DELL PowerEdge R640 1U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6142 2.6 GHz 16-core 64 GB DDR4 8× 400 GB SSD H730P

Dual-socket 1U platform for dense scale-out

The PowerEdge R640 delivers two Intel Xeon Gold 6142 processors with sixteen cores each at 2.6 GHz, providing thirty-two cores in a single rack unit. Sixty-four gigabytes of DDR4 registered ECC memory and eight 400 GB SATA SSDs sit behind a PERC H730P controller with two gigabytes of cache. Redundant 750 watt platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management complete the package.

Suited for dense compute clusters.

This server targets organisations that need maximum core density per rack unit with integrated remote management. The 1U chassis leaves no room for full-length accelerator cards, so workloads requiring GPU offload should look elsewhere. Eight 2.5-inch drive bays limit raw capacity compared with larger form factors, and the installed SATA SSDs prioritise endurance over peak throughput.

PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache

The storage controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, backed by a battery-protected cache module. This determines which data-protection schemes and performance profiles are available for the eight installed SSDs and any future drives added to the remaining bays.