DELL PowerEdge R640 8x 2.5" 40-Core 2x Xeon Gold 6148 2.4GHz 512GB DDR4 8x 1TB SATA SSD H730P X710

Dense virtualisation platform

The Dell PowerEdge R640 packs 40 cores across two Xeon Gold 6148 processors running at 2.4 GHz, backed by 512 GB of DDR4 memory, into a 1U rack chassis with eight 2.5-inch drive bays. It targets IT teams that need high thread counts and large memory capacity for virtualisation, database or application hosting workloads.

Suits consolidation, not GPU

This server suits organisations consolidating many virtual machines or running memory-intensive business applications where the integrated graphics and eight SATA SSD bays are sufficient. Buyers who require dedicated GPU acceleration or more than eight drive bays should evaluate alternative platforms.

Eight-bay 2.5-inch limit defines storage ceiling

The eight 2.5-inch SFF bays populated with 1 TB SATA SSDs set the maximum internal device count; expansion beyond eight drives demands external enclosures or a different chassis.