DELL PowerEdge R540 2U 8 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16 Core 128GB DDR4 H740P iDRAC9 2x 750W

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built for virtualization, database hosting, and business-critical applications. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each offering 16 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo capability. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across eight modules and a Dell PERC H740P storage controller with 8 GB cache. It is managed remotely via iDRAC9 Enterprise and powered by redundant 750 W platinum power supplies.

Suited for compute-heavy workloads

This server suits organizations running virtualized environments, file and application servers, or databases that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity. The 16 DIMM slots support up to 384 GB of RAM, and eight 3.5-inch drive bays provide room for SAS or SATA expansion. It is not for buyers who need more than two processors, direct-attached PCIe storage, or a chassis smaller than 2U.

PERC H740P controller with 8 GB cache

The Dell PERC H740P RAID controller is the pivotal specification for storage architecture. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 plus pass-through mode, connecting to the eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA bays via a 12 Gb/s interface. The 8 GB battery-backed cache accelerates write performance and protects data during power loss. If your deployment requires a different RAID feature set or controller interface, this model will not match.