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Silver 1U rack server front panel with ten 2.5 inch drive bays and status LEDs

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 48-Core 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.10GHz 512GB DDR4 10x 2.5" H740P

SKU CH-CN2R-XJW2S

Rackmount server with dual 14-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs, 512GB DDR4, H740P controller and ten 2.5-inch NVMe-capable drive bays

  • ProcessorPlatinum 8160
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Processor core count14
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor socketLGA3647
  • 48 cores across dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs power heavy virtualization workloads
  • 512 GB DDR4 memory supports dense VM consolidation and large datasets
  • 10 front 2.5-inch bays with 8 NVMe-capable slots enable fast storage configs
  • H740P RAID controller simplifies array setup and daily management
  • 1U rackmount form factor fits high-density data-centre deployments

Rackmount server for virtualization and databases

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server built for business workloads such as virtualization, databases, backups and application hosting. Two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver 48 total cores at 2.10 GHz for multi-threaded performance.

H740P controller with ten 2.5-inch drive bays

An integrated H740P storage controller manages up to ten 2.5-inch bays, eight of which support NVMe drives. The chassis includes power, Ethernet and USB status LEDs for quick visual monitoring in the rack.

512 GB DDR4 installed with 3 TB maximum capacity

The system ships with 512 GB of DDR4 memory installed and supports up to 3 TB total. Buyers who need more than 512 GB of memory or who require GPU acceleration for compute workloads should consider other configurations.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $2,247.99
Pricier than about 56% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 512 GB
Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor core count 14
Lower than about 55% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product typeRackmount
Processor
ProcessorPlatinum 8160
Processor core count14
Processor socketLGA3647
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Drive bays10B - 10x 2.5 in (8x NVMe Capable)
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Indicator lightsPower, Ethernet, USB

Questions about this item

What does the H740P controller manage and how many drive bays does it support?

The H740P storage controller manages the ten 2.5-inch drive bays, eight of which are NVMe capable, and simplifies setup and day-to-day management of your storage configuration.

What are the physical dimensions and weight of the server for rack mounting?

The PowerEdge R640 is a rackmount server weighing 60 units, designed to fit a standard 1U rack space for high-density deployments.

How are the processors and memory installed, and what is a common oversight?

The server comes with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors (14 cores each, 2.10GHz) installed in LGA3647 sockets and 512GB of DDR4 memory pre-installed; a common oversight is not verifying the memory configuration matches your workload needs before deployment.

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