DELL PowerEdge T440 5U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 HBA330 2x750W

Dual Xeon Gold 5118 5U Server

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo. Twelve cores per processor deliver 24 total threads for multi-threaded workloads. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across four 32 GB modules. A PERC HBA330 controller provides 12 Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity for up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, with eight trays installed. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Express remote management complete the configuration.

Virtualisation and storage workloads

This server suits organisations running VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V or Proxmox VE virtualisation, database hosting, file storage, backup or software-defined storage. The dual-socket design and large memory capacity support consolidated virtual machines and business-critical applications. Buyers who need more than 1 TB of memory, GPU compute density, or a rackmount chassis without a conversion kit should evaluate other platforms.

Sixteen 2.5-inch drive bays

The defining specification is the sixteen-bay 2.5-inch hot-swap backplane paired with the HBA330 controller. It allows a mix of SAS, SATA and SSD devices up to the full bay count, so storage capacity and performance can scale with the workload. If the deployment requires fewer bays or a different drive form factor, a smaller chassis would be more efficient.