DELL PowerEdge R540 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 64GB DDR4 H730P

Purpose-built 2U server for growing infrastructure

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server configured with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3GHz with 3.2GHz turbo across 24 total cores. It includes 64GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across four 16GB modules. This system targets virtualization, database workloads, and software-defined storage in expanding business environments.

Controller and management expand storage control

The PERC H730P controller adds 2GB cache with battery backup and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 plus pass-through mode over 12Gb/s SAS and SATA links. iDRAC 9 Express enables remote monitoring and administration without requiring physical access. Twelve 3.5-inch drive bay fillers occupy the front bays, and dual 1GbE ports provide baseline network connectivity.

Twelve 3.5-inch bays limit drive density

The chassis provides twelve 3.5-inch drive positions, which constrains total raw capacity compared to 2.5-inch configurations. Dual 750-watt platinum power supplies deliver redundancy but fix the power budget for installed components. PCIe expansion slots accept additional controllers or network adapters, though specific slot counts and generations are not detailed. The front bezel and ready rails are not included.