Dell PowerEdge R640 8x 2.5" 48-Core 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 256GB DDR4 H730P 8x 600GB SAS

Dense virtualisation server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server populated with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors. Each CPU delivers 20 cores at 2.10GHz, totalling 48 cores for the system. It ships with 256GB of DDR4 memory and a PERC H730P storage controller managing eight 600GB 10K SAS drives in the front 2.5-inch bays. This configuration targets virtualisation, database and business-application workloads.

Suited for multi-tenant VM clusters

Organisations running dense virtual machine clusters, file storage or backup repositories will find the core count and memory capacity appropriate. The eight-bay SAS layout supports local redundancy without external enclosures. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, all-flash arrays, or larger memory footprints beyond the installed 256GB should evaluate alternative platforms. Builders needing more than two processor sockets or PCIe add-in cards beyond the riser capacity are also outside the design envelope.

Max memory ceiling of 3TB

The platform supports up to 3TB of DDR4 across its DIMM slots, so the installed 256GB leaves substantial headroom for future growth. This single limit determines whether the chassis can absorb workload expansion without a hardware replacement.