The Dell PowerEdge R740 16-Bay is a flexible, high-performance 2U enterprise rack server designed for virtualization, databases, and demanding business workloads. Powered by dual Intel Xeon Gold 6226 processors with 24 total CPU cores, this system delivers excellent compute density, efficiency, and reliability.

This configuration includes 64GB of DDR4 ECC memory and two 1.2TB 10K SAS drives, making it ideal for virtualization hosts, application servers, and expandable storage environments. The Dell PERC H740p RAID controller provides hardware-accelerated RAID, caching, and advanced data protection for consistent performance.

With 16 × 2.5" hot-swap drive bays, the PowerEdge R740 offers significant room for future storage expansion, making it a strong fit for growing SMBs, enterprise deployments, and lab environments.

Key Specifications

• Model: Dell PowerEdge R740

• Form Factor: 2U Rack Server

• Drive Bays: 16 × 2.5" Hot-Swap

• Processors:

  • 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6226

  • 24 Total CPU Cores

• Memory: 64GB DDR4 ECC RAM

• Storage:

  • 2 × 1.2TB 10K SAS HDD

• RAID Controller: Dell PERC H740p

• Networking: Integrated NIC

• Condition: Professionally tested, fully functional

Ideal For

• Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox)

• Application and database servers

• Private cloud infrastructure

• VDI environments

• SMB and enterprise workloads

• Homelab and lab use

Why Choose the Dell PowerEdge R740?

✔ Dual Xeon Gold performance
✔ 16-bay chassis with expansion headroom
✔ Enterprise-grade RAID acceleration
✔ Proven Dell PowerEdge reliability
✔ Ideal balance of compute and scalability