We take cryptocurrency — so the coins you hold can buy real hardware.Pay in crypto, spend it on real hardware. Free insured shipping worldwide over $399. Plain, unbranded boxes, sent from Germany.Free insured shipping over $399. Your rate is locked for 30 minutes once checkout opens.Rate locked 30 minutes. Every item sealed, serial-checked and covered by a 24-month warranty.Sealed, 24-month warranty.

Saved items Sign in
Silver 2U rack server with twelve 3.5-inch drive bays visible at the front

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 256GB DDR4 12x 8TB HDD H330

SKU CH-FTH7-VN7G9

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 processors, 256GB DDR4 ECC memory, and twelve 8TB 3.5-inch SATA hard drives managed by a PERC H330 controller

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs deliver 32 cores at up to 3.7 GHz Turbo
  • 256 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory supports demanding virtualization workloads
  • PERC H330 controller manages twelve 3.5″ drive bays
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity storage
  • Dual 750 W Platinum PSUs with iDRAC9 Express enable resilient remote management

Server Identity

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built for virtualization, database workloads and software-defined storage in growing business environments. It ships with dual Xeon Gold 6130 processors running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores each, plus 256 GB of DDR4-2666 ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules.

Thermals Noise Power

Two 750 watt platinum-efficiency power supplies provide redundant power delivery for the fully populated chassis. The 2U form factor allows airflow across twelve 3.5-inch drive bays and the dual processor sockets, while iDRAC 9 Express enables remote thermal monitoring and fan-speed management without physical access.

Storage Controller Impact

The PERC H330 controller manages twelve 8 TB enterprise SATA drives at 7.2K RPM through a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA interface, presenting a single large storage pool for capacity-focused deployments. Integrated dual-port gigabit Ethernet and iDRAC 9 Express handle network connectivity and out-of-band management respectively, while the front bezel and ready rails are not included.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs deliver 32 cores at up to 3.7 GHz Turbo
  • 256 GB DDR4-2666 ECC memory supports demanding virtualization workloads
  • PERC H330 controller manages twelve 3.5″ drive bays
  • Twelve 8 TB 7.2K SATA drives provide high-capacity storage
  • Dual 750 W Platinum PSUs with iDRAC9 Express enable resilient remote management

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

How do I install the 12x 3.5" 8TB HDDs into the R540 and what step is often missed?

Slide each drive into the front hot-plug bays until the latch clicks; the step often missed is confirming the PERC H330 sees all 12 drives in its BIOS before booting the OS.

What maintenance will the 2x 750W PSUs and 12x 7.2K HDDs need later?

The 750W Platinum PSUs are hot-swappable — replace a failed unit without downtime; the 7.2K SATA HDDs should be monitored via iDRAC9 Express SMART data and swapped when reallocated sectors appear.

What limit appears first when the 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core CPUs run sustained loads?

The 2U chassis cooling capacity becomes the limiting factor; sustained turbo up to 3.7GHz across all 32 cores raises inlet temperatures until fans reach maximum speed and CPU throttling begins.

Also in this aisle

People compared these

Same shelf, same checkout — eight coins and a 30-minute rate lock.