Dell PowerEdge R740 Server – Dual Xeon Platinum | 256GB RAM | 28 Cores | 10Gb Fibre

Dell PowerEdge R740 Server – Dual Xeon Platinum | 256GB RAM | 28 Cores | 10Gb Fibre

The Dell PowerEdge R740 is a powerful 2U enterprise rack server designed for high-performance computing, virtualisation, and enterprise applications. With dual Intel Xeon Platinum processors, large DDR4 memory capacity, and high-speed 10Gb fibre networking, this system is ideal for demanding datacenter environments.

⚙️ Key Specifications

Model: Dell PowerEdge R740
Form Factor: 2U Rackmount Server
Drive Bays: 16 × 2.5″ hot-swap bays

🧠 Processing Power

• 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8173M

• 28 Cores per CPU

• Total: 56 Cores / 112 Threads

💾 Memory

• 256GB DDR4 ECC Registered RAM

• Optimised for virtualisation and enterprise workloads

🗄 Storage & RAID

• 16 × 2.5″ drive bay chassis

• 4 × drive caddies included

• RAID Controller: Dell PERC H730P

🌐 Networking

• 2 × Dual Port 10Gb Fibre NICs

• SFP+ modules included

• Provides high-speed connectivity for datacenter or SAN environments

🔧 Additional Hardware

• Front bezel included

🚀 Ideal Workloads

• Virtualisation clusters (VMware, Proxmox, Hyper-V)

• Private cloud infrastructure

• Database and analytics workloads

• Enterprise application hosting

• High-performance compute environments

📊 Condition

• Fully tested and verified working

• Enterprise refurbished hardware

• May show minor cosmetic rack-mount wear