DELL PowerEdge R540 2U 8-bay rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4114 2.2GHz 10-core 32GB DDR4 H740P 2x 750W PSU

PowerEdge R540 2U dual-socket 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 and ten cores. It ships with 32 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across four modules. The system targets virtualization, database hosting, and file or application serving in business environments.

Redundant 750 W PSUs and eight 3.5-inch trays

Dual hot-swap 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy without shutting down. The chassis holds eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays, all empty, and the PERC H740P controller with 8 GB cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables remote management, while ready rails and a front bezel simplify rack installation.

Upgrades from single-socket

Organizations moving from a single-processor tower or a 1U unit with fewer drive bays gain twice the core count and room for up to 384 GB of memory across sixteen slots. The jump makes sense when workloads need more concurrent threads or larger local storage arrays than a compact chassis can hold.