DELL PowerEdge R640 1U rack server 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 24-core 512GB DDR4 H730P

Dense compute node for scale-out workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a dual-socket 1U rack server built for dense scale-out data centre computing. Two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. 512 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory fills 16 of the 24 available slots. The platform suits virtualisation clusters, high-performance computing and database tiers that need maximum cores per rack unit.

Sustained throughput with redundant power

Dual 750 W platinum-efficiency hot-swap power supplies keep both CPUs and memory fed during continuous heavy loads without throttling. The Intel C620 chipset and 12 Gb/s PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache maintain steady I/O to the eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive bays. Quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ links prevents bottlenecks when moving data between nodes. iDRAC 9 Enterprise provides remote monitoring and firmware updates without host OS involvement.

512 GB DDR4 registered ECC capacity

The installed 512 GB across 16 DIMM slots leaves eight slots open for expansion toward the 3 TB maximum. Buyers who need more memory headroom at purchase should look elsewhere. The LGA 3647 sockets are already populated with the maximum two processors, so CPU upgrades are not possible. Storage capacity depends entirely on the drives you add to the eight hot-swap trays.