Dell PowerEdge R540 2U 8 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16 Core 32GB DDR4 H740P

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U 8-Bay Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built for virtualization, database hosting, and business-critical applications. It runs on two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each with 16 cores at 2.10 GHz and a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 32GB of DDR4 2666MHz Registered ECC memory across 16 DIMM slots, expandable to 384GB. A Dell PERC H740P controller with 8GB cache manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60.

Suited for balanced compute and storage density

This server fits teams that need dual-processor performance and up to eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays in a 2U form factor. Redundant 750W power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise support high availability and remote management. Buyers who need more than two processors, more than 16 memory slots, or a chassis smaller than 2U should evaluate other platforms.

8-Bay 3.5-inch SAS/SATA backplane with H740P RAID

The defining specification is the eight 3.5-inch drive trays connected to the PERC H740P controller. This combination sets the maximum number of spinning disks or SATA SSDs you can install internally and determines which RAID levels are hardware-accelerated. Confirm that your workload fits within eight bays and the supported SATA/SAS interface before purchase.