14G · 2U rack · 2-socket · 2017
Dell PowerEdge R740 price in South Africa
The 14G workhorse: virtualisation, storage, GPU. 133 live listings today, from R 23 960 to R 395 020 — VAT-inclusive, with a local warranty claimed in Johannesburg.
- From
- R 23 960
- Median
- R 56 150
- Live listings
- 133
- Warranty
- 12 months
Live published prices · VAT-inclusive · refreshed every 30 minutes
Live R740 listings
Cheapest first. Read the configuration, not the model number.
Showing 20 of 133. The full range is on the Dell PowerEdge hub.
What the R740 is
14G, 2U rack, 2-socket.
- Generation
- 14G · launched 2017
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Platform
- Xeon Scalable · DDR4 · NVMe · GPU-capable
- Drive bays
- 8–16× 2.5" or 8× 3.5" (xd: 24× 2.5" / 12× 3.5")
- Typical draw
- 350 W configured
The value sweet spot in 2026: NVMe-ready, current-hypervisor happy, at a fraction of 16G.
The cost nobody budgets
R 715 a month in electricity.
A configured R740 draws about 350 W around the clock — 255 kWh a month, R 715 at R2.80/kWh, and R 25 740 over three years. Put it next to the purchase price, and size the UPS for it before it arrives.
Size the backup powerWarranted in Johannesburg
Certified Refurbished: 12-month Server Hub limited warranty, return-to-base. Additional to your Consumer Protection Act rights — never instead of them.
Other PowerEdge models with live prices
PowerEdge R430
13G · 1U rack · 59 live
from R 19 250
PowerEdge R440
14G · 1U rack · 11 live
from R 23 360
PowerEdge R540
14G · 2U rack · 24 live
from R 26 530
PowerEdge R640
14G · 1U rack · 128 live
from R 23 340
PowerEdge R730
13G · 2U rack · 70 live
from R 21 130
PowerEdge R940
14G · 3U rack · 20 live
from R 56 670
Questions
About the R740.
How much does a Dell PowerEdge R740 cost in South Africa?
On the live catalogue today, 133 R740 listings run from R 23 960 to R 395 020, with a median of R 56 150 — VAT-inclusive, 133 certified refurbished. The spread is configuration: cores, memory and storage.
Is the PowerEdge R740 still worth buying in 2026?
The value sweet spot in 2026: NVMe-ready, current-hypervisor happy, at a fraction of 16G. The R740 is a 2U rack, 2-socket 14G machine launched in 2017: The 14G workhorse: virtualisation, storage, GPU.
What warranty does a R740 from Server Hub carry?
Certified Refurbished: 12-month Server Hub limited warranty, return-to-base. Return-to-base means Johannesburg, and it is additional to your rights under the Consumer Protection Act.