DELL PowerEdge T440 5U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5218 2.3GHz 256GB DDR4 H730P

Enterprise 5U tower server

The Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 is a 5U tower server designed for virtualization, database hosting, and file storage workloads. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Gold 5218 processors running at 2.3 GHz with 3.9 GHz turbo across 16 cores each. The system includes 256 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across eight 32 GB modules. A PERC H730P 2 GB controller manages up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays.

Suits virtualization and storage clusters

This server fits IT teams building VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, or Proxmox VE clusters that need dense 2.5-inch storage capacity and dual-socket compute. The 16 drive bays support SAS, SATA, and SSD media with RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 plus pass-through. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Express remote management simplify 24/7 operations. Buyers who require GPU-accelerated compute or single-thread frequencies above 3.9 GHz should evaluate other platforms.

Sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap bays decide fit

The defining specification is the sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays backed by a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA PERC H730P controller. This density determines whether the chassis matches your storage layout before you consider CPU core count, memory capacity, or rack conversion options.