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Dell PowerEdge R640 1U rack server, silver front bezel with ten 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 10B 2x Xeon Gold 6154 3.0GHz 512GB DDR4 H730P 10x 600GB

SKU CH-3DQN-PCNH0

A 1U rack server with dual 14-core Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs, 512GB DDR4 memory and ten 600GB SAS drives on an H730P controller

  • ProcessorGold 6154
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Processor core count14
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor socketLGA3647
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs deliver 36 total cores for demanding virtualization workloads
  • 512GB DDR4 memory supports multiple virtual machines and data-intensive applications simultaneously
  • Ten 2.5-inch drive bays populated with 600GB 10K SAS drives provide high-speed storage capacity
  • H730P storage controller simplifies RAID configuration and ongoing array management
  • 1U rackmount design fits dense datacentre deployments while supporting up to 3TB maximum memory

Dell PowerEdge R640 10-bay rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server built for business workloads such as virtualization, databases, and application hosting. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6154 processors running at 3.0GHz and 512GB of DDR4 memory. A PERC H730P storage controller manages the internal drive array.

Suited for dense virtualization

The 10-bay 2.5-inch chassis holds ten 600GB 10K SAS drives, giving capacity for operating systems, virtual machines, and backups. Integrated graphics means no discrete GPU can be added. Buyers who need GPU acceleration or more than two processors should look at a different platform.

Two-socket LGA3647 limit

The system board supports a maximum of two processors in LGA3647 sockets, so the installed pair cannot be expanded. Memory scales to 3TB across the available DIMM slots when the workload grows.

How it compares

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Price $2,471.99
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 14
Lower than about 55% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product typeRackmount
Processor
ProcessorGold 6154
Processor core count14
Processor socketLGA3647
Processor speed3 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
More details
Indicator lightsPower, Ethernet, USB

Questions about this item

How do I install the 10x 2.5" SAS drives into the R640 10B chassis, and which step do people often miss?

Slide each 600GB SAS drive into the front 2.5-inch bays until the latch clicks, then use the H730P controller BIOS to create a virtual disk before the OS sees the storage.

What maintenance or replacement will the 512GB DDR4 memory need later?

DDR4 modules rarely fail; if a DIMM errors, replace it with the same speed DDR4. The board supports up to 3TB, so you can add modules instead of swapping the full 512GB.

What limit appears first when both Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs run at 3.0GHz under sustained load?

The 60 kg chassis relies on its internal fans; prolonged 36-core turbo pushes thermals until the fans hit maximum RPM and the CPUs throttle to stay within thermal limits.

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