DELL PowerEdge R640 8B SFF 48-Core 2x Xeon Platinum 8268 2.9GHz 256GB DDR4 H730P 8x 600GB SAS

Dense virtualisation server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server built for dense virtualisation and database workloads. Two Xeon Platinum 8268 processors deliver 48 cores at 2.90 GHz, while 256 GB of DDR4 memory supports high VM density. Eight 2.5-inch bays hold 600 GB 10K SAS drives managed by an H730P controller.

Suited for consolidation, not GPU work

This system suits IT teams consolidating file storage, backup targets and business applications onto fewer nodes. The integrated graphics and SAS hard-drive bays mean it is not aimed at GPU-accelerated compute or deployments needing more than eight drive slots. Buyers requiring large memory footprints can expand to 3 TB, but the dual-socket limit caps CPU growth.

48 cores at 2.90 GHz decides fit

The headline specification is the combined 48 cores running at 2.90 GHz across two LGA3647 sockets. That core count and clock speed determine whether the server can handle the planned virtual-machine count and database concurrency. If the workload demands more cores per socket or a higher single-thread frequency, a different processor configuration will be required.