DELL PowerEdge R640 1U rack server 2× Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24-core 64GB DDR4 8× 400GB SSD H730P

Dense 1U dual-socket server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rack server built for dense scale-out data center computing. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory and eight 400 GB SATA SSDs managed by a PERC H730P storage controller. Redundant 750-watt power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management complete the package.

For virtualisation hosts and scale-out clusters.

This configuration suits organisations deploying virtualisation hosts, high-density compute clusters or storage-intensive applications that benefit from dual-socket performance in a 1U form factor. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, larger local storage capacity or single-threaded frequency above 3.7 GHz turbo should evaluate alternative platforms.

PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache

The installed Dell PERC H730P storage controller provides 2 GB of battery-backed cache and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. It connects to the eight 2.5-inch SATA SSDs through a 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA interface, determining the storage performance and redundancy options available for this server.