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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R540 rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 64GB DDR4 H330 8-bay 3.5" 2U

SKU CH-WHDC-P3S0N

A 2U rack server with dual 16-core Xeon Gold 6130 processors at 2.1GHz, 64GB DDR4, PERC H330 RAID controller, eight 3.5-inch drive bays.

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height2U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.10 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 processors provide 16 cores each at 2.1 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory installed across 16 slots with 1 TB maximum capacity
  • PERC H330 controller supports RAID 0 1 5 10 50 and pass-through for flexible storage protection
  • Eight 3.5 inch hot-swap drive bays accept SAS or SATA drives for scalable capacity
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus dual 750 W 80+ Platinum redundant power supplies enable remote management and high availability

Dell PowerEdge R540 2U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R540 is a 2U rack server built for virtualization, database hosting and file serving. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores each and 64 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory. A PERC H330 controller provides RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 plus pass-through for SAS and SATA drives. Eight 3.5-inch hot-swap trays, dual 1 GbE ports, iDRAC9 Enterprise and redundant 750 W platinum power supplies complete the platform.

Suited for storage-dense workloads

This server suits teams that need up to eight 3.5-inch SAS or SATA drives in a 2U form factor with dual-socket compute. The H330 controller and 16 DIMM slots supporting up to 1 TB of DDR4 give room to grow memory and RAID capacity. Buyers who need direct-attached PCIe flash tiers, GPU compute density or a smaller 1U footprint should evaluate other platforms.

Eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays

The chassis provides eight 3.5-inch hot-swap trays wired to the PERC H330 controller for SATA and SAS hard drives or SSDs. No drives are included, so the buyer selects capacity and drive type to match the workload. This bay count and interface mix is the primary constraint when planning storage layout.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6130 processors provide 16 cores each at 2.1 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 64 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory installed across 16 slots with 1 TB maximum capacity
  • PERC H330 controller supports RAID 0 1 5 10 50 and pass-through for flexible storage protection
  • Eight 3.5 inch hot-swap drive bays accept SAS or SATA drives for scalable capacity
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus dual 750 W 80+ Platinum redundant power supplies enable remote management and high availability

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge
ModelR540
TypeRack
Rack Height2U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.10 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores16-Core Processor
CPU FeaturesGold 6130
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
Installed Memory Size64GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity1TB
Number of Memory Slots16
Hard Drive (Installed)None
Storage ControllerDell Perc H330 Controller
HDD InterfaceSATA/SAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/10/50
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

Should I pick the 64 GB configuration or add more DDR4 modules later?

The server ships with 64 GB across four 16 GB DDR4 2666 MHz modules and has 16 slots supporting up to 1 TB total.

What does the 2.1 GHz base clock mean for actual workloads?

Each Xeon Gold 6130 runs at 2.1 GHz base and can turbo to 3.7 GHz, giving 16 cores per processor for multi-threaded tasks.

How does the PERC H330 controller limit drive performance?

The H330 provides 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity with RAID 0/1/5/10/50, capping throughput at the controller's 12 Gb/s interface.

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