DELL PowerEdge T440 5U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 5218 2.3GHz 16-core 32GB DDR4 HBA330 4× 2.5" trays 2× 750W PSU

Dual Xeon Gold 5218 5U Server

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Gold 5218 processors running at 2.3GHz with 3.9GHz turbo. It arrives with 32GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across four modules and a PERC HBA330 storage controller. The chassis supports up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays and includes two 750W platinum power supplies for redundancy.

Virtualisation and storage workloads

This configuration suits organisations running VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or Proxmox VE clusters that need dense internal storage and dual-socket compute. The installed HBA330 provides JBOD connectivity for SAS and SATA drives without hardware RAID overhead. Buyers who require integrated RAID levels, GPU expansion, or fibre-channel networking will need to add separate controllers or select a different platform.

Sixteen-bay 2.5-inch chassis

The defining specification is the sixteen-bay 2.5-inch hot-swap backplane paired with the HBA330 controller, which determines how many drives can be installed and whether RAID functionality is available. Memory scales to 1TB across sixteen DDR4 slots, and the dual 750W supplies maintain uptime during a single unit failure. Confirm that your rack depth and drive carrier requirements match the 5U form factor before ordering.