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DELL PowerEdge R640 4LFF 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 768GB DDR4 No Drive

SKU CH-SYVC-7WA4Y

A 1U rack server with dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs at 2.1 GHz, 768 GB DDR4 ECC memory, a PERC H740P RAID controller, four 3.5-inch SATA drive bays and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM768 GB
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • Installed CPUs2
  • Max supported CPUs2
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs provide 24 cores each for parallel workloads
  • 768 GB DDR4 ECC registered memory supports large datasets
  • PERC H740P RAID controller manages up to four 3.5" SATA drives
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise licence enables remote server management
  • 10 GbE 562T dual-port adapter handles high-throughput networking

Server System with Dual Xeon Platinum 8160

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rack-mount server equipped with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs running at 2.1GHz, each providing 24 cores and 33MB cache. It comes populated with 768GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across the available slots. Storage is managed by a Dell PERC H740P RAID controller supporting SATA drives, while networking includes a 10GbE dual-port 562T adapter and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management.

Suited for memory-intensive virtualization

This configuration targets environments that need high core counts and large memory capacity in a compact 1U form factor with four 3.5-inch drive bays. The dual 750W power supplies provide redundancy for continuous operation. Buyers who require installed drives, GPU compute capability, or a different drive bay layout should consider other configurations.

768GB DDR4 ECC registered memory installed

The system arrives with 768GB of DDR4 ECC registered RAM already installed, leaving headroom up to the 7.68TB maximum supported capacity. This memory amount directly determines how many virtual machines or how large a dataset the server can handle effectively. Verify that your application licensing and workload sizing align with this installed capacity before deployment.

How it compares

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Price $3,254.99
Pricier than about 67% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 768 GB
Higher than about 90% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Processor speed 2.1 GHz
Lower than about 70% of the 9,950 comparable items (median 2.3 GHz).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge
Model nameRack Mount
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM768 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity7.68 TB
Storage
Installed storage8,00
Disk controllerDell PERC H740P Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated Graphics
Size & build
Product dimensions36 × 24 × 10 in
More details
Management controlleriDRAC9 - Enterprise License

Questions about this item

How do I install the Xeon Platinum 8160 processors and what step is often missed?

Seat both CPUs in the two sockets, apply thermal paste evenly, torque the heatsink screws in a cross pattern, then connect the 10 Gb 562T adapter before first boot.

What maintenance will the 750 W power supplies and PERC H740P controller need later?

Replace the two 750 W units if fan noise rises or voltage drifts; swap the H740P battery module when the iDRAC9 alert shows capacity below threshold.

What limit appears first when the 768 GB DDR4 runs sustained workloads?

Memory bandwidth saturates at the 2.1 GHz Xeon clock before the 7.68 TB ceiling is reached, so add DIMMs in balanced channels to delay the bottleneck.

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