DELL PowerEdge R940 3U rack server 4× Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-core 512GB DDR4 H730P 2×300GB SAS

Four-socket 3U server for mission-critical workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R940 is a 3U rack server equipped with four Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores. It ships with 512 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory installed across 16 DIMM slots. The system includes a PERC H730P 2 GB SAS controller, two 300 GB 10K SAS drives, and dual 1600 W platinum power supplies.

Suits database clusters.

Buyers who need more than 6 TB of memory, who require all-flash storage without mechanical drives, or who operate in space-constrained racks below 3U should evaluate alternative form factors. The four-socket design scales to the platform maximum of 48 DIMM slots and 6 TB total capacity. Workloads demanding GPU acceleration or single-thread speeds above 3.7 GHz turbo will not reach peak performance here.

Memory ceiling of 6 TB DDR4 decides fit

With 48 DDR4 slots and a 6 TB maximum, the R940 covers large in-memory databases and dense virtualisation. If the application dataset exceeds 6 TB or requires persistent memory modules, this chassis cannot accommodate it. The installed 512 GB configuration uses 16 of 48 slots, leaving 32 slots open for expansion.