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Half-height blade server with silver metal chassis and front drive caddies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge M640 Blade Server 2x Xeon Platinum 8260 24C 2.4GHz 16GB DDR4 H330 10GbE iDRAC9 Enterprise

SKU CH-7AKX-42FKH

Half-height blade server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8260 CPUs at 2.4 GHz, 16 GB DDR4, H330 RAID controller, dual 10 GbE ports and iDRAC9 Enterprise

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • Processor core count24-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo

Installed Memory Size 16GB

SSD (Installed) No

  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8260 CPUs with 24 cores each reach 3.9 GHz turbo for heavy compute
  • 16 GB DDR4 2933 MHz registered ECC memory installs in 16 slots up to 1.5 TB
  • PERC H330 controller manages SAS and SATA drives with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50
  • Broadcom 57810S-K dual-port 10 Gb blade network card handles high-throughput traffic
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides full remote lifecycle management from a single console

Blade Server for Virtualisation and HPC

The Dell PowerEdge M640 is a half-height blade server built for dense compute workloads. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 processors, each running at 2.4 GHz with a 3.9 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 16 GB of DDR4 memory across 16 slots and a PERC H330 storage controller.

Suits Dense Compute Clusters.

This blade fits organisations running virtualisation, private cloud or high-performance computing in a PowerEdge MX or M1000e chassis. The dual 10 GbE ports and iDRAC9 Enterprise simplify scaling and remote management. Buyers who need more than two 2.5-inch drive bays or integrated GPU acceleration should look at other platforms.

Dual Xeon Platinum 8260 with 24 Cores Each

The defining specification is the pair of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 processors, delivering 24 cores per socket at 2.4 GHz base clock. This core count and frequency determine whether the blade meets the throughput requirements for the target workload.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $798.99
Cheaper than about 81% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 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 speed2.4 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM16 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

What chassis must I already own to install this M640 blade?

The M640 blade installs in a Dell PowerEdge MX or M1000e chassis, which provides power, cooling and the midplane connections the blade requires.

Will my existing 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives work with the H330 controller on this blade?

Yes, the PERC H330 supports 12Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA, so your current 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives will connect and can be configured in RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 or 50.

How do I confirm the iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management is active after the blade is seated?

Open a browser to the iDRAC IP address; the login screen should show iDRAC9 Enterprise and the dashboard will display both Xeon 8260 CPUs, 16GB DDR4 and the Broadcom 57810S-K 10Gb dual-port NIC.

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