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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4114 2.2GHz 10-core 64GB DDR4 H740P 8x 4TB SAS

SKU CH-TM0E-HQGJX

2U rack server with dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs at 2.2 GHz, 64 GB DDR4, H740P RAID controller, and eight 4 TB 7.2K SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM64 GB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count10-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo
  • Processor socketLGA 3647
  • Dual 10-core Xeon Silver 4114 CPUs at 2.2 GHz with 3.0 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4 ECC memory expandable to 384 GB across 16 slots
  • PERC H740P RAID controller with 8 GB cache supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Eight 4 TB 7.2K SAS drives in 3.5-inch hot-swap bays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management plus redundant 750 W platinum power supplies

Dual Xeon Silver 4114 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors, each running at 2.2 GHz with a 3.0 GHz turbo frequency and ten cores. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across four modules. The system targets virtualization, database hosting and file-serving workloads that need balanced compute and storage capacity.

Redundant 750 W platinum supplies

Two hot-swap 750 W platinum-efficiency power supplies provide redundant power for the chassis. The PERC H740P controller with 8 GB cache manages eight 3.5-inch 4 TB SAS drives spinning at 7.2 K RPM. Intelligent cooling and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management help maintain stable thermals and low noise during normal operation.

Sustained RAID workloads

Under continuous load the dual ten-core CPUs and 64 GB memory sustain multi-threaded database and virtualization tasks without thermal throttling. The H740P battery-backed cache protects write performance across RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 configurations. Memory can be expanded to 384 GB across sixteen slots for workloads that outgrow the factory configuration.

How it compares

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

Price $1,524.99
Cheaper than about 58% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 64 GB
Lower than about 70% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 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 R740
Model nameR540
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count10-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM64 GB
Maximum RAM capacity384 GB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Installed storage8 × 4 TB 7.2K SAS
Disk controllerDell Perc H740P 8 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
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 eight 3.5-inch SAS drives into the R540 and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into the hot-swap bays until the latch clicks, then use the PERC H740P BIOS utility to create a virtual disk before the OS sees any volume.

Which components in this R540 will need replacement first during its service life?

The eight 7.2K SAS drives and the H740P controller battery are the primary wear items; the redundant 750 W power supplies and system fans are also field-replaceable.

What thermal or power limit appears first when the dual Xeon 4114 CPUs run at 3.0 GHz turbo continuously?

The 750 W redundant power supplies set the ceiling; sustained all-core turbo on both 10-core processors can draw enough power to trigger throttling before the cooling capacity is exceeded.

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