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Silver 1U rack server front panel with eight 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 8B SFF 48-Core 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 512GB DDR4 8x 1TB SATA SSD

SKU CH-X4H9-SH6ZA

Eight-bay rackmount server with dual 22-core Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, 512GB DDR4 memory and eight 1TB SATA SSDs for virtualization and database workloads

  • ProcessorPlatinum 8160
  • Installed RAM512 GB
  • Processor core count22
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor socketLGA3647
  • 48 cores from dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs handle heavy virtualization workloads
  • 512GB DDR4 memory supports many virtual machines and data-intensive applications
  • Eight 2.5-inch drive bays populated with 1TB SATA SSDs provide fast storage capacity
  • H730P storage controller simplifies RAID setup and daily management tasks
  • 1U rackmount form factor fits dense data-centre deployments

48-Core Virtualisation Server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server built for virtualisation, databases and application hosting. Dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors deliver 48 cores at 2.1 GHz for heavy multi-threaded workloads. 512 GB of DDR4 memory supports dense virtual-machine deployments. Eight 2.5-inch bays come populated with new 1 TB SATA SSDs.

Core Density Decides Fit

The single specification that determines suitability is the 48 physical cores across two LGA3647 sockets. Workloads needing fewer cores or a single processor leave half the capacity idle. Buyers who want more storage than eight 2.5-inch drives cannot expand internally.

Tool-Less Rails and Controller Setup

The chassis uses tool-less sliding rails for quick rack installation. An H730P controller is pre-configured with the SSD array, so the storage layer is ready on first boot. Common issues are forgetting to cable both power supplies for redundancy and skipping the iDRAC network configuration that enables remote management.

How it compares

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

Price $3,267.99
Pricier than about 67% 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 22
Higher than about 85% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product typeRackmount
Processor
ProcessorPlatinum 8160
Processor core count22
Processor socketLGA3647
Processor speed2.1 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
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Indicator lightsPower, Ethernet, USB

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