DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon 5118 2.3GHz 1TB DDR4 No Drive rack server

Server configuration and target workloads

This Dell PowerEdge R740 rack server arrives with two Intel Xeon 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz and 1 TB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis supports up to eight 3.5-inch drive bays and includes a PERC H730P RAID controller with SATA connectivity. Remote management is handled through iDRAC9 with an Enterprise licence. The unit is new and ships with firmware fully updated.

Suitable buyers and mismatched needs

Organisations running virtualisation, database or compute-intensive applications that benefit from 24 total cores and a large memory footprint will find this configuration appropriate. Buyers who need more than 3 TB of RAM or who require storage interfaces other than SATA should look at something else. The integrated graphics and 10 GbE 562T adapter cover basic display and networking without additional cards.

Decisive specification for compatibility

The maximum supported memory is 3 TB of DDR4 across the available DIMM slots. Any expansion must use DDR4 ECC registered modules; other memory generations or unbuffered types will not work. This limit determines whether the server can grow with your workload or if a different platform is required.