DELL PowerEdge R640 1U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 8-core 768GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS H730P

Dual-socket 1U rack server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rack-mounted server system built for dense scale-out data centre deployments. It ships new with two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with eight cores and a 3.0 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS hard drives managed by a PERC H730P controller.

Suited for virtualisation and database clusters

This configuration suits organisations running virtualised workloads, database clusters or high-performance computing tasks that benefit from dual-socket processing and large memory capacity. The quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections for flexible fabric integration. Buyers who need more than two processors, solid-state drives instead of spinning disks, or a taller chassis for additional expansion should evaluate other platforms.

PERC H730P RAID controller with 2 GB cache

The storage subsystem centres on the Dell PERC H730P controller with 2 GB of battery-backed cache. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 as well as pass-through mode for direct drive access. The eight installed 2.5-inch SAS drives connect at 12 Gb/s, delivering high-throughput redundancy for mission-critical datasets.