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Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and front bezel removed

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 12-bay 3.5" 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4114 2.2GHz 10-core 64GB DDR4 H330

SKU CH-00MD-SZCCV

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 processors at 2.2 GHz, 64 GB DDR4 ECC memory, and a PERC H330 storage controller

  • Dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs at 2.2GHz base and 3.0GHz turbo
  • 64GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across four 16GB modules
  • PERC H330 12Gb/s SAS/SATA storage controller manages twelve 3.5-inch bays
  • iDRAC 9 Express remote management for out-of-band server monitoring
  • Dual 750W platinum-efficiency power supplies provide redundant power

PowerEdge R540 12-bay 2U server

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built for growing business and data-centre environments. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors running at 2.2 GHz with a 3.0 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across four 16 GB modules. A PERC H330 storage controller manages up to twelve 3.5-inch drive bays populated with fillers.

Ideal for virtualization and storage workloads

This configuration suits organisations deploying virtualisation, database management or software-defined storage where internal 3.5-inch capacity is a priority. The dual-processor design and ECC memory support business-critical applications needing reliability. Buyers who require front bezel or ready rails should note they are not included. Teams needing a different drive form factor or a higher-tier RAID controller will need to look at other configurations.

PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller

The installed Dell PERC H330 handles twelve 3.5-inch bays over a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA interface. It provides the storage connectivity for the included drive fillers and any SAS or SATA drives added later. The controller choice determines which drive types and RAID levels are available, making it the key specification for storage planning.

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Questions about this item

Does the R540 ship with drives or only the 3.5" fillers shown in the listing?

The listing includes twelve 3.5 inch drive bay fillers and no drives, so storage must be purchased separately.

How do the two Xeon Silver 4114 processors compare to a single CPU option for virtualization?

Dual 4114 CPUs provide twenty cores total at 2.2 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo, doubling thread capacity over a single processor for heavier virtualization loads.

What storage performance can I expect from the PERC H330 controller with SAS drives?

The H330 delivers 12 Gb/s SAS throughput, so sequential read and write speeds will be limited by the drive media rather than the controller.

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