DELL PowerEdge R640 8x 2.5" 28-Core 2x Xeon Gold 6132 2.6GHz 128GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS rack server

Dell PowerEdge R640 28-core rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server system built for business workloads such as virtualization, databases, file storage and application hosting. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6132 processors deliver 28 cores at 2.6GHz, supported by 128GB of DDR4 memory. Eight 2.5-inch drive bays hold 1.2TB 10K SAS drives managed by an H730P controller.

Suits virtualization hosts and database nodes.

This configuration suits organisations that need dense CPU capacity and SAS storage for virtual machines, backup targets or line-of-business applications. The integrated GPU and lack of dedicated accelerator slots mean it does not serve workloads requiring GPU compute or high single-thread frequency. Buyers needing more than two processors or memory beyond 3TB should evaluate larger platforms.

28 cores at 2.6GHz from dual Xeon Gold 6132 CPUs

The defining specification is the dual-socket Xeon Gold 6132 arrangement providing 28 total cores at 2.60GHz on LGA3647 sockets. This core count and clock speed determine whether the server matches the threading demands of your virtualization or database layer.