DELL PowerEdge R640 1U rack server 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 24C 768GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS H730P

Dense 1U dual-socket server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount system equipped with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730P controller managing eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management complete the package.

Suits virtualisation and database clusters

This configuration targets dense scale-out workloads such as virtualisation hosts, in-memory databases and high-throughput transaction processing where dual-socket compute density and large memory capacity are required. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, single-thread frequencies above 3.7 GHz or storage interfaces other than SAS and SATA should evaluate alternative platforms.

Eight-bay 2.5-inch SAS storage front end

The chassis provides eight hot-swap 2.5-inch bays wired to the H730P controller, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This bay count and SAS interface determine how many drives can be installed and which drive types are compatible.