DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2× Silver 4210R 10C 2.4GHz 256GB DDR4 2× 480GB SATA SSD H730P

Dual Silver 4210R 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Silver 4210R processors. Each CPU delivers ten cores at 2.4 GHz with 13.75 MB cache. The system ships with 256 GB of DDR4 memory configured as sixteen 16 GB modules running at 2666 MT/s. It targets organisations that need dense compute for virtualisation or database workloads in a standard rack footprint.

Sustained load with redundant power

Two 1100 W redundant power supplies keep the platform running during a module failure or a mains event. The H730P RAID controller manages the two 480 GB SATA SSDs and can address up to eight 2.5 inch drive bays for capacity growth. Eight PCIe Gen 3 slots provide headroom for additional network or accelerator cards without throttling the CPU complex under continuous demand.

PCIe Gen 3 and 10 GbE ceiling

The Intel X550 network daughter card offers two 10 Gb RJ45 ports and two 1 Gb RJ45 ports, setting the practical throughput limit for east-west traffic. PCIe Gen 3 lanes cap the bandwidth available to add-in storage or GPU cards, so workloads that require Gen 4 speeds will need a newer platform. iDRAC9 Enterprise gives out-of-band control regardless of operating-system state.