Dell PowerEdge R540 2U Rack Server — 2× Xeon Gold 5120 2.20GHz, 128GB DDR4, 8× 4TB SAS, 12-Bay LFF, PERC H730P
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Here the Dell PowerEdge R540 2U rack server comes with two Intel Xeon Gold 5120 processors (14 cores each, 2.20GHz base clock) alongside 128GB of DDR4 RAM. The drive complement is eight 4TB 7.2K SAS hard drives, 32TB before RAID; four bays of the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis are still free. The operating system gets its own home on a BOSS card carrying two 240GB M.2 SATA SSDs.
Supporting hardware includes a PERC H730P RAID controller, dual-port 1GbE RJ45 networking (Broadcom 5720) and dual 1100W power supplies. Also included: an iDRAC9 Enterprise licence for out-of-band management and a rack rail kit.
Roles that fit well include backup and replication targets, video and media archives, and file servers holding years of data. With eight drives, RAID 6 keeps six drives' worth of capacity and survives two simultaneous drive failures.
It carries more memory than the lighter R540 builds, which matters most for virtual machines and caching. Its Gold-tier processors sit a step above the entry CPU options for this model.
It is supplied certified refurbished: inspected, bench-tested and data-wiped in Johannesburg before release.
Specifications
- Processors
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5120
- Memory
- 128GB
- Drives
- 8 × 4TB 7.2K SAS HDD
Highlights
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5120, 28 cores in total (2.20GHz base)
- 128GB of DDR4 memory
- 8 × 4TB 7.2K SAS HDD, 32TB raw
- 12 × 3.5-inch LFF drive bays, 4 free
- PERC H730P RAID controller
- Certified refurbished, bench-tested in Johannesburg
Processor
- Processors
- 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5120
- Cores
- 28 (2 × 14)
- Base clock
- 2.20GHz
Memory
- Memory
- 128GB
- Memory type
- DDR4
Storage
- Drives
- 8 × 4TB 7.2K SAS HDD
- Raw capacity
- 32TB
- Storage type
- HDD
- Boot drives
- 2 × 240GB M.2 SATA SSD on a BOSS card
- Drive bays
- 12 × 3.5-inch LFF
- RAID controller
- PERC H730P
Networking
- Network
- 2 × 1GbE RJ45 (Broadcom 5720)
Power
- Power supplies
- 2 × 1100W
Chassis
- Form factor
- 2U rack
- Rack rails
- Included
Condition
- Condition
- Certified refurbished
General
- Model
- PowerEdge R540
Management
- Remote management
- iDRAC9 Enterprise
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Frequently asked questions
How much raw storage does this PowerEdge R540 have?
- 8 × 4TB 7.2K SAS HDD, 32TB of raw capacity in total. Usable space depends on the RAID level you configure.
Is there room to add more drives?
- Eight bays are populated in the 12-bay 3.5-inch chassis, leaving four free for additional drives.
How many processor cores does it have?
- Two Intel Xeon Gold 5120 processors with 14 cores each at a 2.20GHz base clock: 28 physical cores in total, backed by 128GB of memory.
Does it include remote management?
- Yes. The configuration lists an iDRAC9 Enterprise licence, which provides out-of-band management (power control and hardware monitoring) independent of the operating system.