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Silver 2U rack server with front bezel, eight 3.5 inch drive bays and sliding rails

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 2U 8 Bay 3.5" 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 H730P

SKU CH-XRVK-TSC7S

A 2U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P RAID controller, eight 3.5-inch drive bays and redundant 750W power supplies

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.30 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 processors provide 12 cores each at 2.3 GHz base frequency
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory installed across 8 DIMM slots with room to expand
  • PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through
  • Eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays ready for high-capacity storage arrays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise and dual 750 W platinum power supplies ensure remote management and redundancy

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U server

This Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server system built for data-centre and business workloads. It ships new with dual Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores and a 3.2 GHz turbo. The platform includes 128 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across eight modules and a Dell PERC H730P 2 GB SAS/SATA RAID controller.

Suited for virtualisation and database hosting

The eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays and dual 750 W redundant power supplies support storage-heavy tasks such as virtualisation, file serving, and database applications. iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote management and automation. Buyers who need more than two sockets, GPU compute density, or a different drive form factor should evaluate other platforms.

Dual Xeon Gold 5118 at 2.3 GHz

The single specification that decides fit is the dual-socket LGA 3647 configuration with two 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs at 2.3 GHz base frequency. This determines the thread count, memory-channel population, and licensing baseline for the workloads the server will run.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 5118 processors provide 12 cores each at 2.3 GHz base frequency
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory installed across 8 DIMM slots with room to expand
  • PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 and pass-through
  • Eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap drive bays ready for high-capacity storage arrays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise and dual 750 W platinum power supplies ensure remote management and redundancy

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelR540
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.30 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores12-Core Processor
CPU FeaturesGold 5118
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
Installed Memory Size128GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1TB
Number of Memory Slots16
Hard Drive (Installed)None
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730P 2GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA/SAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Ethernet Controller1x Dell EMC Integrated Dual Port Network Daughter Card - 2x 1 Gigabit RJ45 Ports,
Remote ManagementDell EMC 14G PowerEdge iDRAC 9 Enterprise License
LAN Ports2 x Ports
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo

Questions about this item

How much heat and power draw can I expect from the dual Xeon Gold 5118 CPUs and 128GB DDR4 running continuously?

Dual 12-core Xeon Gold 5118 processors at 2.3 GHz base and 3.2 GHz turbo with 128GB DDR4 are cooled by Dell's intelligent thermal design and powered by two 750W 80+ Platinum redundant supplies.

Which drives and cabling do I need to add before this R540 can boot and store data?

The server includes eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA trays and a PERC H730P 2GB controller supporting RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60; you must supply SAS or SATA hard drives or SSDs.

Will my existing 1 GbE network switches and SATA drives work straight away with the integrated dual-port NIC and H730P controller?

Yes, the onboard dual-port 1 GbE RJ45 daughter card connects to standard 1 GbE switches, and the H730P controller accepts both SAS and SATA drives in the 3.5-inch bays.

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