DELL PowerEdge R640 rack server 2x Xeon Gold 6132 2.6GHz 256GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H730P

Dell PowerEdge R640 2U Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 2U rackmount server designed for business workloads including virtualisation, databases and application hosting. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6132 processors running at 2.60GHz and 256GB of DDR4 memory. An H730P storage controller manages eight 600GB 10K SAS drives installed in 2.5-inch bays.

Suits dense virtualisation and database clusters

This configuration suits teams that need 28 total cores and 256GB of memory in a compact 2U form factor for virtualisation hosts or database nodes. The eight 2.5-inch SAS bays and integrated H730P controller support local storage arrays without additional hardware. Buyers who need more than 256GB of memory, more than eight drive bays, or discrete GPU acceleration should evaluate other platforms.

Dual Xeon Gold 6132 at 2.60GHz

The two Xeon Gold 6132 CPUs provide 28 combined cores at a base frequency of 2.60GHz on the LGA3647 socket. This processor choice determines the server's peak multi-threaded throughput for virtual machines and database threads. If the workload demands higher core counts, higher clock speeds or a different socket generation, this server will not meet the requirement.