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Half-height blade server, silver metal chassis, two 2.5-inch drive bays, front bezel absent

DELL

DELL PowerEdge M640 Blade Server 2x Xeon 8160 24-Core 2.1GHz 128GB DDR4 H330 10Gb Daughter Card

SKU CH-RNK5-H6733

Half-height blade server with dual 24-core Xeon 8160 processors at 2.1 GHz, 128 GB DDR4, PERC H330 RAID controller and dual-port 10 Gb Ethernet daughter card

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo

Installed Memory Size 128GB

SSD (Installed) No

  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz base
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 8 slots
  • PERC H330 controller supports RAID 0/1/5/10/50 for 2.5" drives
  • Broadcom 57810S-K daughter card adds dual 10 Gb Ethernet ports
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise enables full remote management out of band

Dell PowerEdge M640 Blade Server

This Dell PowerEdge M640 is a half-height blade server built for dense compute environments. It arrives new with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules and a PERC H330 storage controller with two 2.5-inch drive caddies.

Suits virtualization and HPC clusters needing

Buyers who need GPU acceleration or direct-attached NVMe storage should look elsewhere because this blade relies on a Matrox G200 graphics controller with 8 MB video memory and the installed H330 controller supports SAS and SATA drives only. The half-height form factor also limits expansion to the single mezzanine card already populated by the 10 Gb dual-port daughter card.

Dual Xeon 8160 24-core processors decide the density

With 24 cores per socket and a maximum of two processors installed, this configuration delivers the highest core count the M640 platform supports. The 16 DIMM slots allow memory to scale to 2 TB, but the CPU choice is fixed and cannot be upgraded beyond the Platinum 8160.

How it compares

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Price $1,000.99
Cheaper than about 74% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge M640
Product typeBlade
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count24-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 3647
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity2 TB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerDell Perc H330 Controller
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/10/50
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell Broadcom 57810S-K 10Gb Dual Port Blade Network Daughter Card
Ports & slots
Management interfaceRJ 45
Size & build
Rack heightBlade
Software
Operating systemNo

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Questions about this item

How much power does the dual 24-core Xeon 8160 configuration draw under sustained load?

The blade uses two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors rated at 2.1 GHz base and 3.7 GHz turbo; actual power draw depends on the chassis power supply and workload.

What chassis and interconnects are required to run this M640 blade?

The M640 is a half-height blade that fits Dell PowerEdge M1000e or MX-series enclosures; the installed Broadcom 57810S-K daughter card provides dual 10 Gb Ethernet through the chassis mid-plane.

Can the PERC H330 controller manage NVMe drives installed in the 2.5" bays?

The PERC H330 supports SAS and SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50; NVMe devices require a different controller and are not supported by this H330.

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