DELL PowerEdge T440 5U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4214 2.2GHz 12C 32GB DDR4 HBA330 8x 2.5" Trays 2x 750W PSU

Enterprise 5U server with dual Xeon Silver 4214

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U rack server built for virtualisation, database hosting and file storage workloads. Two Intel Xeon Silver 4214 processors deliver 24 cores at 2.2 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. Thirty-two gigabytes of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory are installed across four slots. The PERC HBA330 controller manages up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, with eight trays included. Dual 750 W platinum power supplies provide redundant hot-swap power. Integrated dual-port Gigabit Ethernet and iDRAC 9 Express handle remote management.

Suits virtualisation hosts

This configuration fits organisations running VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or Proxmox VE that need dense 2.5-inch drive capacity and redundant power. The HBA330 controller targets SAS and SATA media, so buyers who require a hardware RAID card with cache or a dedicated GPU riser should evaluate other options. The tower-form chassis with optional rack conversion also limits deployments that demand a purpose-built rackmount depth.

HBA330 controller defines storage compatibility

The Dell PERC HBA330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller is the single specification that determines which drives can be used. It presents drives directly to the operating system without hardware RAID acceleration, so the server suits software-defined storage or hypervisor-managed arrays. If a hardware RAID layer with write-back cache is required, a different controller must be sourced.