DELL PowerEdge T440 5U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4210 2.2GHz 10 Core 256GB DDR4 H330 2x 750W PSU

Server identity and target buyer

This new Dell PowerEdge T440 is a 5U tower server fitted with two Intel Xeon Silver 4210 processors running at 2.2 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo. It arrives with 256 GB of DDR4-2400 ECC registered memory across eight 32 GB modules and a Dell PERC H330 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA storage controller. Dual 750 W platinum hot-swap power supplies and iDRAC 9 Express remote management are included. The chassis provides sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap bays and four drive trays are supplied.

Who this suits and who should look elsewhere

Organisations running VMware ESXi, Hyper-V or Proxmox VE virtualisation, Windows Server or Linux workloads, SQL databases, file and print services, backup targets or software-defined storage will find the CPU core count, memory capacity and drive-bay density well matched. Buyers who need populated storage out of the box, a GPU-ready configuration or a rackmount unit without a separate conversion kit should consider other options.

Deciding specification

The single specification that decides fit is the sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays combined with the PERC H330 controller, which determines how many SAS, SATA or SSD devices can be installed and managed internally.