Dell R840 Technical Specs

Dell PowerEdge R840 Server Data Sheet

PowerEdge R840 Server - At A Glance
Manufacturer Dell
Brand PowerEdge
Model R840
Processors Intel® Xeon® 2nd Generation Scalable Processors (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum)
Storage

Front drive bays:

● 8 x 2.5 inch SAS/SATA drives
● 24 x 2.5 inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives
● 24 x 2.5 inch SAS/SATA/NVMe drives + 2 x 2.5 inch rear SAS/SATA

Generation 14th Gen Server
Form Factor 2U Rack-Mountable
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Dell PowerEdge R840 Server Overview

The Dell PowerEdge R840 server is an excellent 4-socket server that uses the Intel Xeon Scalable processors. With up to 112 cores per server, the PowerEdge R840 is great at analyzing larger amounts of data. With up to 3TB RDIMM DDR4 RAM, you aren't sacrificing any speed. This server supports GPUs, as well as Intel Optane memory and NVDIMMs. Learn more with our technical specifications, and message us if you have any more questions! 

PowerEdge R840 Server Manuals
Manual Dell R840 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)
More with Platinum processors (Up 1.5TB)
Processor Chipset C620 Chipset
Processor Sockets 4
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 2U
Maximum Memory Maximum RAM: RDIMM 3 TB, LRDIMM 6 TB, NVDIMM 384 GB, DCPMM 12.28 TB (15.36 TB with LRDIMM) Width 17.08 inches
Memory Channels Supported Quad Height 3.40 inches
Memory Support Type (LRDIMM) – Load-Reduced DIMM, and (RDIMM) – Registered DIMM, or (DPCMM) – Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory.  And (NVDIMM ) – Non-Volatile DIMM. Registered DIMM provides for higher capacity options and advanced RAS features. LRDIMM provides higher capacity but with a higher power consumption. DCPMM (Intel Optane DC persistent memory) provides larger capacity as an affordable price. A maximum of 6 may be used per CPU. NVDIMM provides a persistent memory  solution with NAND and DRAM that maintains data in power loss.  Depth 32.9 inches
Error Correcting ECC Weight 55 pounds
Memory Clock Speed

Up to 2933 MT/s

   
 
Drive Bays

Front drive bays: Up to 8 x 2.5” SAS SATA (HDDs/SSDs) max 61.44TB, or up to 24 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDDs/SSDs) with up to 12 NVMe PCIe SSDs max 184.32TB, or up to 24 NVMe PCIe SSDs max 153TB
Rear drive bays: Up to 2 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDDs/SSDs), max 15.36TB

Graphics Family  Integrated Matrox G200eR2 w/ 16MB Shared Memory
Maximum Drive Size  8TB GPU Compatibility?  YES; Up to 2x 300 W GPUs or up to 2 FH Double-width FPGAs
Total Maximum Storage  Max 184.32TB Embedded Management iDRAC9 iDRAC Direct Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless
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 Daughter Card Options: 4 x 1GbE, 4 x 10GbE, 2 x 10GbE+2 x 1GbE, or 2 x 25GbE
Front ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Direct Micro USB, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x VGA. (Optional 1 x USB 3.0 only offered on the 8-drive configuration)
Rear ports: 1 x Dedicated iDRAC port, 1 x Serial, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x VGA Internal port: 1 x USB 3.0 Video card: 2 x VGA PCIe: Up to 6 x Gen3 slots, (4x16 slots or 2x16 + 4x8 slots)
 
RAID Controller Options

Internal Controllers: PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330
External Controllers: H840, 12 Gbps SAS HBA Software RAID:S140 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS):HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB, 480GB Internal Dual SD Module

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

PCI Express x8 Slots  
RAID Levels 0,1,5,6,10, 50, 60 -- Learn more about RAID PCI Express x16 Slots  
Hot-Plug Support Yes PCI Express Version  3.0 (Up to six slots)
 
Number of Power Supplies 2
Wattage Options Gold: 1100W - 48VDC, Platinum: 750W, 750W 240VDC2 , 1100W, 1100W 240VDC1 1600W, 2000W, 2400W

Product Highlights

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Processors

Deliver peak application performance. Dell's PowerEdge R840 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 R840 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 R840 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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