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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6142 2.6GHz 16-core 128GB DDR4 8x 300GB SAS H730P

SKU CH-11VS-E1C7W

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon processors, 128GB DDR4 memory, eight 300GB SAS drives and a PERC H730P RAID controller

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.60 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Two Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs provide 16 cores each at 2.6 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory installed across 8 modules
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery backup
  • Eight 300 GB 10 K SAS drives deliver fast 2.5 inch storage in 8 bays
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise enable resilient remote management

Dual-socket 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack-mount server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors, each running at 2.6 GHz with 16 cores. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules and a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Eight 300 GB 10K SAS drives populate the 2.5-inch drive bays, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Suits virtualisation and database workloads

This configuration fits environments that need high core counts and hardware RAID across SAS drives, such as virtualisation hosts or transactional databases. The 24 DIMM slots allow memory expansion up to 3 TB. Buyers who require more than two physical processors or who need drive interfaces beyond SAS and SATA should consider other platforms.

PERC H730P RAID controller

The installed PERC H730P controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, with a 2 GB cache backed by a battery. This single component determines the storage redundancy and performance profile available to the operating system.

Highlights

  • Two Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs provide 16 cores each at 2.6 GHz base with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory installed across 8 modules
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with battery backup
  • Eight 300 GB 10 K SAS drives deliver fast 2.5 inch storage in 8 bays
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise enable resilient remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740
ModelR740
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.60 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores16-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size128GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity3TB
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730P 2GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
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 do I mount the 2U rack server and which rail step is often missed?

The server ships with Dell Ready Rails for standard 2U rack mounting; the step people skip is fully extending and locking both inner and outer rail sections before sliding the chassis in.

What drive maintenance will the 8x 300GB SAS drives need later?

The eight 300GB 10K SAS drives are hot-swappable; plan to replace any drive that SMART or the PERC H730P flags as failing — no scheduled maintenance beyond monitoring.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 6142 CPUs run at 3.7GHz turbo under sustained load?

The dual 750W platinum power supplies and system fan curves are rated for full turbo; the first limit is typically the chassis thermal envelope, which throttles CPU frequency before power is exhausted.

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