DELL PowerEdge R540 rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 256GB DDR4 12x 4TB SAS H730P 2x 750W

2U Server with Dual Xeon Gold 5118

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency and twelve cores. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across eight 32 GB modules. Storage is handled by a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache and twelve 4 TB 7.2K SAS drives in 3.5-inch bays. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Express remote management complete the base configuration.

Suits virtualisation and storage workloads

This system fits organisations deploying virtualisation, software-defined storage or database applications that benefit from high core counts and large SAS capacity. The twelve drive bays and RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 support provide flexible redundancy options. Buyers who need more than twelve drive bays, higher single-thread frequency or GPU compute density should evaluate alternative platforms. The fixed dual-processor layout also limits scaling for workloads that demand additional sockets.

PERC H730P RAID controller decides fit

The PERC H730P controller with 2 GB battery-backed cache is the specification that determines whether this server matches your storage architecture. It supports SAS and SATA drives in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 modes plus pass-through. If your deployment requires a different RAID feature set, controller cache size or drive interface, this unit will not meet the requirement.