DELL PowerEdge R540 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 16GB DDR4 12x 8TB HDD H330 iDRAC9 Express 2x 750W

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server designed for growing business environments. It comes with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3GHz with a 3.2GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 16GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory and a PERC H330 storage controller. It is fitted with twelve 8TB 7.2K SATA hard drives in 3.5-inch bays. Dual 750W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Express remote management are included.

Ideal for storage-heavy workloads

This server suits organisations that need high-capacity internal storage in a compact 2U form factor. The twelve 3.5-inch drive bays filled with 8TB drives provide a large raw capacity for archives, backups or software-defined storage. Buyers who require faster flash storage, more compute threads per socket, or a deeper memory configuration for heavy virtualisation should consider other platforms. The base 16GB memory and dual 1GbE ports may limit dense VM deployments.

Twelve 8TB 3.5-inch SATA drives

The defining specification is the twelve 8TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-inch hard drives installed in the front bays. This drive count and capacity set the total raw storage available before any RAID configuration by the H330 controller. The 7.2K spindle speed determines the sequential and random I/O profile for the workload. No other drive types or quantities are present in this configuration.