DELL PowerEdge R440 1U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 512GB DDR4 H330 8x 2.5" fillers 2x 550W

Compact 1U rack server for dense deployments

The Dell PowerEdge R440 is a 1U rack server built for space-efficient data centre deployment. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors running at 2.1GHz with 3.7GHz turbo, each offering 16 cores for enterprise computing performance. The system includes 512GB of DDR4-2666 ECC registered memory across 16 modules of 32GB. A PERC H330 12Gb/s SAS/SATA storage controller manages the eight 2.5-inch drive bays populated with fillers.

Upgrades from single-socket or lower-core platforms

This configuration replaces single-socket servers or dual-socket systems with fewer than 32 total cores when workloads demand higher parallel throughput. The jump is worth it for virtualization clusters, database instances, or cloud infrastructure that can use the 32 combined cores and large ECC memory capacity. Buyers who need more than eight drive bays or PCIe slots beyond what a 1U chassis provides should look at larger form factors.

Limited by 1U chassis and SAS/SATA interface

The 1U height restricts the number of drive bays to eight 2.5-inch positions and limits PCIe expansion space for additional networking or storage controllers. The H330 controller operates at 12Gb/s over SAS and SATA links, so attached solid-state or hard drives cannot exceed that interface bandwidth. Remote management uses iDRAC 9 Express, and dual 550W platinum power supplies provide redundancy within the fixed power envelope.