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Silver 1U rack server front with eight 2.5-inch drive bays and bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24 Core 128GB DDR4 8x 1.2TB SAS H730P

SKU CH-3GD7-V2MSD

Dual 24-core Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, 128GB DDR4 ECC memory and eight 1.2TB 10K SAS drives in a 1U rack chassis with H730P RAID, 10Gb SFP+ networking and redundant 750W power

  • TypeRack
  • Rack Height1U
  • Redundant Hot-swap PowerYes
  • CPU TypeIntel Xeon
  • CPU Speed2.10 GHz
  • CPU SocketLGA 3647
  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 8 modules supports up to 3 TB
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for 8 x 1.2 TB SAS drives
  • Quad-port network card adds 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise plus redundant 750 W platinum PSUs and rails simplify deployment

Dual-Socket 1U Compute Platform

The PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rack server built for dense scale-out data centre computing. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors, each running at 2.1 GHz with 24 cores and a 3.7 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules. This configuration targets virtualisation clusters, database nodes and high-performance workloads that demand maximum core count in minimal rack space.

Enterprise Storage And Network Foundation

Eight 2.5-inch drive bays are populated with 1.2 TB 10K SAS hard drives connected to a Dell PERC H730P 2 GB controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and pass-through. The controller operates at 12 Gb/s for both SAS and SATA devices and includes a battery-backed cache. A quad-port network daughter card provides two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ connections. Dual redundant 750 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC 9 Enterprise remote management complete the infrastructure-ready package.

Scales From Smaller Rack Deployments

The R640 replaces single-socket 1U servers or older dual-socket platforms when workloads outgrow available cores, memory slots or drive bays. The jump is justified when applications require the full 24-core per processor configuration, 3 TB maximum memory capacity across 24 DIMM slots or eight hot-swap SAS bays with hardware RAID. Organisations needing fewer than two processors, less than 128 GB memory or only SATA storage will find the platform overspecified for their requirements.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Platinum 8160 CPUs provide 24 cores each at 2.1 GHz with 3.7 GHz turbo
  • 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 8 modules supports up to 3 TB
  • PERC H730P 2 GB controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 for 8 x 1.2 TB SAS drives
  • Quad-port network card adds 2 x 1 GbE and 2 x 10 Gb SFP+ connectivity
  • iDRAC 9 Enterprise plus redundant 750 W platinum PSUs and rails simplify deployment

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 Size128GB
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

What PCIe standard does the PERC H730P controller use, and what throughput does it cap at?

The H730P is a 12 Gb/s SAS controller; its practical ceiling is the 12 Gb/s link speed per port.

What rack depth and rail type does the R640 1U chassis require?

The server is a 1U rack unit and ships with Ready Rails for tool-less mounting in standard four-post racks.

How are the 1.2 TB drives installed, and what step is often missed?

Drives slide into the eight front 2.5-inch hot-swap bays; the RAID array must be created in the H730P BIOS before the OS sees usable volumes.

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