DELL PowerEdge T440 5U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12 Core 32GB DDR4 H330 2x750W PSU

Target workloads

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U rack server configured with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores and a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. It includes 32 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across four 8 GB modules and a Dell PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA storage controller. The chassis provides sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays with four trays installed and dual 750 W platinum power supplies for redundancy.

Fit and gaps

This server suits organisations deploying virtualisation hosts, database servers, file storage or backup targets that need dense 2.5-inch drive capacity and dual-socket compute in a 5U form factor. Buyers who require more than two processors, memory beyond the 1 TB DDR4 limit, or a storage controller with hardware RAID levels beyond the H330 feature set should evaluate other platforms.

Deciding specification

The PERC H330 controller supports SAS and SATA drives in JBOD or pass-through mode without hardware RAID 5 or 6 capability. If the deployment depends on those RAID levels or on a different controller interface, this configuration will not meet the requirement.