DELL PowerEdge R640 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 24 Core 768GB DDR4

Dense 1U dual-socket server

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rack server built for dense scale-out data centre computing. It ships with two Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24-core processors running at 2.1 GHz and 768 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 slots. The platform includes a PERC H730P 2 GB storage controller, eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays, a quad-port 1GbE/10GbE SFP+ network daughter card, iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management, redundant 750 W platinum power supplies, rails and a front bezel.

Suits dense virtualisation and database clusters

This configuration fits workloads that need high core counts and large memory capacity in a single rack unit, such as virtualisation hosts, in-memory databases or high-performance computing nodes. Buyers who require GPU acceleration should look elsewhere. Organisations needing more than two processors or more than 3 TB of memory must select a different platform. The eight 2.5-inch bays limit internal drive count for storage-heavy deployments.

768 GB DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory

The installed 768 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 24 DIMM slots is the specification that determines whether this server meets the capacity and bandwidth needs of memory-intensive applications. The system supports up to 3 TB total capacity, so the current population leaves headroom for future expansion. Compatibility requires DDR4 registered ECC modules; other memory types will not function.