DELL PowerEdge R540 8LFF 2x Xeon Silver 4210 768GB DDR4 No Drive rack server

Dual-socket Xeon Silver 4210 platform

This 2U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4210 processors running at 2.2 GHz, each providing ten cores and 13.75 MB cache. The system is populated with 768 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across its DIMM slots, leaving headroom toward the 1 TB maximum. Eight 3.5-inch drive bays are available for SATA storage, managed by a PERC H740P RAID controller, while remote administration is handled through iDRAC9 Express.

Sustained multi-threaded throughput

With twenty total cores and a large shared memory pool, the server maintains consistent performance across virtualised workloads, database services and batch processing jobs. The dual-processor design keeps memory bandwidth balanced under continuous load, and the H740P controller offloads RAID parity calculations without taxing the CPUs. ECC memory corrects single-bit errors in flight, preventing silent data corruption during long-running tasks.

Thermal and power profile in a 2U chassis

Dual 750 W power supplies operate in redundant mode, drawing only what the configured workload requires while maintaining headroom for a supply failure. The 36 x 24 x 10 inch form factor uses directed airflow from front to rear, keeping processor and memory temperatures stable during extended operation. Fan speeds ramp gradually under load, producing predictable acoustic output suitable for standard server rooms.