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Silver 1U rackmount server with eight front 2.5 inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 8B SFF 2x Xeon 8268 2.9GHz 512GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS

SKU CH-E7F0-CAVYD

Rackmount server with dual 18-core Xeon Platinum 8268 CPUs at 2.90GHz, 512GB DDR4 memory and eight 600GB SAS drives in 2.5-inch bays

  • ProcessorPlatinum 8268
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Processor core count18
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.9 GHz
  • 48 cores from dual Xeon 8268 CPUs handle heavy virtualization workloads
  • 512GB DDR4 memory supports many simultaneous virtual machines and data-intensive apps
  • Eight 600GB 10K SAS drives deliver fast storage for OS, apps, VMs and backups
  • H730P controller simplifies array setup and ongoing storage management
  • 2U rackmount chassis with eight 2.5-inch bays fits dense data-centre deployments

Purpose-built Virtualisation Platform

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server equipped with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 processors running at 2.90GHz. Forty-eight cores and 512GB of DDR4 memory deliver capacity for virtualisation, databases, file storage and application hosting. Eight 2.5-inch drive bays come populated with 600GB 10K SAS hard drives managed by an H730P controller.

Thermal and Power Profile

The chassis uses front-to-rear airflow with redundant power supplies to maintain stable temperatures under sustained multi-core load. Acoustic output remains within typical data-centre limits for a 1U form factor. Power draw scales with the 48-core configuration and eight spinning drives, so plan circuit capacity accordingly.

Controller and Network Extras

The integrated H730P RAID controller provides hardware RAID levels and cache-backed write performance for the SAS array. An onboard X550-T4 quad-port 10GbE adapter adds high-throughput networking without consuming a PCIe slot. These bundled components reduce the need for additional cards during initial deployment.

How it compares

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Price $2,434.99
Pricier than about 59% 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 18
Higher than about 70% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product typeRackmount
Processor
ProcessorPlatinum 8268
Processor core count18
Processor speed2.9 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM512 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity3 TB
Storage
Drive bays8B - 8x 2.5 in
Graphics
Graphics chipIntegrated
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Indicator lightsPower, Ethernet, USB

Questions about this item

How do I install the 8x 2.5" SAS drives into the front bays of the R640?

Slide each 600GB 10K SAS drive into the 8-bay SFF chassis until the lever locks; the H730P controller will detect them automatically for array creation.

Which components in this R640 will need replacement first under continuous operation?

The eight 600GB 10K SAS hard drives have moving parts and typically wear out before the Xeon 8268 CPUs, DDR4 memory or H730P controller.

What thermal or power limit appears first when both Xeon 8268 processors run at 2.9GHz sustained load?

The dual 18-core Platinum 8268 CPUs hit their package power limit before the 512GB DDR4 or H730P controller become bottlenecks.

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