DELL PowerEdge T440 5U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5218 2.3GHz 16-core 64GB DDR4 HBA330 4x 960GB SSD 2x 750W PSU

Dual-socket Xeon Gold 5218 tower server

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U tower server built around two Intel Xeon Gold 5218 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with a 3.9 GHz turbo frequency and 16 cores. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across four 16 GB modules and a Dell PERC HBA330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA storage controller. Four 960 GB enterprise SATA SSDs occupy the front bays, and dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundant hot-swap power. Integrated dual-port gigabit Ethernet and iDRAC 9 Express remote management are included.

Suited for virtualization and database workloads

This configuration fits organisations running VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, Windows Server or Linux for virtualization, database hosting, file services, backup or software-defined storage. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, fibre-channel connectivity or more than 16 drive bays should evaluate other platforms. The tower chassis can be converted to rack mount with an optional kit, and the 16 DIMM slots allow memory expansion up to 1 TB.

HBA330 controller with SATA and SAS support

The single specification that decides fit is the Dell PERC HBA330 storage controller, which presents SATA and SAS drives to the operating system without hardware RAID functions. If the deployment requires a hardware RAID card with cache and battery backup, this server will not meet that requirement. The installed SSDs connect through this controller, and the 16 front 2.5‑inch hot-swap bays accept additional SATA or SAS drives.