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Silver 1U rack server with front bezel, eight 2.5-inch drive bays and redundant power supplies

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 1U rack server 2x Xeon 8160 2.1GHz 24C 768GB DDR4 8x 2.4TB SAS H730P

SKU CH-VHX1-5MQMF

Dual 24-core Xeon 1U server with 768GB DDR4, eight 2.4TB SAS drives and PERC H730P RAID

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height1U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.10 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Two 24-core Xeon 8160 CPUs run at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives provide high-capacity storage
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies with iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management

Dense 1U dual-socket server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rackmount system equipped with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores. It ships with 768 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across 24 slots and a PERC H730P controller managing eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives. Dual 750 W redundant power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management complete the package.

Suits virtualisation and database clusters

This configuration targets dense scale-out workloads such as virtualisation hosts, in-memory databases and high-throughput transaction processing where dual-socket compute density and large memory capacity are required. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, single-thread frequencies above 3.7 GHz or storage interfaces other than SAS and SATA should evaluate alternative platforms.

Eight-bay 2.5-inch SAS storage front end

The chassis provides eight hot-swap 2.5-inch bays wired to the H730P controller, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 plus pass-through mode. This bay count and SAS interface determine how many drives can be installed and which drive types are compatible.

Highlights

  • Two 24-core Xeon 8160 CPUs run at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives provide high-capacity storage
  • Dual 750 W platinum power supplies with iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management

Specifications

BrandDELL
SeriesPowerEdge R640
ModelR640
TypeRack
Rack Height1U
Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
CPU TypeIntel Xeon
CPU Speed2.10 GHz
CPU SocketLGA 3647
Number of CPU Cores24-Core Processor
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
ChipsetIntel C620
Installed Memory Size768GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity3TB
Number of Memory Slots24
Storage ControllerDell Perc H730P 2GB Controller
HDD InterfaceSAS
SSD (Installed)No
Raid LevelRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
GPU TypeMatrox G200
Video Memory8MB
Ethernet ControllerDell Intel X520/I350 Quad Port 2x 1GbE 2x 10Gb SFP+ Network Daughter Card
LAN Ports4 x Ports
Expansion SlotsUp to 3 PCIe Gen 3 slots all x16
Management PortRJ 45
Operating SystemNo
Features8 x 2.5" SATA/SAS Hot-Plug Drive Bays

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Questions about this item

How do I install the 24 DDR4 memory modules in the 24 slots and which step is commonly missed?

Populate all 24 slots with the 32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz Registered ECC modules, then verify in the BIOS that all 768 GB are recognised before booting the OS.

What maintenance will the PERC H730P controller battery require later?

The H730P 2 GB controller includes a battery-backed cache; plan to replace the battery module when the iDRAC 9 Enterprise interface reports a degraded or failed cache battery status.

Which limit appears first when the eight 2.4 TB 10K SAS drives run sustained write workloads?

The 12 Gb/s SAS interface and 10K spindle speed set the sustained write throughput ceiling, so the drive array saturates before the H730P 2 GB cache or the dual Xeon 8160 CPUs reach their limits.

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