DELL PowerEdge T440 5U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 5218 2.3 GHz 128 GB DDR4 H730P 4× 1.92 TB SATA

Server for Virtualisation and Database Work

This Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 5218 processors running at 2.3 GHz with 3.9 GHz turbo, providing 16 cores per CPU. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across four 32 GB modules and a PERC H730P 2 GB storage controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Four 1.92 TB SATA SSDs are installed in the 16-bay 2.5-inch hot-swap chassis, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies give redundant hot-swap power.

Suits Consolidated Workloads, Not High-Density Racks

The system is built for virtualisation platforms such as VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or Proxmox, as well as database hosting, file storage, backup targets and software-defined storage. Its 5U tower form factor with optional rack conversion fits sites that can accommodate the larger height. Organisations that need a 1U or 2U rack footprint, higher drive-bay density in less space, or GPU-accelerated compute should look elsewhere.

Storage Controller Determines RAID Options

The PERC H730P 2 GB controller is the single specification that defines which RAID levels are available and whether the four 1.92 TB SATA SSDs can be grouped for redundancy or performance. It supports SAS and SATA drives at 12 Gb/s and includes a battery-backed cache for write protection. Buyers requiring a different RAID feature set or a controller without battery backup should choose another server.