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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16C 128GB DDR4 H330 8x 3.5" trays

SKU CH-32VM-0R38W

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 128 GB DDR4, a PERC H330 controller, and eight 3.5-inch drive trays

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count16-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo
  • Processor socketLGA 3647
  • Dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 8 DIMMs
  • PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller supports up to 8 drives
  • Eight 3.5-inch hot-swap trays ready for SAS or SATA storage
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise plus redundant 750 W platinum PSUs for remote management and uptime

Dual-socket Xeon 2U server

This new Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores. It includes 128 GB of DDR4 ECC memory across 16 slots and a PERC H330 controller supporting SATA and SAS drives in eight 3.5-inch trays.

Suited for virtualisation and database hosting

This configuration suits IT teams running memory-hungry virtual machines, database instances or consolidated application servers that benefit from dual-socket core density and large ECC memory capacity. Buyers needing more than two processors or GPU-accelerated workloads should look elsewhere.

PERC H330 with eight 3.5-inch drive trays

The integrated PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller manages up to eight 3.5-inch drive trays, providing the storage foundation for the server. No drives are installed, so capacity and performance depend entirely on the SATA or SAS drives selected.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $1,125.99
Cheaper than about 70% 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 16-Core Processor
Typical for this category: the median of 7,955 items is 16.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R740
Model nameR540
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count16-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Maximum RAM capacity384 GB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Installed storageNone
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Drive interfaceSATA/SAS
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

How do I install the dual Xeon Gold 6130 processors into the LGA 3647 sockets, and what step is often missed?

Align each CPU with the socket keys, lower the load plate, then torque the retention screws in the labelled sequence; the step often missed is applying the correct thermal paste pattern before seating the heatsink.

Which components will need replacement first under continuous operation in this 2U chassis?

The redundant 750 W power supplies and system fans are the primary field-replaceable units; drive trays and the PERC H330 controller rarely fail.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both 16-core CPUs run at 3.7 GHz turbo under sustained load?

The 750 W platinum power supply capacity and the 2U airflow envelope become the limiting factors before CPU thermal throttling engages.

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