DELL PowerEdge R940 3U Rack Server 4x Xeon Gold 5120 2.2GHz 14-Core 256GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS H730P

Dell PowerEdge R940 four-socket rack server

This Dell PowerEdge R940 is a 3U rack server built around four Intel Xeon Gold 5120 processors running at 2.2 GHz with 14 cores each. It ships with 256 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 48 slots and eight 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives managed by a PERC H730P controller. Dual 1600 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise provide redundancy and remote management.

Suited for high-core-count database

The four-socket design delivers 56 total cores and supports up to 6 TB of DDR4, making it appropriate for memory-intensive applications that scale across many threads. Organisations that require only a single or dual-socket platform, or that need a smaller chassis than 3U, will not match this form factor.

Storage controller and drive interface set

The PERC H730P 2 GB controller handles SAS and SATA drives with RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through. All eight 2.5-inch bays are populated with 1.2 TB SAS drives, so any further storage changes must use the same SAS interface and controller capabilities.