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Silver rack server with eight 3.5 inch drive bays and front panel controls

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 8LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4210 512GB DDR4

SKU CH-X7GV-MWMN9

A 2U rack server with eight 3.5-inch drive bays, dual 10-core 2.2GHz Xeon Silver 4210 CPUs and 512GB DDR4 ECC memory, ready for PERC H740P RAID and iDRAC9 remote management

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.2 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual 10-core Xeon 4210 CPUs at 2.2 GHz deliver high throughput
  • 512 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports large virtualised workloads
  • Eight 3.5-inch drive bays allow massive local storage capacity
  • PERC H740P RAID controller provides hardware data protection
  • iDRAC9 Express enables remote server management out of band

Ready for virtualisation clusters

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Xeon Silver 4210 processors running at 2.2GHz. Ten cores per CPU give twenty threads for parallel workloads such as hypervisors, database instances or container hosts. 512GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory is installed, leaving headroom to reach the 1TB maximum. The PERC H740P RAID controller manages up to eight 3.5" SATA drives.

Eight hot-swap bays and redundant power

The chassis provides eight front-accessible 3.5" drive bays supporting hot-swap SATA drives. Two 750W power supplies deliver redundancy for continuous operation. A dual-port 1GbE 332T adapter handles management and workload traffic. iDRAC9 Express enables remote console, power control and firmware updates without physical access. Rails are available on request for standard rack mounting.

Quiet operation within normal data-centre limits

Dual redundant fans cool the processors and memory while the power supplies maintain airflow under typical loads. Firmware and BIOS are updated to the latest stable release before shipment, and each unit completes a full diagnostic burn-in. Power draw scales with CPU utilisation and drive count, staying within the 750W supply capacity. Acoustic output suits standard server-room environments.

How it compares

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Price $3,234.99
Pricier than about 67% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.2 GHz
Lower than about 60% of the 9,950 comparable items (median 2.3 GHz).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.2 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1 TB
Storage
Installed storage48,00
Disk controllerDell PERC H740P Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 - Express License

Questions about this item

What storage interface does the PERC H740P controller use and what does that limit?

The controller uses SATA, so installed drives will operate at SATA speeds.

What are the chassis dimensions and drive-bay size for rack planning?

The chassis measures 36 x 24 x 10 in and accepts eight 3.5-inch drives.

How is the system set up out of the box and what step is often missed?

Firmware is pre-updated; the main step is adding drives and configuring RAID in the PERC H740P BIOS before installing an OS.

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