DELL PowerEdge R640 8B SFF 2x Xeon Gold 6154 3.0GHz 512GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS rack server

Dell PowerEdge R640 8-bay rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server system built for business workloads such as virtualization, databases and application hosting. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6154 processors deliver 36 total cores at 3.00 GHz, and 512 GB of DDR4 memory supports multiple services and virtual machines. Eight 2.5-inch bays hold 1.2 TB 10K SAS drives managed by an H730P storage controller.

Suited for virtualisation and data workloads

Organisations that need dense compute and local storage for virtual machines, file storage or backup targets will match the 36-core configuration and 512 GB DDR4 capacity. Buyers who require GPU compute acceleration or more than eight front drives should consider a different chassis or configuration. The integrated graphics and lack of an operating system also mean this unit is not a ready-to-run workstation.

8-bay 2.5-inch SAS storage limit

The chassis provides exactly eight 2.5-inch drive bays populated with 1.2 TB SAS hard drives running at 12 Gb/s through the H730P controller. This bay count and drive interface fix the maximum raw storage and I/O lane allocation, so the buyer must confirm that eight SAS devices satisfy capacity and performance requirements before purchase.