DELL PowerEdge T440 5U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4116 2.1GHz 12C 32GB DDR4 H730P 16x 2.5" trays 2x 750W PSU

5U server with dual Silver 4116 CPUs

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Silver 4116 processors, each running at 2.1GHz with 12 cores. It arrives with 32GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory installed across 16 available slots. A PERC H730P storage controller with 2GB cache manages up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays. Dual 750W platinum power supplies provide redundant power for continuous operation.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing dense 2.5"

This configuration fits teams running VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or Proxmox clusters that demand high core counts and many drive bays for local VM storage or software-defined storage nodes. The 12-core Silver 4116 CPUs and 1TB maximum memory ceiling also serve database or backup workloads well. Buyers who need more than two processors or who require front bezel and ready rails included should look elsewhere, as the chassis supports only two CPUs and ships without those accessories.

Sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap bays with H730P RAID

The single specification that decides fit is the sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays paired with the PERC H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This density and RAID flexibility determine whether the server can hold the required local dataset or SDS layer. If the deployment needs fewer bays, 3.5-inch drives, or a different RAID feature set, this chassis is not the right match.