Dell PowerEdge T440 5118/8G/600G SAS 10K/H330/DVD/495W/3.5-8 Server

Dell T440 is a 5118*1/8G/600G SAS 10K/H330/DVD/495W*1/3.5-8. It belongs to the PowerEdge Server range. Identify it by part number rather than appearance: parts in this class frequently look the same across generations that will not work in each other’s place.

What to check before you buy. Three things decide whether a server will suit the job. The generation, because the processors, memory and controllers that fit one generation generally do not fit the next even where the chassis looks identical. The drive configuration, because a chassis built for small form factor disks cannot take large form factor ones without a different cage and backplane. And how it is specified to be populated, since a second processor usually needs its own heatsink and may enable memory slots that are otherwise unusable. It is also worth asking what is physically included: rails, bezel, drive carriers and the remote management licence are all commonly sold separately from the chassis.

How we supply it. Supplied new where available, otherwise as tested stock with warranty, subject to availability. Send us the host model along with the part number and we will check compatibility before you commit. We reply by the next working day.

This is a Dell PowerEdge T440, supplied as a complete, pre-configured server rather than a chassis to specify yourself — Intel Xeon Scalable 5118; 8 GB; 1 x 600GB 3.5-inch SAS 10K.

The Dell PowerEdge T440 is Dell’s two-socket tower, built for a business that needs a real server but has no rack to put it in.

1 of 2 sockets are populated. There is room to grow, but on these platforms some memory slots and expansion slots only come alive once the later sockets are filled, so a part-populated server is not simply a fraction of a full one.

What is in this configuration

The H330 RAID controller

The H330 is Dell’s entry RAID controller. It does hardware RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 and supports SAS and SATA, but it has no cache, so write-heavy workloads will feel the difference against a cached card. For a general-purpose server with a handful of drives it is the sensible, cost-effective choice.

The drives that come with it

Unusually for a server listing, this build includes its drives: 1 x 600GB 3.5-inch SAS 10K. That is worth knowing because most server SKUs quote a chassis and leave the disks to you. These are 10,000 rpm spinning disks rather than SSDs, which is the right choice for bulk capacity and sequential work and the wrong one if the workload is latency-sensitive. If you want SSDs instead, say so and we will re-quote rather than have you buy these and replace them. The chassis takes 8 3.5-inch drives in total, so there is room to add to what ships.

Power supplies, and whether this build is redundant

This build lists a single 495 W power supply. One supply means a power supply failure stops the server. If it needs to survive that, ask us to quote the second one and confirm this chassis takes it.

Worth checking before you order

• Single power supply. No redundancy as supplied. Ask us about a second one if this server matters.
• The H330 has no write cache. For write-heavy work, ask what a cached controller would add before you commit.
• 8 GB is a starting point, not a working configuration for most things. Memory is the cheapest upgrade you will ever make to this server and the one that matters most, so tell us what it has to run and we will size it properly.
• Not all sockets are populated. Adding a processor later means matching the exact model, and some memory slots only become usable once it is in.
• Check the included drives against what you actually need. Swapping them at order time costs less than buying this build and replacing them.
• It includes a DVD drive. Harmless, but if you are tight on budget it is one of the few things here you can drop.
• Pre-configured does not mean fixed. We can change processor, memory, drives, controller or network before despatch, which is cheaper than upgrading afterwards.
• Tell us what this server is replacing and what it has to run, and we will confirm this build is the right one rather than just the one you found.