General-purpose workhorse optimized for workload acceleration
Maximize your application performance with the PowerEdge R740 server, which brings you the perfect balance of accelerator cards, storage and compute resources in a 2U, 2-socket platform. With a wide range of GPU and FPGA options, the R740 has the versatility to adapt to virtually any application and provides the optimum platform for VDI deployments. The R740 offers up to 16 x 2.5” or 8 x 3.5” drives and iDRAC9, so you can scale to meet demands and simplify the entire IT lifecycle.
Ideal workloads:
- Cloud applications/Web tech
- XaaS
- HPC
- Virtualization
| Model | Dell EMC PowerEdge© R740 Series (General Specification) |
|---|---|
| Form Factor Type | Rack (2U) |
| Processor | Support up to (2) Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 28 cores per processor, depending configuration selection |
| Processor Cache Memory | Per processor support up to 38.5 MB, depending on processor speed / core selection |
| Chipset | Intel C621 |
| Memory Type | Support up to maximum 3 TB 2933MT/s RDIMMs / LRDIMMs with 24 memory slots, depending on configuration mix |
| Optical Drive | Support with DVD+/-RW, SATA, Internal optical drive |
| Hard Disk | Support Up to 16 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) OR up to 8 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD |
| Storage Capacity | Support up to 96TB storage capacity depending on configuration mix |
| RAID Controller | Support up to PowerEdge PERC9 H730, H830, depending on configuration selection |
| Network Port | Support up to multiple network connectivity add-on, depending on configuration mix |
| PCI Slot | Support up to (8) PCIe Gen 3.0 slots, depending on configuration mix |
| Power Supply Slot | Support up to (2) Hot Plug 495W, 750W, 1100W, 1600W and 2000W redundant PSU, depending on configuration mix |
| Management | iDRAC9 Enterprise - Management |
| Operating System Support | Support up to Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V Support up to Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Support up to SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server® Support up to Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS Support up to Citrix® XenServer® Support up to VMware® ESXi |