DELL PowerEdge R640 10x 2.5" 2x Xeon Gold 6148 256GB DDR4

DELL PowerEdge R640 10-Bay Server

The DELL PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server system designed for business workloads such as virtualization, databases, backups, and application hosting. It arrives new with two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors, each running at 2.40GHz with 18 cores for a total of 40 cores. The system includes 256GB of DDR4 memory and supports a maximum capacity of 3TB. Ten 2.5-inch drive bays provide flexible storage configuration for data centers and server rooms.

Verify Rack Space and Drive Selection

Confirm that your rack provides a standard 1U slot and sufficient depth for this chassis. The unit weighs 60 units and requires appropriate rails for secure mounting. No storage drives are included with the server, so you must source compatible 2.5-inch drives separately to populate the ten available bays. Ensure your power infrastructure can support dual-processor operation and that network cabling matches the onboard X540 and I350 Ethernet ports.

Suits Virtualization and Density-Focused Deployments

This configuration suits IT teams building dense virtualization clusters, database nodes, or application hosts in standard rack environments. Buyers who need larger 3.5-inch drive bays, GPU acceleration, or a tower form factor should look at alternative chassis designs. Organizations requiring pre-installed operating systems or drives must arrange those additions separately.