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Dell PowerEdge R640 1U rack server front view with ten 2.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 10B 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 512GB DDR4 H730P 10x 600GB

SKU CH-21QN-TCHY6

Rackmount server with dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 48 total cores, 512GB DDR4 memory, H730P controller and ten 600GB 2.5" SAS drives

  • ProcessorPlatinum 8160
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Processor core count18
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor socketLGA3647
  • 48 cores across dual Xeon 8160 CPUs for virtualization
  • 512 GB DDR4 memory supports dense VM workloads
  • 10 × 600 GB 10K SAS drives store OS and data
  • H730P controller simplifies RAID setup and management
  • 10-bay 2.5" chassis fits high-density rack deployments

Dell PowerEdge R640 10-Bay Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 10-bay rackmount server built for business workloads such as virtualization, databases and application hosting. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors running at 2.10GHz, providing 48 cores across two sockets. The system includes 512GB of DDR4 memory and an H730P storage controller.

10-bay 2.5-inch SAS storage limit

Ten 2.5-inch drive bays accept SAS hard drives, delivering 600GB each at 10K RPM for operating systems, virtual machines and backups. The H730P controller manages the array, but the chassis does not support additional 2.5-inch drives beyond the ten installed bays. Expansion beyond this capacity requires external enclosures or a different chassis.

Dual-socket LGA3647 processor ceiling

Two Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs are already installed, reaching the maximum of two processors supported by the LGA3647 platform. No further CPU upgrades are possible within this server. Buyers who need more than 48 cores or higher per-core frequency must select a different platform.

How it compares

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Price $2,431.99
Pricier than about 59% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor core count 18
Higher than about 70% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product typeRackmount
Processor
ProcessorPlatinum 8160
Processor core count18
Processor socketLGA3647
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Drive bays10B - 10x 2.5 in
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated
Software
Operating systemNo
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Indicator lightsPower, Ethernet, USB

Questions about this item

Should I choose the 10-bay 2.5-inch version or a different bay count for the PowerEdge R640?

This unit is the 10B configuration with ten 2.5-inch bays, each populated by a 600 GB SAS drive, giving 6 TB of raw 10K storage; other bay counts are separate SKUs not covered here.

What does the 48-core figure mean for real-world virtualization on this R640?

Two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors provide 18 cores each at 2.1 GHz, totalling 36 physical cores and 48 threads, so hyper-threaded workloads such as dense VM clusters can run 48 concurrent threads across the 512 GB DDR4 memory pool.

How does the H730P controller limit the SAS drives in practice?

The H730P RAID controller manages the ten 600 GB 10K SAS drives through its 12 Gb/s SAS interface, capping each drive at its native 10K rotational speed and the controller’s maximum RAID stripe width.

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