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Dell PowerEdge R640 CTO Server – With warranty and technical service for installation or support.
Dell PowerEdge R640 CTO Server – With warranty and technical service for installation or support.
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Product Description Dell PowerEdge R640 CTO Rack Server
The PowerEdge R640 is the ideal dual-socket 1U platform for dense, scale-out data center computing. The R640 combines density, performance and scalability to optimize application performance and data center density.
Maximize application performance and density
The R640's scalable business architecture is designed to maximize application performance and provide the flexibility to optimize settings based on application and use case. With the R640 you can create an NVMe cache pool and use 2,5” or 3,5” drives for data storage. Combined with up to 24 DIMMs, 12 of which can be DCPMMs or NVDIMMs, you have the resources to maximize application performance with the optimal configuration in just a 1U chassis.
- Simplify deployments and accelerate deployments with Dell EMC-ready nodes for ScaleIO and VSAN.
- Maximize storage performance with up to 10 NVMe drives or 12 2,5” drives.
- Scale computing resources with scalable 2nd generation Intel Xeon processors and tune performance based on your unique workload requirements.
Automate maintenance with Dell EMC OpenManage
The Dell EMC OpenManage portfolio helps provide maximum efficiency for PowerEdge servers by providing intelligent and automated management of routine tasks. Combined with unique agentless management capabilities, the R640 is simply managed, freeing up time for high-profile projects.
- Simplify management with the OpenManage Enterprise console, with custom reporting and automatic discovery.
- Take advantage of QuickSync 2 features and get access to your servers easily through your phone or tablet.

Front view of the R640 (4 x 3,5 inches)

Front view of the R640 (8 x 2,5 inches)

Front view of the R640 (10 x 2,5 inches)
Uncompromising performance and density for data center productivity and scale
The PowerEdge R640 is the ideal dual-socket platform for dense, scale-out data center computing and storage. Benefit from the flexibility of 2,5” or 3,5” drives, NVMe performance and built-in intelligence to ensure optimal application performance on a secure platform. With built-in diagnostics and SupportAssist, the R640 provides maximum uptime in a worry-free environment.
Optimal workloads:
- Software Defined Dense Storage
- Service Providers: Application Layer
- dense private cloud
- Virtualization
- HPC
Drive transformation with the Dell EMC PowerEdge portfolio
Data center evolution starts with modern platforms that can be easily scaled and optimized for application performance. The PowerEdge R640 is built on a scalable system architecture and offers the choice and flexibility to easily meet performance demands.
- Simplify deployment and easily scale from 3 to 1000 nodes for software-defined storage with Dell EMC-ready nodes.
- Maximize performance with up to 10 NVMe drives and 24 DIMMs, 12 of which can be DCPMMs or NVDIMMs
- Scale computing resources with processors 2nd generation Intel Xeon scalables and tune performance based on your unique workload requirements.

Rear view of R640 (2 x 2,5 inches) PCIe x1 slot

R640 rear view x2 PCIe slots

R640 rear view x3 PCIe slots
Features | Technical specification | |
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Processor | Up to two scalable Intel Xeon processors, up to 28 cores per processor | |
Memory | 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM / LRDIMM, speeds up to 2666MT / s, 3TB max. Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192GB Max. Supports only registered DDR4 ECC DIMMs |
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Inventory controllers | Internal controllers: PERC H330, H730p, H740p, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140 Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem: HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 120GB, 240GB External PERC (RAID): H840 12 Gbps SAS HBAs (non-RAID): External- 12 Gbps SAS HBA (non-RAID), internal - HBA330 (non-RAID) |
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Drive bays | Front drive bays: up to 10 x 2,5 SAS / SATA (HDD / SSD) with up to 8 NVMe SSD up to 58 TB or up to 10 NVMe drives up to 64 TB, or up to 4 x 3,5 SAS / SATA Maximum HDD 48TB Bays back drive: Up to 2 x 2,5 SAS / SATA (HDD / SSD), NVMe SSD max. 12 TB Optional DVD-ROM, DVD + RW |
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Power supplies | Titanium 750W, Platinum 495W, 750W, 1100W e 1600W 48VDC 1100W, 380HVDC 1100W, 240HVDC 750W Power Supplies hot plug with full redundancy option |
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Dimensions | Form factor: Rack (1U) Maximum depth: 757,75 mm For 8 x 2,5 bay front drive configuration. 808,51mm For 4 x 3,5 or 10 x 2,5 front bay drive configurations (plus up to 2 rear units). |
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Integrated management | IPMI 9 compliant IDRAC2.0 with Lifecycle Controller (Express, Enterprise) Optional Quick Sync 2 Wireless Module |
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Advertising frame | Optional LCD panel or security panel | |
OpenManage Software | OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Essentials OpenManage Mobile OpenManage Power Center |
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Integrations and connections | Integrations: Microsoft System Center, VMware vCenter, BMC Software Connections: Nagios & Nagios XI, Oracle Enterprise Manager, HP Operations Manager, |
IBM Tivoli Netcool / OMNIbus, IBM Tivoli Network Manager, CA Network and Systems Management |
Security | TPM 1.2 / 2.0 optional Cryptographically signed firmware Secure Boot System Lockdown secure erase |
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I/O and ports | Network Daughter Card Options 4 x 1GE or 2 x 10GE + 2 x 1GE or 4 x 10GE or 2 x 25GE Front ports: Video, 1 x USB 2.0, USB 3.0 available, IDRAC direct USB dedicated Rear ports: Video, serial, 2 x USB 3.0, dedicated iDRAC network port Card video: VGA, NVIDIA NVS310 available as PCIe card Up to 3 Gen3 slots, all x16 |
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Accelerator Options | Up to 1 Intel Arria 10 GX FPGA See Dell.com/GPU for the latest information. |
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Supported operating systems | Canonical Ubuntu LTS Citrix XenServer Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware ESXi |
For specifications and interoperability details, see Dell.com/OSsupport. |
OEM ready version | Available From the panel to the BIOS to the packaging, your servers can look and feel as though they were designed and built by you. For more information, visit Dell.com/OEM. | |
Recommended support | Dell ProSupport Plus for critical systems or Dell ProSupport for premium hardware and software support for your PowerEdge solution. Consulting and deployment offerings are also available. Contact your Dell representative today for get more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region. For more information, visit Dell.com/ServiceDescriptions. |
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