Dell PowerEdge R640 Tech Specs

Dell PowerEdge R640 Server Data Sheet

PowerEdge R640 Server - At A Glance
Manufacturer Dell
Brand PowerEdge
Model R640
Processors Intel® Xeon® 2nd Generation Scalable Processors (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum)
Storage

Front drive bays: Up to 10 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) with up to 8 NVMe SSD max 76.8TB or up to 10 NVMe drives max 64TB, or up to 4 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 64TB
Rear drive bays: Up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), NVMe SSD max 15.36TB
Optional DVD-ROM, DVD+RW

Generation 14th Gen Server
Form Factor 1U Rack-Mountable
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Dell PowerEdge R640 Server Overview

The Dell PE R640 server is an excellent 1U, two-socket server for heavy data virtualization. Maximize your performance with up to 3TB DDR4 RAM and the use of NVMe drives. With two Intel Xeon Scalable processors, you're also able to manage your data needs easily. You get an excellent amount of scalability, all within this small chassis!

PowerEdge R640 Server Manuals
Manual Dell R640 Manual
iDRAC 9 Guide iDrac Firmware & Manuals
Installation Guide Installation Guide
Drivers Dell Drivers *links to dell.com 

Detailed Server Specifications

Processor Manufacturer Intel
Processor Family Intel® Xeon® 2nd Generation Scalable Processors (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum)
Memory Channels Supported 6
Processor Cache 8.25 MB to 38.5 MB (w/Intel Smart Cache)
Processor Chipset C620 Chipset
Processor Sockets 2
Total Cores 4 to 28-cores per processor
Total Threads 8 to 56 total threads per processor
TDP 70W to 205W
Processor Base Frequency 1.90 GHz to 3.90 GHz
QPI Links 0 to 3
Technology Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x), Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Trusted Execution Technology, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
 
Memory Type DDR4-SDRAM Chassis Type Rack Mount
Memory Slots

24 DDR4 DIMM slots (12 NVDIMM or 12 DCPMM only)

Supports RDIMM, LRDIMM, DCPMM (Intel Optane DC persistent memory), and NVDIMM. Learn about memory here... 

Chassis Size 1U
Maximum Memory Maximum RAM: RDIMM 1.53TB, LRDIMM 3TB, NVDIMM 192GB, DCPMM* 6.14TB (7.68TB with LDRDIMM) Width 18.98 inches
Memory Channels Supported Quad Height 1.69 inches
Memory Support Type (LRDIMM) – Load-Reduced DIMM, and (RDIMM) – Registered DIMM, or (DPCMM) – Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory. Typically, RDIMM’s are used up to 32GB/per memory module and have a lower latency. LRDIMMS are used for higher total capacity at 64GB and 128GB/per memory module with Intel’s optional PPM (Persistent Memory Module). Depth 31.8 inches
Error Correcting ECC Weight 55 pounds
Memory Clock Speed

Up to 2933 MT/s

   
 
Drive Bays

Front drive bays: Up to 10 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) with up to 8 NVMe SSD max 76.8TB
Up to 10 NVMe drives max 64TB,
Up to 4 x 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD max 64TB
Rear drive bays: Up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), NVMe SSD max 15.36TB

Graphics Family  Integrated Matrox G200eR2 w/ 16MB Shared Memory
Maximum Drive Size  8TB GPU Compatibility?  YES; Up to 3 single-width GPU (NVIDIA T4) or up to 1 FPGA
Total Maximum Storage  90.16TB (Utilizing front and rear storage bays) Embedded Management iDRAC9, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish, Quick Sync 2 wireless module (optional)
Storage Type (SAS) – Serial-Attached SCSI, (SATA) Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, (SSD) – Solid State Drive are typically SATA and offer SAS as optional SSD type. (NVMe) – Non-Volatile Memory Express SSD NIC Options  Network Options: 4 x 1GbE 2 x 10GbE + 2 x 1GbE 4 x 10GbE 2 x 25GbE

Front Ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC direct USB 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) 1 x Video
 
RAID Controller Options

Internal Controllers: PERC H330, HBA330, HBA350i (adapter only), H730P, H740P, H750 (adapter only)
External Controllers: H840, 12 Gbps SAS HBA, HBA355e (adapter only, non-RAID)
Software RAID: S140
Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS): HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240 GB, 480 GB

PLEASE NOTE: You cannot RAID within VMWare using NVME SSDs. 

PCI Express x8 Slots  0
RAID Levels 0,1,5,6,10, 50, 60 -- Learn more about RAID PCI Express x16 Slots  5x slots; Low Profile Half Length; Low Profile Half Length; Low Profile Half Length; Low Profile Half Length; Full Height 3/4 Length
Hot-Plug Support Yes PCI Express Version  3.0
 
Number of Power Supplies 2
Wattage Options 750W, 1000W

Product Highlights

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Processors

Deliver peak application performance. Dell's PowerEdge R640 is a 2-socket (2-Processor) rack server leveraging the Intel® Xeon® Scalable product family. Configure with up to 28-core per processor for compute-intensive tasks. The Intel Xeon Scalable Processors are optimized for many types of performance and workloads, with balanced architecture and advanced security capabilities. These server processors have an increased core count and better frequency than previous gens. 

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Memory

With 16 DIMM slots available, the PowerEdge R640 server can be configured with up to 3TB of total memory: 8GB / 16GB / 32GB / 64GB DDR4 up to 2666MT/s. SaveMyServer uses different brands of memory per server. Please contact us directly for specifications. 

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Storage

The Dell PowerEdge R640 has many different storage options. We offer many different types of storage: refurbished Dell R-Series and Enterprise drives, as well as NEW drives and a few SSDs. If you are looking for a larger drive size than we offer on site, please contact us directly.

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