DELL PowerEdge R440 1U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 128GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H730P 2x 550W

Compact 1U rack server for dense deployments

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R440 is a 1U rackmount server built for space-efficient data centre environments. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores each, plus 128 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory. A PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache manages eight 600 GB 10K SAS drives in the front 2.5-inch bays. Dual 550 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Express remote management complete the configuration.

Suited for virtualisation

This configuration targets organisations running virtualisation, database or cloud workloads that benefit from dual-socket performance and hardware RAID flexibility. The eight SAS drive bays and H730P controller support RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for local redundancy. Buyers who need more than eight drive bays, PCIe add-in cards beyond the integrated dual-port gigabit Ethernet, or front bezel and rail kits included should evaluate alternative platforms.

Eight 600 GB SAS drives on H730P controller

The storage subsystem centres on eight enterprise 600 GB 10K SAS drives connected to the PERC H730P 12 Gb/s controller with battery-backed cache. This combination determines usable capacity, I/O performance and the RAID levels available for the operating system and data volumes. Verify that the drive count, spindle speed and RAID feature set match the application requirements before deployment.