We take cryptocurrency — so the coins you hold can buy real hardware.Pay in crypto, spend it on real hardware. Free insured shipping worldwide over $399. Plain, unbranded boxes, sent from Germany.Free insured shipping over $399. Your rate is locked for 30 minutes once checkout opens.Rate locked 30 minutes. Every item sealed, serial-checked and covered by a 24-month warranty.Sealed, 24-month warranty.

Saved items Sign in
Black 1U rack server with ten 2.5 inch drive bays and front panel LEDs

DELL

Dell PowerEdge R640 10B 48-Core 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 256GB DDR4 10x 600GB SAS rack server

SKU CH-S2MH-CV6A0

Rack server with dual 20-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 256 GB DDR4, and ten 600 GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorPlatinum 8160
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Processor core count20
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • 48 cores across two Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs drive heavy virtualization workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 memory supports dense VM consolidation and data-intensive apps
  • Ten 600 GB 10K SAS drives deliver fast storage for databases and backups
  • 10-bay 2.5" chassis fits high-density compute into standard rack space
  • Integrated X540/I350 networking provides 10 GbE and 1 GbE connectivity out of the box

Dense 1U virtualization server

This Dell PowerEdge R640 fits ten 2.5-inch bays into a single rack unit. Two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver 48 cores at 2.1 GHz, backed by 256 GB of DDR4 memory. Integrated X540 and I350 network controllers handle traffic without extra cards. The chassis weighs 55 kg and ships without an operating system.

Suited for dense compute clusters

IT teams running hypervisors, databases or mixed application workloads will find the core count and memory headroom appropriate. The ten SAS bays support 600 GB 10K drives for local VM storage and fast boot volumes. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, larger memory footprints beyond 3 TB, or more than ten drive slots should evaluate other form factors.

Ten 2.5-inch SAS drive bays

The 10-bay front panel accepts 600 GB 10K SAS drives, fixing the maximum raw capacity at 6 TB unless larger SAS drives are sourced separately. This bay count and interface determine whether the server can hold the working set for a given workload.

How it compares

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

Price $1,612.99
Cheaper than about 57% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor core count 20
Higher than about 80% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

New to this? Buying server hardware with crypto — what to check, what it costs to pay, and what is never asked for.

Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product typeWorkstation
Processor
ProcessorPlatinum 8160
Processor core count20
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 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 10B front bays, and what step is often missed?

Slide each 600GB drive into a bay until the carrier clicks; the step often missed is seating the drive fully so the SAS backplane connector engages completely.

Which components in this R640 will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The ten 600GB 10K SAS hard drives and the system fans are the primary moving parts that wear out and require replacement over time.

What limit appears first when the dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs run sustained workloads?

Thermal limits from the 48 cores at 2.1GHz typically throttle performance before memory bandwidth or the 3TB DDR4 ceiling is reached.

More in Rack & Tower Servers

Similar items