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Silver rackmount server chassis with eight 2.5 inch drive bays and front panel LEDs

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R640 8B SFF 2x Xeon Gold 6154 3.0GHz 256GB DDR4 H730P X710 8x 600GB SAS

SKU CH-CGQD-MDHZ2

A 36-core rackmount server with dual 3.0GHz Xeon processors, 256GB DDR4 memory, eight 600GB SAS drives and an H730P controller for virtualization and database workloads

  • TypeRackmount
  • LEDsPower, Ethernet, USB
  • CPU TypeGold 6154
  • CPU Speed3.00GHz
  • Number of CPU Cores20
  • # of Processors Installed2
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs deliver 36 total cores for virtualization workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 memory supports multiple virtual machines and data-intensive applications
  • Eight 600 GB 10K SAS drives provide fast storage for databases and backups
  • H730P controller simplifies RAID setup and ongoing storage management
  • 5-inch 8-bay chassis fits dense rack deployments with room to grow

Server Purpose

The Dell PowerEdge R640 is a 2U rackmount server system designed for business workloads such as virtualization, databases, and application hosting. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Gold 6154 processors, 256GB of DDR4 memory, and eight 600GB 10K SAS drives managed by an H730P storage controller.

Target Buyer

This server suits organisations that need a dense 2.5-inch drive platform with integrated 10GbE networking for virtualised environments or data-intensive applications. Buyers requiring GPU acceleration, larger 3.5-inch drive bays, or support for more than two processors should evaluate alternative chassis designs.

Deciding Specification

The 36 total CPU cores across two sockets set the processing ceiling for concurrent virtual machines and database threads; if the workload demands more cores per socket or a higher maximum memory limit than 3TB, this configuration will not meet the requirement.

Highlights

  • Dual Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs deliver 36 total cores for virtualization workloads
  • 256 GB DDR4 memory supports multiple virtual machines and data-intensive applications
  • Eight 600 GB 10K SAS drives provide fast storage for databases and backups
  • H730P controller simplifies RAID setup and ongoing storage management
  • 5-inch 8-bay chassis fits dense rack deployments with room to grow

Specifications

BrandDELL
TypeRackmount
LEDsPower, Ethernet, USB
CPU TypeGold 6154
CPU Speed3.00GHz
Number of CPU Cores20
# of Processors Installed2
MAX Processors2
Installed Memory Size256GB
Memory TypeDDR4
Max Memory Capacity3TB
GPU TypeIntegrated
Expansion Bays8B - 8x 2.5"
Operating SystemNo
Weight60

Questions about this item

Should I pick the 8-bay 2.5" version or a larger chassis for more drive slots?

The 8-bay 2.5" chassis holds exactly eight drives; the installed configuration already uses all bays with 600GB SAS disks, so no further 2.5" slots remain.

What does the 36-core total mean for actual virtualization density?

Two Xeon Gold 6154 CPUs give 20 cores each at 3.0GHz, yielding 36 cores total to schedule virtual machines and containers across.

How fast can the H730P and SAS drives really move data?

The H730P controller manages the eight 600GB 10K SAS drives; each drive runs at 6GB/s interface speed, setting the practical throughput ceiling.

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