Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Technical Specifications

The Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 is a dual-socket, 5U rackable tower server designed to deliver powerful performance, exceptional expandability, and quiet operation. It is optimized for Small to Mid-Sized Businesses (SMB) and Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO) workloads.

Core System Architecture

Processors (CPU)

• Supported CPUs: Up to two (2) 1st or 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors.

• Core Count: Up to 16 cores per processor.

• Socket Type: Socket 3647 (LGA3647).

Memory (RAM)

• DIMM Slots: 16 DDR4 DIMM slots (Supports Registered ECC Only).

• Memory Types: RDIMM (Registered DIMM) / LRDIMM (Load Reduced DIMM).

• Maximum Capacity: Up to 1TB max memory (with 2nd Gen Intel Xeon and 64GB LRDIMMs).

• Maximum Speed: Up to 2666 MT/s.

Storage & Drive Bays

The chassis comes in two major backplane configurations:

• Option A (3.5″ Form Factor): Up to 8 x 3.5-inch hot-plug SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), max 128TB.

• Option B (2.5″ Form Factor): Up to 16 x 2.5-inch hot-plug SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), max 61TB.

• (Note: Native NVMe U.2 drives are not directly supported on the front backplane layout).

Technical Specifications Matrix

Feature	Specification Details
Form Factor	5U Tower (Rack-mountable via optional rail kit)
Chassis Depth	594.82 mm (Max depth with bezel/components)
Storage Controllers	Internal: PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330, Software RAID S140   External: PERC H840, 12Gbps SAS HBA   Boot Subsystem: BOSS-S1 (HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs)
I/O Expansion Slots	Up to 5 x PCIe Gen3 slots
Network Interface	2 x 1GbE LOM (Lan on Motherboard) ports
GPU Options	Supports up to 1 x NVIDIA NVS 310 or 1 x NVIDIA Quadro P4000
Embedded Management	iDRAC9 (Express or Enterprise), iDRAC Direct, OpenManage Enterprise

Connectivity, Power & Security

Rear & Internal Ports

• Network: 2 x 1GbE ports + 1 Dedicated iDRAC management port.

• USB Ports: 9 x USB total.

  • 5 x USB 2.0 (Front/Rear mix).

  • 4 x USB 3.0 (Rear/Internal mix).

• Video Output: 1 x VGA port.

• Serial: 1 x Serial COM port.

• Dual SD: Optional Internal Dual microSD Module (IDSDM) for redundant hypervisor boot.

Power Supply Units (PSU)

Supports hot-plug, redundant power configurations (Platinum efficiency standard):

• 450W Cabled AC PSU (Non-redundant).

• 495W Hot-Plug AC PSU.

• 750W Hot-Plug AC PSU (Also available in Mixed-Mode/HVDC for regional standards).

• 1100W Hot-Plug AC PSU.

Enterprise Security Features

• Cryptographically signed firmware.

• Silicon Root of Trust.

• Secure Boot.

• System Lockdown (via iDRAC Enterprise).

• TPM 1.2/2.0 optional.

Operating System Compatibility

• Canonical® Ubuntu® LTS

• Citrix® Hypervisor (XenServer)

• Microsoft® Windows Server® with Hyper-V

• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux

• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server

• VMware® ESXi