DELL PowerEdge R940 3U Rack Server 4x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-Core 256GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS H730P

Mission-Critical 4-Socket Server

The Dell PowerEdge R940 is a 3U rack server built for heavy-duty enterprise workloads. Four Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors deliver 64 total cores at a 2.1 GHz base frequency with 3.7 GHz turbo capability. The system ships with 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 48 slots and supports up to 6 TB maximum capacity. An eight-bay 2.5-inch chassis houses 2.4 TB SAS drives managed by a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache.

Virtualisation Hosts vs GPU Workloads

This configuration suits organisations running large virtualised environments, in-memory databases or high-transaction applications that benefit from four-socket scaling and redundant 1600 W platinum power supplies. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections for flexible fabric integration. Buyers who need GPU compute density or all-flash arrays should evaluate alternative platforms, as this unit focuses on CPU-centric throughput and SAS storage.

Four-Socket Ceiling

The R940 reaches its processor limit with the four installed Xeon Gold 6130 CPUs, so no further socket upgrades are possible. Memory expansion remains open through 40 vacant DDR4 slots up to the 6 TB ceiling. Storage growth is constrained to the eight 2.5-inch bays and the H730P controller’s SAS/SATA RAID feature set. iDRAC9 Enterprise enables full remote lifecycle management for distributed deployments.