DELL PowerEdge T440 5U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12 Core 32GB DDR4 HBA330 4x 960GB SSD

Dual-socket Xeon Gold 5118 5U server

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo. Each CPU provides 12 cores, giving 24 cores total for multi-threaded workloads. The system includes 32 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across 16 slots. It is built for virtualization, database hosting, and business-critical applications.

Upgrade from single-socket or older Xeon platforms

Moving from a single-processor server doubles the core count and memory channels, which benefits hypervisor density and database concurrency. The jump is worth it when current hosts saturate CPU resources or memory bandwidth under parallel workloads. The HBA330 controller adds 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity for the installed drives. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies remove a single point of failure.

Four 960 GB SSDs with room for twelve more drives

The server ships with four enterprise 960 GB SATA 6 Gb/s 2.5-inch SSDs managed by the PERC HBA330. Sixteen hot-swap bays leave twelve slots open for additional SAS, SATA, or SSD storage. Memory scales to 1 TB across the 16 DIMM slots when workloads demand larger datasets. PCI Express slots allow RAID, networking, or GPU cards for specialised tasks.