Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 - 2 System Features; System Features Comparison

System features
Compared to the previous generation of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, the R740 and R740xd have more drive bay options, more PCIe slots,
next-generation RAID controllers and advanced system management.
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System features comparison
Table 2. Comparison of PowerEdge R740/R740xd and R730/R730xd
Feature PowerEdge R740/R740xd PowerEdge R730/R730xd
CPU 2 x Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v4 product family
Intel Ultra Path
Interconnect (UPI)
Intel Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
Memory 24 x DDR4 RDIMM, LRDIMM or 12x NVDIMM up
to 3TB
24 x DDR4 RDIMM, LRDIMM up to 1.5TB
Disk drives
• 3.5"or 2.5" 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA
• Upto 24 x PCIe SSD
• 3.5", 2.5" or 1.8" 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA
• 4 x PCIe SSD w/common slot
RAID controllers
Adapters: HBA330, H330, H730P, H740P, H840,
12G SAS HBA
Mini Mono: HBA330, H330, H730P, H740P
SW RAID: S140
Adapters: HBA330, H330, H730, H730P, H830 (ext)
Mini Mono: HBA330, H330, H730, H730P, H830
SW RAID: S130
PCIe slots Max 8 x PCIe 3.0 Max 7 x PCIe 3.0 or 6 x PCIe 3.0
rNDC
Select Network Adapter NDC: 4x 1GB, 4x 10GB, 2x
10GB + 2 x 1GB, or 2 x 25GB
Select Network Adapter NDC: 4 x 1GB, 4x 10GB, or 2 x 10GB
+ 2 x 1GB
USB ports
Front: two ports (USB 3.0), one managed (micro-
usb 2.0)
Optional Upsell: one port (USB 3.0) – Not oered
on R740xd
Rear: two ports (USB 3.0)
Internal: one port (USB 3.0)
Front: two ports (USB 2.0), one managed port
Rear: two ports (USB 3.0)
Internal: one port (USB 3.0)
Rack height 2U 2U
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