DELL PowerEdge R740 2U rack server 2× Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12-core 64GB DDR4 8× 800GB SSD H730P

Ready-to-deploy 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 12 cores. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules and eight 800 GB SATA SSDs managed by a PERC H730P 2 GB RAID controller. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies, an Intel X520/I350 quad-port network daughter card and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management are included with rails and bezel.

Who this suits and who should look elsewhere

This configuration suits teams that need a balanced compute-and-storage platform for virtualisation, database or analytics workloads in a standard 2U footprint. The installed dual-processor layout and 24 DIMM slots allow growth up to 3 TB of DDR4 memory. Buyers who need more than 3 TB of RAM or who require drive interfaces beyond SATA and SAS should look at alternative platforms, as the storage controller and installed SSDs are SATA-based.

The spec that decides fit

The PERC H730P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, and it manages the eight 800 GB SATA SSDs already installed. If your workload demands that specific RAID flexibility with SATA media, this server matches the requirement; if you need a different RAID feature set or non-SATA media, the controller choice makes this unit unsuitable.