DELL PowerEdge R640 1U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 5118 2.3 GHz 12-core 768 GB DDR4 8× 400 GB SSD H730P

Dense 1U dual-socket server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 12 cores. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and eight 400 GB SATA SSDs managed by a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Redundant 750 W power supplies, iDRAC9 Enterprise, quad-port networking and sliding rails complete the package for immediate data-center deployment.

Suited for scale-out workloads, not GPU compute

This configuration targets dense virtualisation, database and cloud-native clusters that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity in a single rack unit. The eight 2.5-inch drive bays and dual 10 GbE SFP+ ports support storage-heavy and network-intensive tasks. Buyers who need more than eight drive bays, GPU acceleration or a larger form factor for additional PCIe cards should consider a different platform.

Eight 2.5-inch SATA SSD bays

The chassis provides exactly eight hot-swap 2.5-inch bays populated with 400 GB SATA SSDs and driven by the H730P controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This bay count and SATA interface determine how much flash capacity can be installed internally without external enclosures.