DELL PowerEdge R540 2U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 32GB DDR4 H740P 8x 3.5" trays 2x 750W PSUs

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with twelve cores each. It includes 32 GB of DDR4 memory in a four-module configuration and a Dell PERC H740P storage controller with 8 GB cache. Eight 3.5-inch drive trays support SAS or SATA drives, and dual 750 W hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy. Integrated dual 1 GbE ports and iDRAC9 Enterprise complete the platform.

Target workloads and limitations

This server suits organisations running virtualisation, database hosting, or file and application services that benefit from dual-socket compute and flexible 3.5-inch storage bays. The PERC H740P controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for data protection. Buyers who require direct PCIe storage attachment or higher network throughput than dual 1 GbE should consider alternative platforms, as this unit uses SAS/SATA interfaces and standard Gigabit networking.

Memory ceiling and expansion

The system installs 32 GB across four of sixteen DDR4 slots, leaving twelve slots available for expansion up to a maximum of 1 TB of registered ECC memory. This headroom lets you scale memory capacity as workloads grow without replacing existing modules.