DELL PowerEdge R640 8B rack server 2× Xeon Silver 4114 20-core 256GB DDR4 H740P

Built for Virtualization and Databases

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server equipped with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4114 processors running at 2.20GHz, providing 20 physical cores total. It ships with 256GB of DDR4 ECC Registered memory and a PERC H740P RAID controller supporting SAS drives. Eight 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays are included without drives, allowing flexible storage configuration. Networking comprises two 10GbE and two 1GbE ports.

Suits Consolidation; Not GPU or High-Core Workloads

This server fits organisations consolidating virtual machines, hosting SQL or Oracle databases, or building private cloud infrastructure on a dense platform. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, larger memory footprints beyond 3TB, or higher core counts per socket should look at other platforms. The integrated graphics and maximum two-socket design limit visual compute and vertical scaling.

8-Bay 2.5-Inch Chassis Defines Storage Limits

The 8-bay 2.5-inch front chassis is the single specification that decides fit: it caps the number of hot-swap drives at eight and excludes 3.5-inch drives. If your deployment needs more drive slots or larger form-factor disks, this chassis will not work. The PERC H740P controller manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across those bays.