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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 12-bay 3.5" rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 64GB DDR4 H730P 12x 4TB HDD 2x 750W

SKU CH-2XDX-0EAD4

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs, 64GB DDR4, H730P RAID controller and twelve 4TB 3.5" drives

  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.3 GHz base with 3.2 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory protects data integrity for critical workloads
  • PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for storage flexibility
  • Twelve 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives supply high-capacity 3.5-inch enterprise storage
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Express ensure reliable uptime and remote management

Purpose-built 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server designed for virtualization, software-defined storage, database applications and business-critical workloads in expanding data center environments. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo across 24 total cores. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory and a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

Suited for storage-dense virtualization.

This configuration fits organizations that need high raw capacity and hardware RAID in a compact 2U form factor for virtualized workloads, SDS clusters or database servers. The 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis populated with 7.2K SATA drives favors capacity over latency. Buyers who need all-flash performance, GPU acceleration or front bezel and ready rails included should evaluate other platforms.

12-bay 3.5-inch chassis with 12 × 4 TB drives

The defining specification is the 12-bay 3.5-inch drive chassis fully populated with twelve 4 TB 7.2K SATA 6 Gb/s enterprise hard drives. This determines the maximum raw capacity and the drive form factor the server can accept. The PERC H730P controller manages these drives through SAS/SATA connectivity with battery-backed cache for data protection.

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Questions about this item

What does the 2.3 GHz base speed mean once the two Xeon Gold 5118 processors are installed?

The dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs provide 24 total cores running at 2.3 GHz, with a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency for burst workloads.

What RAID levels can the H730P controller handle with the twelve 4 TB drives?

The PERC H730P supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across all twelve 3.5 inch SATA drives.

How many 3.5 inch drive bays does the 2U chassis provide for the 4 TB disks?

The 2U rackmount chassis includes twelve 3.5 inch bays, matching the twelve 4 TB drives supplied.

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