DELL PowerEdge T440 5U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 256GB DDR4 H730P 4x 1.92TB SATA 2x 750W

Dell PowerEdge T440 5U dual Xeon server

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores and a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across eight 32 GB modules and a Dell 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 provide redundant hot-swap power.

Ideal for virtualisation hosts

This configuration suits organisations running VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V or Proxmox VE clusters that need large memory capacity and hardware RAID redundancy. It also fits file storage, backup targets and software-defined storage deployments where 16 drive bays allow future expansion. Buyers who require GPU-accelerated compute or more than two processor sockets should look elsewhere, as the platform supports a maximum of two CPUs and the current specification includes no GPU.

Dual Gold 5118 CPUs with 256 GB DDR4 limit

The decisive specification is the paired Xeon Gold 5118 processors providing 24 total cores at 2.3 GHz base clock, combined with 256 GB of installed DDR4 memory and a 1 TB maximum capacity across 16 slots. This core count and memory ceiling determine whether the server can handle the intended virtual machine density or database instance size before an upgrade or a different platform is required.