System dimensions

| System | X | Y | Z (handle closed). |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell EMCPowerEdge MX740c | 250.2 mm (9.85 inches) | 42.15 mm (1.65 inches) | 620.35 mm (24.42 inches) |
System weight
| System | Maximum weight |
|---|---|
| Dell EMC PowerEdge MX740c | 9.5 kg (20.94 lb) |
Processor specifications
Processor wattage and heat sink dimensions
| Processor configuration | Processor type | Heat sink width | Number of maximum DIMMS per processor | Number of DIMMS, RAS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Up to 205 W | 90 mm | 12 | 12 |
Intel Quick Assist Technology
For more information about iDRAC, see the Dell Integrated Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
For more information about drivers, documentation, and white papers on the Intel® QAT, see https://01.org/intel-quickassist-technology.
Supported operating systems
The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX740c sled supports the following operating systems:
- Citrix XenServer
- Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Ubuntu
- VMWare ESXi
System battery specifications
Memory specifications
| DIMM type | DIMM rank | DIMM capacity | Single processor | Dual processors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum RAM | Maximum RAM | Minimum RAM | Maximum RAM | |||
| LRDIMM | Octal rank | 128 GB | 128 GB | 1536 GB | 256 GB | 3072 GB |
| Quad rank | 64 GB | 64 GB | 768 GB | 128 GB | 1536 GB | |
| RDIMM | Single rank | 8 GB | 8 GB | 96 GB | 16 GB | 192 GB |
| Dual rank | 16 GB | 16 GB | 192 GB | 32 GB | 384 GB | |
| 32 GB | 32 GB | 384 GB | 64 GB | 768 GB | ||
| 64 GB | 64 GB | 768 GB | 128 GB | 1536 GB | ||
| NVDIMM-N | Single rank | 16 GB | Not supported with single processor | Not supported with single processor | RDIMM: 192 GB | RDIMM: 384 GB |
| NVDIMM-N: 16 GB | NVDIMM-N: 192 GB | |||||
| DCPMM | NA | 128 GB | RDIMM: 64 GB | RDIMM: 384 GB | RDIMM: 128 GB | LRDIMM: 1536 GB |
| DCPMM: 128 GB | DCPMM: 128 GB | DCPMM: 1536 GB | DCPMM: 1536 GB | |||
| NA | 256 GB | NA | NA | RDIMM: 192 GB | LRDIMM: 1536 GB | |
| NA | NA | DCPMM: 2048 GB | DCPMM: 3072 GB | |||
| NA | 512 GB | NA | NA | RDIMM: 384 GB | RDIMM: 1536 GB | |
| NA | NA | DCPMM: 4096 GB | DCPMM: 6144 GB | |||
Hard drives
The drives are supplied in a hot-swappable drive carriers and these drives connect to the system board or RAID controller through the backplane.
Mezzanine and Mini Mezzanine slots specifications
- One x16 PCIe Gen3 for Mini Mezzanine cards - connected to Processor 2.
- Two x16 PCIe Gen3 for Mezzanine cards - Mezzanine A1 is connected to Processor 1, Mezzanine B1 is connected to Processor 2.
Storage controller specifications
USB ports
- One USB 3.0-compliant port on the front of the system
- One micro USB/iDRAC Direct USB 2.0-compliant port on the front of the system
- One USB 3.0-compliant internal port
Internal Dual SD Module
Micro SD vFlash connector
Video specifications
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Video type | Matrox G200eW3 graphics controller integrated with iDRAC |
| Video memory | 4 Gb DDR4 shared with iDRAC application memory |
Environmental specifications
| Temperature | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Storage | –40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F) |
| Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft) | 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment. |
| Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage) | 20°C/h (68°F/h) |
| Relative humidity | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Storage | 5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be noncondensing always. |
| Operating | 10% to 80% relative humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point. |
| Maximum vibration | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Operating | 0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations). |
| Storage | 1.87 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested). |
| Maximum shock | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Operating | Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes of 6 G for up to 11 ms. |
| Storage | Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms. |
| Maximum altitude | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Operating | 3048 m (10,000 ft) |
| Storage | 12,000 m (39,370 ft) |
| Operating temperature derating | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Up to 35°C (95°F) | Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). |
| 35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F) | Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). |
| 40°C to 45°C (104°F to 113°F) | Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 m (1°F/228 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). |
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications
| Particulate contamination | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Air filtration | Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class
8 per ISO 14644-1 with a 95% upper confidence limit. NOTE This condition applies
to data center environments only. Air filtration requirements do not
apply to IT equipment designed to be used outside a data center, in
environments such as an office or factory floor. NOTE Air entering the data
center must have MERV11 or MERV13 filtration. |
| Conductive dust | Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers,
or other conductive particles. NOTE This condition applies to data center and nondata center environments. |
| Corrosive dust |
NOTE This condition applies to data center and nondata center environments. |
| Gaseous contamination | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Copper coupon corrosion rate | <300 Å/month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985. |
| Silver coupon corrosion rate | <200 Å/month as defined by AHSRAE TC9.9. |
Standard operating temperature
| Standard operating temperature | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft) | 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment. |
| Humidity percentage range | 10% to 80% Relative Humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point. |
Expanded operating temperature
| Expanded operating temperature | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Continuous Operation | 5°C–40°C at 5% to 85% RH with 29°C dew point
NOTE Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C–35°C), the system can operate continuously in temperatures as low as 5°C and as high as 40°C.
For temperatures 35°C–40°C, derate maximum allowable dry bulb temperature by 1°C per 175 m above 950 m (1°F per 319 ft). |
| Less than or equal to 1% of annual operating hours | –5°C–45°C at 5% to 90% RH with 29°C dew point
NOTE Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C–35°C), the system can operate down to –5°C or up to 45°C for a maximum of 1% of its annual operating hours.
For temperatures 40°C–45°C, derate maximum allowable temperature by 1°C per 125 m above 950 m (1°F per 228 ft). |
Expanded operating temperature restrictions
- Do not perform a cold startup below 5°C.
- The operating temperature that is specified is for a maximum altitude of 3050 m(10,000 ft).
- Low core count processors [Gold 6146,6144,6134,6128,5222,5217,5122] and higher wattage processors [Thermal Design Power (TDP)>140 W] are not supported.
- Non-Dell qualified peripheral cards or peripheral cards greater than 30 W are not supported.
- PCIe SSD is not supported.
- NVDIMM are not supported.
- DCPMMs are not supported.
Thermal
PowerEdge servers have an extensive collection of sensors that automatically track thermal activity, which helps regulate temperature thereby reducing server noise and power consumption. The sensors in the MX740c interact with the chassis management services module which regulates fan speed. All fans which cool the MX740c are contained in the MX7000 chassis.
Thermal management of PowerEdge MX740c delivers high performance for the right amount of cooling to components at the lowest fan speeds across a wide range of ambient temperatures from 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) and to extended ambient temperature ranges (see Environmental Specifications section). The benefits to you are lower fan power consumption (lower server system power and data center power consumption) and greater acoustical versatility.
For detailed information about thermal please consult the MX7000 Technical Guide.
| Ambient Support | 25 ° C | 30 ° C | 35 ° C | 40 ° C ~ 45 ° C Expanded Operating Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | No restriction | No restriction | No restriction
(The recommended operating temperature for processors with Thermal Design Power (TDP) > 165W is under 32°C) Not Supported for the below SKUs: CLX R 205W, x6 BP (6258R, 6248R, 6246R, 6242R) on MX740c |
Does not support CPU with TDP> 140W
No Support: Gold 6132(140W 14C), Gold 6134(130W 8C), Gold 6128(115W 6C), Gold 5122(105W 4C)processors 6234(130W 8C), 5217(115W 8C),5222(105W 4C) processors |
| DIMM | No restriction | No restriction | No restriction | Does not support NVDIMM |
| Drives | No restriction | No restriction | No restriction | Does not support NVMe (PCIe SSDs) |
| PCIe card | No restriction | No restriction | No restriction | No support for card power above 30W |
| CLX Refresh 205W CPU (6242R, 6246R, 6248R, 6258R) configuration | No restriction | No restriction (The recommended operating temperature for processors with Thermal designs power 205W is <=25 ° C) | Not supported | Not supported |




























