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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 3.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U 8 Bay 2× Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 H330 8×4TB SAS

SKU CH-2B6T-PXD83

2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs at 2.3 GHz, 128 GB DDR4, PERC H330 controller and eight 4 TB 7.2K SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo
  • Processor socketLGA 3647
  • Dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs at 2.3 GHz turbo to 3.2 GHz
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 16 slots expandable to 384 GB
  • PERC H330 12 Gb/s controller drives 8 × 4 TB 7.2 K SAS disks
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote management and automation
  • Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies with hot-swap rails and bezel included

Dual-socket Xeon Gold 5118 server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores and a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across eight DIMM slots. The system targets virtualization, database hosting, and file-serving workloads that benefit from high core counts and memory reliability.

H330 controller plus eight 4 TB SAS drives

A Dell PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA storage controller manages eight pre-installed 3.5-inch 4 TB enterprise SAS drives spinning at 7.2K rpm. The controller provides hardware RAID for data protection, while the drive bays accept additional SAS or SATA disks for capacity expansion. iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote firmware updates, power control, and console redirection without an operating system.

128 GB memory scales to 384 GB

Sixteen total DIMM slots allow the installed 128 GB to grow to a 384 GB maximum using registered ECC modules. Dual 750 W platinum redundant power supplies maintain uptime during a single-unit failure. The chassis supports a maximum of two processors, so compute headroom ends at the current dual Gold 5118 configuration.

How it compares

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Price $1,840.99
Typical for this category: the median of 17,641 items is $1,910.99.
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Processor core count 12-Core Processor
Lower than about 60% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R740
Model nameR540
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Maximum RAM capacity384 GB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Installed storage8 × 4 TB 7.2K SAS
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50
Optical drive0
Connectivity
Network controllerIntegrated Dell 2 × 1GbE Dual Port Ethernet Adapter
Ports & slots
Network ports2 x Ports
Expansion card slots0
Management interface0
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo

Questions about this item

Which specific components inside the PowerEdge R540 will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The eight 4 TB 7.2K SAS hard drives and the two 750 W platinum power supplies are the primary field-replaceable units; both are hot-swappable, so failed disks or a faulty PSU can be changed without shutting the server down.

What performance limit appears first when the dual Xeon Gold 5118 processors run sustained heavy workloads?

The twelve cores per processor operate at a 2.3 GHz base clock with a 3.2 GHz turbo ceiling; under prolonged load the base frequency becomes the sustained throughput ceiling once thermal headroom is exhausted.

How much heat and power draw should be expected from the R540 when it runs all day with both 750 W platinum supplies active?

Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and enterprise cooling are designed for continuous operation; actual heat output and power draw scale with the workload placed on the two 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs and eight SAS drives.

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