We take cryptocurrency — so the coins you hold can buy real hardware.Pay in crypto, spend it on real hardware. Free insured shipping worldwide over $399. Plain, unbranded boxes, sent from Germany.Free insured shipping over $399. Your rate is locked for 30 minutes once checkout opens.Rate locked 30 minutes. Every item sealed, serial-checked and covered by a 24-month warranty.Sealed, 24-month warranty.

Saved items Sign in
Silver 1U rack server with eight front 2.5-inch drive bays

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 8B SFF 48-Core 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 128GB DDR4 H730P 8x 600GB SAS rack server

SKU CH-WTH6-8K24N

Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz rack server with 48 cores, 128GB DDR4 memory and eight 600GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorPlatinum 8160
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Processor core count22
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Processor speed2.1 GHz
  • 48 cores from dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs handle heavy virtualization workloads
  • 128GB DDR4 memory supports multiple virtual machines and data-intensive applications
  • Eight 600GB 10K SAS drives deliver fast storage for databases and backups
  • H730P controller simplifies RAID setup and ongoing storage management
  • 5-inch 8-bay chassis fits dense rack deployments while saving space

Purpose-built virtualization server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 packs 48 cores across two Xeon Platinum 8160 processors running at 2.10GHz, with 128GB of DDR4 memory and eight 600GB SAS drives managed by an H730P controller. It is built for businesses that run multiple virtual machines, databases or application workloads on a single 1U rack platform.

Upgrade path from smaller dual-socket boxes

The jump makes sense when a current server hits core-count or memory limits while running mixed virtualization and storage workloads. The 48-core total and 128GB installed memory remove the need to spread those tasks across several older nodes, and the eight 2.5-inch bays are already populated with 10K SAS drives for immediate capacity.

Sustained load behaviour

Under continuous multi-threaded demand the dual Platinum 8160 CPUs maintain their 2.10GHz base frequency across all 22 cores per socket, while the H730P controller keeps write latency steady for database and backup streams. The integrated GPU handles console output only, so compute resources stay focused on the virtualization layer.

How it compares

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

Price $1,080.99
Cheaper than about 71% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 15,103 items is 128 GB.
Processor core count 22
Higher than about 85% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).

New to this? Buying server hardware with crypto — what to check, what it costs to pay, and what is never asked for.

Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product typeRackmount
Processor
ProcessorPlatinum 8160
Processor core count22
Processor speed2.1 GHz
Installed CPUs2
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM128 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

What front drive bay configuration does the R640 8B SFF chassis provide for the 8x 600GB SAS drives?

The chassis has eight 2.5-inch front bays that hold the eight 600GB SAS hard drives included with the server.

How is the H730P storage controller installed and what step is often missed during array setup?

The H730P controller installs in a dedicated internal slot; the step often missed is building the RAID array in the controller BIOS before installing the operating system.

What memory type and maximum capacity should be planned for future upgrades on this R640?

The server uses DDR4 memory and supports a maximum of 3TB across its DIMM slots.

More in Rack & Tower Servers

Similar items