DELL PowerEdge R640 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6130 2.1GHz 16-Core 128GB DDR4 2x 800GB SSD H730P

Dense 1U dual-socket server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 packs two Intel Xeon Gold 6130 processors running at 2.1 GHz with 16 cores each into a single rack unit. It ships with 128 GB of DDR4 ECC memory across eight slots and a PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache. Two 800 GB SATA SSDs and quad-port networking with two 10 Gb SFP+ links are included. Redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management complete the package.

Suits dense virtualization and scale-out workloads

This configuration fits teams that need high core counts and hardware RAID in minimal rack space. The eight 2.5-inch bays and dual 10 Gb ports support storage-heavy clusters and distributed databases. Buyers who require more than two processors, more than eight drive bays or GPU acceleration should look at a different platform.

PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache

The onboard H730P handles RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode, backed by a battery-protected 2 GB write cache. It connects to the eight SATA bays and the two installed 800 GB SSDs at 12 Gb/s SAS speeds. This single component determines whether the storage performance and redundancy meet the application’s needs.