We take cryptocurrency — so the coins you hold can buy real hardware.Pay in crypto, spend it on real hardware. Free insured shipping worldwide over $399. Plain, unbranded boxes, sent from Germany.Free insured shipping over $399. Your rate is locked for 30 minutes once checkout opens.Rate locked 30 minutes. Every item sealed, serial-checked and covered by a 24-month warranty.Sealed, 24-month warranty.

Saved items Sign in
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 128GB DDR4 H330

SKU CH-G1MM-Y4JX5

A 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays, dual Xeon Silver 4114 10-core processors, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H330 controller, dual 1GbE networking, iDRAC9 Express management.

  • Dual Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs provide 10 cores each at 2.2 GHz base clock
  • 128 GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory supports demanding virtualization workloads
  • PERC H330 12 Gb/s controller manages SAS and SATA drives in 12-bay chassis
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies deliver efficient redundant power
  • iDRAC 9 Express enables remote monitoring and administration

Configuration summary

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server populated with two Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors, each offering 10 cores at 2.2 GHz with a 3.0 GHz turbo frequency. It includes 128 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across eight 16 GB modules and a PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA storage controller. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bay fillers are installed, dual 1 GbE networking is integrated, and iDRAC 9 Express provides remote management. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies complete the chassis.

Fit and alternatives

This server suits organisations deploying virtualisation hosts, database nodes, or software-defined storage clusters that need dense 3.5-inch capacity in a 2U form factor with dual-socket compute. Buyers requiring front bezel or ready rails in the box should note these items are not included. Workloads demanding GPU acceleration, higher core counts per socket, or different drive form factors will need a different platform.

Storage controller

The PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller governs how the twelve 3.5-inch bays connect to the system and determines which drive types and RAID levels are supported. Confirm that this controller matches your storage topology before purchase.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $841.99
Cheaper than about 79% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).

New to this? Buying server hardware with crypto — what to check, what it costs to pay, and what is never asked for.

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

What throughput does the PERC H330 controller provide for the 12 drive bays?

The PERC H330 storage controller delivers 12Gb/s bandwidth to the 12 3.5-inch drive bays for SAS and SATA drives.

What rack-mount hardware is not included with this 2U server?

The front bezel and Ready Rails are not included with this 2U rackmount server.

How are the 128GB of memory installed across the DIMM slots?

The 128GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory is populated as 8 modules of 16GB each.

More in Rack & Tower Servers

Similar items