DELL PowerEdge R740 8LFF 2x Xeon Bronze 3104 768GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

Dell PowerEdge R740 8LFF dual Xeon Bronze 3104

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 processors running at 1.7 GHz and 768 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. The chassis provides eight 3.5-inch drive bays backed by a PERC H730P RAID controller. It is aimed at organisations that need dense local storage and remote management through iDRAC9 Enterprise.

Check drive selection

No hard drives are installed; you must supply SATA drives that match the eight 3.5-inch bays and the PERC H730P controller. The included 10 GbE dual-port 562T adapter requires compatible switch ports and cabling. Verify that your rack can accommodate the 36 x 24 x 10 inch form factor and that power distribution can feed the dual 750 W supplies.

Sustained load behaviour

The two six-core Bronze 3104 processors deliver steady throughput for virtualisation hosts, database nodes or backup targets without the frequency spikes of higher-tier models. The 768 GB DDR4 capacity keeps large working sets in memory, reducing swap pressure during extended jobs. Dual 750 W power supplies share the load, and iDRAC9 Enterprise provides continuous thermal and power telemetry for proactive monitoring.