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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel and eight 3.5 inch drive bays visible

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U 8 Bay 2x Xeon Silver 4114 128GB DDR4 8x 8TB SAS

SKU CH-9C0S-8MSTG

2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC HBA330 controller, eight 8TB 7.2K SAS drives, dual 1GbE networking, iDRAC9 Enterprise management.

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count10-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs at 2.2 GHz base with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 slots
  • 8 x 8 TB 7.2 K SAS drives on HBA330 12 Gb/s controller
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management with dual 1 GbE RJ45 ports
  • Redundant hot-swap 750 W 80+ Platinum power supplies in 2U rack chassis

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack-mounted server system built for data-intensive workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors, each offering ten cores at 2.2 GHz. The chassis includes eight 3.5-inch drive bays populated with 8 TB SAS hard drives. An HBA330 controller provides pass-through SAS connectivity.

Suits virtualisation and storage-heavy roles

This configuration fits businesses running virtualisation clusters, database hosts or file servers that need high raw capacity. The 128 GB of DDR4 ECC memory and dual 750 W power supplies support continuous operation. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, more than two processor sockets or a different drive interface should evaluate other platforms.

64 TB raw SAS capacity in eight bays

Eight enterprise 7.2 K 8 TB SAS drives deliver 64 TB of raw storage behind the PERC HBA330 controller. The pass-through HBA presents each drive directly to the operating system for software-defined storage or RAID configurations. This single specification determines whether the storage density matches the deployment plan.

How it compares

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Price $2,281.99
Pricier than about 56% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Processor core count 10-Core Processor
Lower than about 85% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameR540
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count10-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.2 GHz
Processor detailsSilver 4114
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1 TB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Installed storage8 × 8 TB 7.2K SAS
Disk controllerDell Perc HBA330 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsNone
Connectivity
Network controller1x Dell EMC Integrated Dual Port Network Daughter Card - 2x 1 Gigabit RJ45 Ports,
Ports & slots
Network ports2 x Ports
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controllerDell EMC 14G PowerEdge iDRAC 9 Enterprise License

Questions about this item

Will the 8× 8TB 7.2K SAS drives work with my existing SATA backplane?

The PERC HBA330 controller supports both SAS and SATA drives, so the installed SAS disks will operate on a SATA backplane at SATA speeds.

Does the iDRAC9 Enterprise module need a separate licence key to activate remote management?

iDRAC9 Enterprise is factory-enabled on this system and provides full remote console, virtual media and automation features without an additional key.

How can I verify that both Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs and all 128GB of DDR4 memory are detected after first boot?

During POST the BIOS will report two 10-core processors at 2.2GHz and 128GB of registered ECC DDR4; iDRAC9 also shows the same inventory in its System Overview page.

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