DELL PowerEdge R940 3U rack server 4× Xeon Gold 5118 2.3GHz 12-core 128GB DDR4 8× 2.4TB SAS H730P

3U four-socket Xeon rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R940 is a 3U rack server populated with four Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors running at 2.3 GHz with twelve cores each. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across forty-eight slots and a PERC H730P controller managing eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives. Dual 1600 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management are included.

Suited for dense multi-threaded workloads.

This configuration suits environments that need high core counts and large memory capacity in a compact 3U form factor, such as database clusters or virtualisation hosts. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, single-thread frequencies above 3.2 GHz, or more than eight internal drive bays should look at alternative platforms.

PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache

The storage subsystem centres on the Dell PERC H730P 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA controller with 2 GB battery-backed cache. It supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through modes, determining how the eight 2.4 TB SAS drives can be configured for performance or redundancy.