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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R740 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6148 2.4GHz 20-Core 128GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS

SKU CH-825K-ZV436

Two-socket 2U rack server with dual Xeon Gold 6148 processors, 128GB DDR4, PERC H730P RAID and eight 1.2TB SAS drives

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.40 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 threads at 2.4 GHz base
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory supports heavy virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Eight 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives provide fast 2.5-inch storage in 8 bays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+ networking included

Dual Xeon Gold 6148 2U Server

This Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors, each running at 2.40 GHz with 20 cores. It includes 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules and eight 1.2 TB 10K SAS hard drives managed by a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management come standard.

Virtualisation and database workloads

The dual 20-core CPUs and 128 GB of DDR4 suit virtualisation hosts, database servers and compute-heavy applications that benefit from high core counts and redundant power. Buyers needing more than 3 TB of memory or more than twenty-four DIMM slots should look elsewhere. The eight 2.5-inch drive bays limit internal storage to the installed SAS drives unless external enclosures are added.

3 TB maximum DDR4 capacity

The Intel C620 chipset supports up to 3 TB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across twenty-four slots, so the installed 128 GB leaves ample room for future expansion. This ceiling is the decisive figure when planning memory-heavy workloads on this platform.

Highlights

  • Dual 20-core Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs deliver 40 threads at 2.4 GHz base
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory supports heavy virtualisation workloads
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Eight 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives provide fast 2.5-inch storage in 8 bays
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE and 10 GbE SFP+ networking included

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R740
ModelR740
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.40 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores20-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 install the 8x 1.2TB SAS drives and the PERC H730P controller, and what step is often missed?

Slide each 2.5-inch drive into the hot-swap bays until it clicks, then cable the H730P to the backplane; the step often missed is importing the foreign configuration in the controller BIOS before creating the RAID volume.

Which components will need replacement first during the server's life?

The 10K SAS hard drives and the H730P controller's battery-backed write cache are the primary wear items; the redundant 750W power supplies and system fans are also field-replaceable units.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 6148 CPUs run at sustained load?

The 750W platinum power supplies set the hard ceiling; with both 20-core processors at 2.4GHz base (3.7GHz turbo) the platform can hit that limit before the cooling capacity is exceeded.

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