration and eight drive bays limit immediate expansion for buyers who need dual-processor performance, larger memory capacity from day one or more than eight 2.5-inch drives without adding enclosures. Workloads requiring an internal optical drive will also need an external solution.

Deciding Specification

The installed processor is a 20-core Intel Gold 6148 running at 2.4 GHz with 27.5 MB cache, which sets the performance ceiling for the entire system. Memory currently occupies two slots at 32 GB total, and the chassis provides eight 2.5-inch bays with two populated by SAS SSDs. PCIe Gen 3 slots and the Intel X550 network daughter card offer 10 Gb and 1 Gb Ethernet connectivity for I/O scaling.