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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 10B 48-Core 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 128GB DDR4 H730P 10x 600GB SAS rack server

SKU CH-0YCE-KZD3C

A 48-core 1U rack server with dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.10 GHz, 128 GB DDR4, H730P controller and ten 2.5-inch 600 GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorPlatinum 8160
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Processor core count14
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor socketLGA3647
  • 48 cores across two Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs handle heavy virtualization workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 memory supports many virtual machines simultaneously
  • Ten 2.5-inch bays with 600 GB SAS drives provide fast storage capacity
  • H730P controller simplifies RAID setup and daily management
  • 1U rackmount design fits dense datacentre deployments

10-bay virtualisation server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server built for virtualisation, databases, file storage and application hosting. Two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver 48 cores at 2.10 GHz, supported by 128 GB of DDR4 memory. Ten 2.5-inch drive bays come populated with 600 GB 10K SAS drives and an H730P storage controller.

Upgrade from smaller host

This configuration replaces single-socket or lower-core-count hosts when consolidation ratios demand more threads and memory channels. The jump is worth it when workloads saturate existing CPU resources or when memory capacity limits the number of concurrent virtual machines. Organisations running lighter workloads on fewer cores will not utilise the available headroom.

10K SAS drive limits

The 600 GB 10K SAS drives provide consistent throughput for mixed read-write workloads but cannot match the latency or IOPS of solid-state media. The H730P controller supports RAID levels for redundancy, yet the mechanical spindle speed caps random-access performance. Environments requiring sub-millisecond latency or very high IOPS should consider flash-based storage instead.

How it compares

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Price $1,063.99
Cheaper than about 72% 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.
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
ProcessorPlatinum 8160
Processor core count14
Processor socketLGA3647
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 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

How many 2.5-inch drive bays does the R640 10B chassis provide for the 600GB SAS drives?

The R640 10B chassis provides 10 bays for 2.5-inch drives, which are populated with the 600GB SAS HDDs.

What is the correct order for installing the two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors into the LGA3647 sockets?

Install the first processor into CPU socket 1, then install the second processor into CPU socket 2; the system will not boot if only the second socket is populated.

When the 128GB of DDR4 memory needs to be expanded toward the 3TB maximum, what module type is required?

You must add DDR4 RDIMMs or LRDIMMs compatible with the Xeon Platinum 8160 memory controllers; other DDR generations will not fit.

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