DELL PowerEdge R940 rack server 4x Xeon 5118 2.3GHz 12C 768GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS H730P iDRAC9 2x 1600W

Mission-critical 4-socket rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R940 is a 3U rack server equipped with four Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.30 GHz with 12 cores each. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 modules. The system includes a PERC H730P 2 GB controller, eight 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives, quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports, iDRAC9 Enterprise, and dual 1600 W platinum power supplies.

Virtualisation hosts needing maximum core density

This configuration suits organisations consolidating heavy virtualisation workloads, in-memory databases or ERP systems that benefit from 48 total cores and large memory capacity. The 3U form factor fits dense rack deployments while providing redundant hot-swap power. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, more than eight internal drive bays or single-thread frequencies above 3.2 GHz should evaluate alternative platforms.

Four-socket Xeon scaling to 6 TB DDR4

The Intel C620 chipset supports up to four processors and 6 TB of DDR4 across 48 DIMM slots, letting this chassis grow far beyond the factory 768 GB. This ceiling determines whether the R940 can absorb future workload expansion without a hardware replacement.