DELL PowerEdge R640 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4110 2.1GHz 512GB DDR4 H730P X520/I350 iDRAC9 2x 750W

Dense 1U Dual-Socket Platform

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 1U rack server built for dense scale-out data center computing. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processors running at 2.1 GHz with eight cores each and 512 GB of DDR4 2400 MHz registered ECC memory across 16 DIMM slots. The chassis includes eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drive trays, a PERC H730P 2 GB RAID controller, quad-port networking with two 1 GbE and two 10 Gb SFP+ ports, iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management, and dual 750 W redundant power supplies.

Virtualisation Hosts and Scale-Out Workloads

This configuration suits organisations running virtualisation clusters, hyper-converged infrastructure or high-density compute farms where rack space is at a premium. The dual-socket design and large memory capacity support heavy consolidation ratios. Buyers who need more than eight front-accessible drive bays, GPU acceleration or a taller chassis for additional PCIe expansion should evaluate alternative platforms.

Eight 2.5-Inch Front Drive Bays

The single specification that decides fit is the eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swap trays provided in the 1U form factor. This limits internal storage device count to eight drives and excludes 3.5-inch form factors. If the deployment requires a higher number of internal drives or 3.5-inch media, a different chassis height or model is necessary.