Dell PowerEdge R540 12 Bay 3.5" 2U Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 64GB DDR4 12x 8TB H330 iDRAC9 2x 750W

2U 12-Bay Storage Server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server populated with dual Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across four 16 GB modules. A PERC H330 controller manages twelve 3.5-inch 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives delivering high-capacity storage for business workloads.

Virtualisation and Database Hosts

This configuration suits organisations deploying virtualisation clusters, software-defined storage or database applications that prioritise raw capacity over flash latency. Buyers who need solid-state performance or larger memory footprints for memory-intensive analytics should evaluate platforms supporting different drive media and higher DIMM counts.

PERC H330 with 12 x 8 TB SATA Drives

The installed PERC H330 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller and twelve enterprise 8 TB hard drives define the storage ceiling for this unit. This combination targets capacity-oriented deployments rather than low-latency transactional layers, so the controller and drive set determine whether the server matches the intended workload.