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Dell R740

2U rack · 16 × 2.5" bays · 3 full-height + 1 low-profile PCIe slots · in stock

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Dell R740 configurations available

Configuration
Dell PowerEdge R740 2U 8S LGA3647
Dell PowerEdge R740 4XP20 2U 16S LGA3647
Dell PowerEdge R740 2U 16S LGA3647
Dell PowerEdge R740 4CKC4 2U LGA3647

Dell R740 specifications

Dell PowerEdge R740

Processor

  • Up to two 1st or 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable (LGA3647), up to 28 cores each

Memory

  • 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, RDIMM / LRDIMM up to 2933 MT/s, 3 TB max, registered ECC only
  • Up to 12 NVDIMM slots, 192 GB max

Drive bays

  • Up to 16 × 2.5" SAS/SATA (61 TB) or up to 8 × 3.5" SAS/SATA (80 TB)
  • Optional DVD drive

Storage controllers

  • Internal: PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330, software RAID S140
  • Boot: 2 × M.2 120 GB or 240 GB (BOSS)
  • External: PERC H840, 12 Gbps SAS HBA

Expansion slots

  • Riser options give up to 8 PCIe Gen3 slots, at most four of them x16

Network daughter card

  • 4 × 1GbE, 2 × 10GbE + 2 × 1GbE, 4 × 10GbE, or 2 × 25GbE

Power supply

  • Hot-plug redundant: 495 W, 750 W, 1100 W, 1600 W, 2000 W; Titanium and DC variants

Management

  • iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller, Express or Enterprise
  • IPMI 2.0, dedicated iDRAC network port

Dimensions

  • 2U rack chassis, 715.5 mm chassis depth

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