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Silver tower server 5U chassis 16 drive bays front bezel missing

DELL

DELL PowerEdge T440 5U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4214 2.2GHz 12 Core 32GB DDR4 HBA330 4x 960GB SSD

SKU CH-502V-CBYH7

A 5U rack server with dual 12-core Xeon Silver 4214 processors at 2.2GHz, 32GB DDR4, HBA330 controller and four 960GB SATA SSDs

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM32 GB
  • Installed SSD4 × 960 GB SATA SSD
  • Processor core count12 Core-Processors
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon Silver 4214 CPUs deliver 24 cores at 2.2 GHz base with 3.2 GHz turbo
  • 32 GB DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across 4 modules in 16 slots
  • PERC HBA330 12 Gb/s controller manages SAS and SATA drives
  • Four 960 GB enterprise SATA SSDs provide high-capacity flash storage
  • Redundant 750 W platinum hot-swap power supplies with iDRAC 9 Express remote management

Server Platform & Configuration

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U tower server that supports Intel Xeon Scalable processors and up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays. This unit ships with two Silver 4214 CPUs, each offering 12 cores at 2.2GHz with a 3.2GHz turbo frequency. The installed 32GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory occupies four of the sixteen available slots, leaving headroom for expansion up to 1TB.

Ideal Workloads & Limitations

The dual-processor design and high drive-bay count suit virtualization hosts running VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V or Proxmox VE, as well as database servers, file storage and backup targets. The PERC HBA330 controller provides 12Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity for the four included 960GB SSDs and any additional drives. Buyers who require integrated RAID levels, a front bezel, ready rails for rack mounting or more than two processors should look elsewhere.

Deciding Specification

The storage controller is a PERC HBA330 operating in HBA mode, which presents drives directly to the operating system without hardware RAID acceleration. If the deployment depends on a hardware RAID card with cache and battery backup, this server does not meet that requirement.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $1,647.99
Cheaper than about 56% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 32 GB
Lower than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor core count 12 Core-Processors
Lower than about 60% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameT440
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count12 Core-Processors
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.2 GHz (3.2 GHz Turbo)
Processor detailsSilver 4214
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM32 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1 TB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSD4 × 960 GB SATA SSD
Installed storageNone
Disk controllerDell Perc HBA330 Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Supported RAID levelsNone
Connectivity
Network controllerIntegrated Dell 2 × 1GbE Dual Port Ethernet Adapter
Ports & slots
Network ports2 x Ports
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height5U
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 Express

Questions about this item

What throughput does the HBA330 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller provide for the 960GB SSDs?

The Dell PERC HBA330 12Gb/s SAS/SATA controller connects the four 960GB SATA 6Gb/s SSDs at up to 12Gb/s per lane. Each SSD runs at SATA 6Gb/s, so the controller does not bottleneck their sequential reads or writes.

What physical space and rails does this 5U tower server need for rack mounting?

The server occupies 5U of rack height and uses sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap bays. Rack mounting requires the optional Dell rack conversion kit; ready rails and front bezel are not included in the box.

How are the two Xeon Silver 4214 processors installed, and what step is often missed?

Both LGA 3647 sockets are already populated with the two Xeon Silver 4214 CPUs. The common oversight is forgetting to apply the correct torque sequence on the heatsink retention nuts during any future reseat.

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