DELL PowerEdge T440 5U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12C 16GB DDR4 H730P 4x 1.92TB SATA 2x 750W

Server Platform

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U tower server with an optional rack conversion kit. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors, each running at 2.1GHz with a 3.0GHz turbo frequency and 12 cores. The system includes 16GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory installed across two slots. A PERC H730P storage controller with 2GB cache manages the four 1.92TB SATA solid-state drives. Dual 750W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Target Workloads

This configuration suits virtualization hosts running VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or Proxmox, as well as database, file, backup and software-defined storage roles. The 16 drive bays support SAS and SATA media for capacity scaling. Buyers who need more than two processor sockets or memory beyond the 1TB maximum should evaluate other platforms. The installed 16GB is a starting point for most production deployments.

Decisive Specification

The PERC H730P controller enables RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. It connects to the 16-bay 2.5-inch backplane using 12Gb/s SAS and SATA signalling. This controller choice determines which drive types and RAID topologies are available. Verify that your storage plan matches these supported RAID modes and the SATA interface of the included drives.