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Acoustical performance of R540
Configuration
Typical
Feature Rich
CPU Type
Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Intel Xeon Gold 6138M
CPU TDP
105 W
125 W
CPU Quantity
2
2
Memory Type
8GB, 2667MHz, DDR4
16GB, 2667MHz, DDR4
DIMM Quantity
2
8
Backplane Type
3.5” x 8
3.5” x12 + rear 3.5” x2
Fan Quantity
5 Standard Fan
6 High Performance Fan
HDD Type
3.5" NLSAS 7.2k
12x 3.5" NLSAS 7.2k + 2x 3.5"
NLSAS 7.2k (rear)
HDD Quantity
6
12+2
PSU Type
750 W
750 W
PSU Quantity
2
2
PCI 1
PERC H330
PERC H730P
PCI 2
-
LOM Mezz 10Gb E
PCI 3
-
2x INTEL M.2 card
Acoustical Performance: Idle/ Operating @ 25 °C Ambient
LwA-UL
2
(Bels)
Idle
1
5.5
6.6
Operating
1
5.6
6.9
LpA
3
(dBA)
Idle
1
35
47
Operating
1
36
51
Prominent tones
4
No prominent tones
4
in Idle
1
and Operating
1
Acoustical Performance: Idle @ 28 °C Ambient
LwA-UL
2
(Bels)
5.9
6.9
LpA
3
(dBA)
40
52
Acoustical Performance: Max. Loading @ 35 °C Ambient
LwA-UL
2
(Bels)
6.9
7.6
LpA
3
(dBA)
51
58
Footnotes:
Idle means the state in which the product is doing nothing but running OS, and values for Operating are the maximum of acoustical output for
active HDDs or active processors.
LwA-UL is the upper limit sound power levels (LwA) calculated per section 4.4.1 of ISO 9296 (1988) with data collected in accordance with
ISO 7779 (2010) from a single sample with a total 0.3 bel production deviation applied.
LpA is the A-weighted sound pressure level at the bystander position per section 4.3 of ISO 9296 (1988) and measured in accordance to ISO
7779 (2010). The system is placed in a 24U rack enclosure, 25cm above a reflective floor.
Prominent tone: Criteria of D.6 and D.11 of ECMA-74 12th ed. (2012) are followed to determine if discrete tones are prominent. The system
is placed in center of ISO 7779 table and the acoustic transducers are at front & rear bystander positions.