DELL PowerEdge R640 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-Core 768GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H730P

Dense 1U Dual-Socket Server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rack server built for scale-out data centre workloads. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors deliver 32 cores at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo. 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory fills all 24 slots. Eight 600 GB 10 K SAS drives connect through a PERC H730P controller with 2 GB cache.

Virtualisation Hosts, Not GPU Farms

This configuration suits virtualisation clusters, database nodes and high-density compute farms that need dual-socket performance in a single rack unit. Buyers who require GPU acceleration or single-threaded frequency above 3.7 GHz should look at alternative platforms. The fixed 768 GB memory population also leaves no room for further RAM expansion.

2.5-Inch SAS Drive Bay Count

Eight 2.5-inch SAS bays define the local storage limit. The installed 600 GB 10 K drives occupy every bay, so additional capacity requires external arrays or a different chassis. The PERC H730P supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 for redundancy or performance tuning.