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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 3.5 inch drive bays and sliding rails

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U 8 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-XRVK-TSC7S

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, eight 3.5-inch drive bays and redundant 750W power supplies

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count12-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 processors provide 12 cores each at 2.3 GHz base frequency
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory installed across 8 DIMM slots with room to expand
  • PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through
  • Eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays ready for high-capacity storage arrays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise and dual 750 W platinum power supplies ensure remote management and redundancy

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U server

This Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server system built for data-centre and business workloads. It ships new with dual Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores and a 3.2 GHz turbo. The platform includes 128 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across eight modules and a Dell PERC H730P 2 GB SAS/SATA RAID controller.

Suited for virtualisation and database hosting

The eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays and dual 750 W redundant power supplies support storage-heavy tasks such as virtualisation, file serving, and database applications. iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote management and automation. Buyers who need more than two sockets, GPU compute density, or a different drive form factor should evaluate other platforms.

Dual Xeon Gold 5118 at 2.3 GHz

The single specification that decides fit is the dual-socket LGA 3647 configuration with two 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs at 2.3 GHz base frequency. This determines the thread count, memory-channel population, and licensing baseline for the workloads the server will run.

How it compares

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Price $1,268.99
Cheaper than about 66% 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 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
Model nameR540
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count12-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.3 GHz
Processor detailsGold 5118
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1 TB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Installed storageNone
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA/SAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
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

How much heat and power draw can I expect from the dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs and 128GB DDR4 running continuously?

Dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 processors at 2.3 GHz base and 3.2 GHz turbo with 128GB DDR4 are cooled by Dell's intelligent thermal design and powered by two 750W 80+ Platinum redundant supplies.

Which drives and cabling do I need to add before this R540 can boot and store data?

The server includes eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA trays and a PERC H730P 2GB controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60; you must supply SAS or SATA hard drives or SSDs.

Will my existing 1 GbE network switches and SATA drives work straight away with the integrated dual-port NIC and H730P controller?

Yes, the onboard dual-port 1 GbE RJ45 daughter card connects to standard 1 GbE switches, and the H730P controller accepts both SAS and SATA drives in the 3.5-inch bays.

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