DELL PowerEdge R640 10B 2x Xeon Gold 6132 2.60GHz 256GB DDR4 10x 1TB SATA SSD

Dell PowerEdge R640 10-bay server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 6132 processors running at 2.60GHz. Fourteen cores per CPU give a total of twenty-eight cores for virtualization, databases and business applications. Two hundred fifty-six gigabytes of DDR4 memory support multiple virtual machines and data-heavy services. Ten 2.5-inch bays hold 1TB SATA SSDs for operating systems, applications and backups. The system suits data centres, server rooms and growing IT environments.

Thermals noise and power

Dual-processor operation and ten solid-state drives generate steady heat that the 1U chassis manages through internal airflow paths designed for rack density. Fan speed ramps with CPU load and inlet temperature to keep components within spec during sustained workloads. Power draw scales with the twenty-eight active cores and storage activity; the integrated GPU adds minimal extra load. Acoustic output is typical for a rackmount server and intended for equipment rooms rather than office desks.

Bundled hardware impact

Ten new 1TB SATA SSDs arrive installed, removing the need to source and cable drives separately and reducing deployment time for storage arrays or boot volumes. The X540 and I350 network controllers provide dual 10GbE and dual 1GbE ports for flexible LAN segmentation without extra cards. No operating system is included, so the buyer chooses the hypervisor or OS that matches the workload. The server ships tested and certified with all relevant accessories in a generic box.