DELL PowerEdge R940 3U rack server 4x Xeon Gold 6134 3.2GHz 8C 768GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS H730P

Mission-critical 3U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R940 is a 3U rack-mounted server system built for mission-critical workloads. It ships new with four Intel Xeon Gold 6134 processors, each running at 3.2 GHz with eight cores and a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 modules and uses the Intel C620 chipset on an LGA 3647 platform.

Suited for dense compute, not for smaller racks

This server suits organisations that need maximum processor density and memory capacity in a 3U footprint with redundant 1600 W platinum power supplies. Buyers who require a 1U or 2U form factor, fewer than four sockets, or a lower entry memory configuration should evaluate other platforms. The eight 2.5-inch drive bays are populated with 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives behind a PERC H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60.

768 GB DDR4 across 48 slots decides fit

The single specification that determines suitability is the 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory installed across 48 DIMM slots with a 6 TB maximum capacity. This memory configuration and expansion ceiling dictate whether the server matches the application footprint and future growth requirements.