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Silver 3U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R940 3U rack server 4x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24-core 768GB DDR4 2x 800GB SSD

SKU CH-MNDS-JAN9Z

3U rack server with four 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 768GB DDR4, PERC H730P controller and dual 800GB SSDs

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSD2 × 800 GB SATA SSD
  • ChipsetIntel C620
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor

CPU Model Platinum 8160

  • Four Xeon Platinum 8160 processors with 24 cores each for high-density compute
  • 768GB DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 modules for large-scale workloads
  • PERC H730P controller with 2GB cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Two 800GB SATA SSDs for fast boot and application storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise with X520/I350 quad-port networking for remote management and 10Gb connectivity

Four-socket Xeon Platinum server

The Dell PowerEdge R940 packs four Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each with 24 cores running at 2.1 GHz and a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. It targets organisations that need dense, high-thread-count compute for databases, virtualisation or in-memory analytics in a 3U rack footprint.

Tool-less rails and hot-swap components simplify

Ready Rails and a front bezel are included for quick rack mounting. Redundant 1600 W platinum power supplies and hot-swap drive bays allow component replacement without downtime. The 48 DIMM slots are fully populated with 24 x 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC modules, so memory expansion requires removing existing sticks.

768 GB DDR4 and dual 800 GB SSDs handle large

The installed 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory supports heavy virtualisation and in-memory databases, with headroom to 6 TB across 48 slots. Two 800 GB SATA SSDs on the PERC H730P controller provide fast boot and scratch space; the eight 2.5-inch bays can accept additional SAS or SATA drives for capacity growth. The quad-port X520/I350 network daughter card delivers two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links for storage and cluster traffic.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $5,259.99
Pricier than about 77% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R940
Model nameR940
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count24-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
ChipsetIntel C620
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs4
Max supported CPUs4
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity6 TB
Memory slot count48
Storage
Installed SSD2 × 800 GB SATA SSD
Disk controllerDell Perc H730P 2 GB Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slotsUp to 13 PCIe Gen 3 Slots, 3x PCIe x8, and 10 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height3U
Software
Operating systemNo

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Questions about this item

How do I confirm the PERC H730P controller is managing the two 800 GB SSDs correctly after first boot?

Open the PERC H730P BIOS utility during POST, verify both 800 GB SATA SSDs appear as Ready, check that the desired RAID level shows Optimal, and confirm the battery-backed cache reports Healthy.

Which items ship with the server and which must be sourced separately?

The unit includes four Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory, PERC H730P controller with battery, two 800 GB SATA SSDs, X520/I350 quad-port network daughter card, iDRAC9 Enterprise, two 1600 W platinum PSUs, Ready Rails and front bezel; additional drives, memory modules or OS licences are not included.

Should I choose a configuration with more memory slots populated or fewer higher-capacity modules?

This build already uses 24×32 GB modules filling half the 48 slots, leaving 24 free slots for future expansion up to 6 TB; selecting fewer larger modules now would reduce upgrade headroom.

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