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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel and eight 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U 8-Bay 2x Xeon Silver 4110 768GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-D75T-H7JRR

2U rack server with dual 8-core Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs, 768GB DDR4 ECC memory, H730P RAID controller, eight 2.5" drive bays, quad-port networking and redundant 750W power supplies

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.10 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs run at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC memory across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote management with redundant 750 W PSUs

PowerEdge R740 2U server for compute-intensive

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built for environments that demand high core counts and large memory capacity. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors, each running at 2.10 GHz with eight cores, and 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots. The platform supports up to 3 TB of RAM and includes a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management.

Ideal for virtualisation hosts

This configuration suits teams consolidating virtual machines or running in-memory databases that benefit from 768 GB of DDR4 and dual-socket scaling. The eight 2.5-inch drive bays and 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller support mixed HDD and SSD deployments, while the quad-port network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links. Buyers who require GPU acceleration or more than two processor sockets should evaluate other platforms because the chassis maxes out at two CPUs and lacks dedicated accelerator slots.

PERC H730P controller

The installed Dell PERC H730P provides hardware RAID across the eight hot-swap bays with a 2 GB non-volatile cache protected by a battery. It manages SAS and SATA drives at 12 Gb/s and enables pass-through mode for software-defined storage stacks. This controller specification determines whether the server can meet your redundancy and performance targets for the attached drive set.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs run at 2.1 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC memory across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Quad-port X520/I350 card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote management with redundant 750 W PSUs

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740
ModelR740
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.10 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores8-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size768GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity3TB
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730P 2GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA/SAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Ethernet ControllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Expansion SlotsRiser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo
Features8 x 2.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

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Questions about this item

How many memory slots are free for future upgrades on the R740 with 768GB installed?

All 24 slots are populated with 32GB modules, so adding capacity means replacing existing DIMMs rather than filling empty sockets.

Which component reaches its ceiling first when the dual Xeon Silver 4110 CPUs run at full load continuously?

The 750W Platinum power supplies set the sustained power envelope; each CPU can draw up to its rated TDP under full load.

What is the typical fan noise level when the server operates 24/7 with both 750W PSUs active?

Dual redundant 750W Platinum PSUs share the load, allowing fans to run at lower speeds than a single supply would require.

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