DELL PowerEdge M640 Blade Server 2x Xeon Gold 6154 3.0GHz 18C 64GB DDR4 2x 1.92TB SSD

Half-height blade server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge M640 is a half-height blade server built for virtualisation, private cloud and high-performance computing workloads. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6154 processors deliver 36 cores at 3.0 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4-2666 registered ECC memory and two 1.92 TB SATA SSDs provide fast data access. iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote management.

Verify chassis, cooling and network fabric

Confirm the blade fits a compatible PowerEdge MX or M1000e enclosure with adequate power and cooling capacity. Ensure the chassis backplane supports the installed Broadcom 57810S-K 10 Gb dual-port daughter card. Check that the PERC S140 controller meets your RAID requirements for the two 2.5-inch drives. No operating system is included.

Replaces older half-height blades when core

This configuration upgrades from earlier half-height blades that max out at lower core counts or lack 10 Gb networking. The jump is worth it when you need 36 cores and 64 GB in a single slot without moving to full-height form factors. It does not suit buyers who require GPU acceleration, larger local storage arrays or full-height expansion slots.