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Dell PowerEdge R740

2U rack-mount server designed for virtualization and software-defined storage. Dual-socket platform supporting Intel Xeon Scalable processors with extensive memory and PCIe expansion capabilities.

Platform

Platform specifications
ManufacturerDell
ModelPowerEdge R740
Form Factor2U rack-mount
Architecturex86_64
Release Year2017

Processor

Processor specifications
CPUIntel Xeon Gold 6130
Cores / Threads16 / 32
Base Frequency2.1 GHz
Instruction Setsx86_64, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, AES-NI
VirtualizationVT-x, VT-d

Memory

Memory specifications
TypeDDR4
Installed Capacity384 GiB
Max Capacity3072 GiB
Slots24
ECC SupportedYes

Networking

Network interfaces
Copper Ports2× Intel Gigabit Ethernet

Port Mapping

Network interface port mapping
Physical LabelLinux InterfacePCI BusType
Integrated NIC 1 copper
Integrated NIC 2 copper

Enterprise-class dual-socket server platform suitable for virtualization hosts, software-defined storage, and database workloads. Extensive PCIe expansion and memory capacity make it ideal for lab environments testing distributed systems and multi-architecture build farms.

Use Cases in Lab

Content Using Dell PowerEdge R740

  • kvm01

    Primary x86_64 KVM hypervisor running Ubuntu for Linux virtualization workloads