DELL PowerEdge T440 5U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 256GB DDR4 H330 4x 2.5" trays 2x 750W PSU

Dual Xeon Gold 5118 5U server

This Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U tower server with optional rack conversion. It carries two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each with twelve cores at 2.3 GHz and a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. The system ships with 256 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across eight 32 GB modules. A PERC H330 controller manages storage through four included 2.5-inch drive trays.

Virtualisation and database hosts

The dual-socket design and large memory capacity suit virtualisation platforms such as VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or Proxmox VE, as well as database workloads and file services. The sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap bays allow mixed SAS, SATA and SSD deployments. Buyers who need pre-installed drives, a different RAID controller or GPU-accelerated compute should look at other configurations.

Sustained multi-threaded throughput

Under continuous load both CPUs maintain their base clock across all twenty-four cores, while the platinum-efficiency 750 W power supplies share the load redundantly. The H330 controller delivers steady 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA bandwidth to the drive array. iDRAC 9 Express provides remote monitoring and firmware updates without interrupting the operating system.