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R740 SPEC SHEET
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POWEREDGE R740
Optimized for workload acceleration
The PowerEdge R740 was designed to accelerate application
performance leveraging accelerator cards and storage
scalability. The 2-socket, 2U platform has the optimum balance
of resources to power the most demanding environments.
Expand and optimize application performance
The scalable business architecture of the R740 can scale up to three 300W GPU’s or six 150W GPU’s. With up to 16
2.5” drives or 8 3.5” drives the R740 provides the versatility to adapt to virtually any application and provides the perfect
platform for VDI deployments.
• Scale your VDI deployments with 3 double-width GPUs, supporting up to 50% more users when compared to R730.
• Free up storage space using internal M.2 SSDs optimized for boot.
• Scale compute resources with Intel® Xeon® SP delivering a 27% increase in processing cores and 50% increase in
bandwidth over previous generation of Xeon processors.
Automate systems management with OpenManage
The Dell EMC OpenManage™ portfolio helps deliver peak efciency for PowerEdge servers, delivering intelligent,
automated management of routine tasks. Combined with unique agent-free management capabilities, the R740 is simply
managed, freeing up time for high prole projects.
• Simplify management with the New OpenManage Enterprise™ console, with customized reporting and automatic
discovery.
• Take advantage of QuickSync 2 capabilities and gain access to your servers easily through your phone or tablet.
Rely on PowerEdge with built-in security
Every PowerEdge server is designed as part of a cyber resilient architecture, integrating security into the full server
lifecycle. The R740 leverages new security features built-into every new PowerEdge server strengthening protection
so you can reliably and securely deliver accurate data to your customers no matter where they are. By considering
each aspect of system security, from design to retirement, Dell EMC ensures trust and delivers a worry-free, secure
infrastructure without compromise.
• Rely on a secure component supply chain to ensure protection from factory to
the data center.
• Maintain data safety with cryptographically signed rmware packages and
Secure Boot.
PowerEdge R740
• Persistent Memory
NVDIMM-N can
increase database
• Prevent unauthorized or malicious change with Server Lockdown.
• Wipe all data from storage media including hard drives, SSDs and system
memory quickly and securely with System Erase.
performance by 10x
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PowerEdge R740
Features Technical Specication
Processor Up to two Intel® Xeon® SP, up to 28 cores per processor
Memory
Storage controllers Internal controllers: PERC H330, H730p, H740p, HBA330, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140
Drive bays Front drive bays: Up to 16 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 61TB or up to 8 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 80TB
Power supplies Titanium 750W, Platinum
Sizing Form factor: Rack (2U) Chassis depth: 715.5 mm
Embedded management IPMI 2.0 compliant
Bezel Optional LCD bezel or security bezel
OpenManage™ Software OpenManage Enterprise
Integrations and
connections
Security TPM 1.2/2.0 optional
I/O & Ports Network daughter card options
GPU options Nvidia Tesla P100, K80, K40, Grid M60, M10, P4,
Supported operating
systems
OEM-ready version
available
24 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2666MT/s, 3TB max
Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem: HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 120GB, 240 GB
External PERC (RAID): H840
External HBAs (non-RAID): 12 Gbps SAS HBA
Optional DVD-ROM, DVD+RW
495W, 750W, 1100W, 1600W,
and 2000W
iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller (Express, Enterprise)
Quick Sync 2 wireless module optional
OpenManage Essentials
Integrations: Microsoft® System Center,
VMware® vCenter™, BMC Software
Connections: Nagios & Nagios XI,
Oracle Enterprise Manager,
Cryptographically signed rmware
Secure Boot
4 x 1GE or 2 x 10GE + 2 x 1GE or 4 x 10GE or 2 x 25GE
Front ports: Video, 2 x USB 2.0, available USB 3.0, dedicated IDRAC Direct Micro-USB
Rear ports: Video, serial, 2 x USB 3.0, dedicated iDRAC network port
Video card: VGA
Riser options with up to 8 PCIe Gen 3 slots, maximum of 4 x 16 slots
Quadro P4000. AMD S7150, S7150X2
Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS
Citrix® XenServer
Microsoft Windows Server® with Hyper-V
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
VMware® ESXi
From bezel to BIOS to packaging, your servers can look and feel as if they were designed and built by you. For more
information, visit Dell.com/OEM.
®
48VDC 1100W, 380HVDC 1100W, 240HVDC 750W (China/Japan)
Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy
Up to 6 hot plugs fans with full redundancy
OpenManage Mobile
OpenManage Power Center
HP Operations Manager,
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus,
IBM Tivoli® Network Manager,
CA Network and Systems Management
System Lockdown
Secure erase
See Dell.com/GPU for latest information.
For specications and interoperability details see
Dell.com/OSsupport.
Recommended support Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge
solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for more
information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region. For more information, visit Dell.com/ServiceDescriptions.
Learn more at Dell.com/PowerEdge
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software support. Get more from your technology starting on day one with ProDeploy Enterprise Suite deployment offers. For more information, visit
Dell.com/itlifecycleservices.
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