PowerEdge T640 Tower Server
Powerful, versatile and scalable
Scale as your workloads evolve, with peak 2-socket server performance and huge internal storage capacity.
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- Tech Specs
- Product Details
Tech Specs & Customization | |
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Processor | Up to two 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 28 cores per processor |
Operating System | Canonical® Ubuntu® Server LTS Citrix® Hypervisor® Microsoft® Windows Server® with Hyper-V Red Hat® Enterprise Linux SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server VMware® ESXi® |
Bezel | Optional LCD bezel or security bezel |
Dimensions & Weight | Height
434.5mm (17.1″) (base height)
443.5mm (17.5”) (with foot)
Width 217.9mm (8.6″) (base width) 304.5mm (12.0”) (with foot) Depth 692.8mm (27.3″) Weight 42.36kg (93.4lbs.) (Maximum with all drives 32 x 2.5 inch) 49.7kg (109.5) (Maximum with all drives 18 x 3.5 inch) |
Memory* | DIMM Speed Up to 2993 MT/s Memory Type RDIMM LRDIMM NVDIMM Memory Module Slots 24 DDR4 DIMM slots (12 NVDIMM only) Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only Maximum RAM RDIMM 3TB LRDIMM 3TB* NVDIMM 192GB |
Management | Embedded / At-the-Server iDRAC9 iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish iDRAC Direct Quick Sync 2 BLE/wireless module Consoles OpenManage Enterprise OpenManage Power Center Mobility OpenManage Mobile Tools Dell Technologies Repository Manager Dell Technologies System Update Dell Technologies Server Update Utility Dell Technologies Update Catalogs iDRAC Service Module IPMI Tool OpenManage Server Administrator OpenManage Storage Services OpenManage Integrations BMC® Truesight Microsoft® System Center Redhat® Ansible® Modules VMware® vCenter OpenManage Connections IBM Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus IBM Tivoli® Network Manager IP Edition Micro Focus® Operations Manager I Nagios® Core Nagios® XI |
Power Supplies | 1100W 48VDC, 1100W 380HVDC, 750W 240HVDC, 495W, 750W, 1100W, 1600W, 2000W, 2400W, Platinum 750W, Titanium Hot plug power supplies with full redundancy option Up to 8 hot plug fans with full redundancy |
Regulatory | Product Safety, Technologies and Environmental Datasheets Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page Dell and the Environment |
Security | Cryptographically signed firmware Secure Boot Secure Erase Silicon Root of Trust System Lockdown (requires OpenManage Enterprise) TPM 1.2/2.0, TCM 2.0 optional |
Storage Controllers | Internal Controllers PERC H330, H730P, H740P, HBA330 External Controller (RAID) H840, 12Gbps SAS HBA Software RAID S140 Internal Boot Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS): HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 240GB, 480 GB Internal Dual SD Module |
Recommended Support | Choose 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 more information. Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region. |
Accelerators | Up to four 300W and eight 150W GPUs NVIDIA Tesla P100, P40, K80M, M60, M10, AMD S7150, S7150X2 |
Form Factor | 5U Tower or Rack Server |
Rack Support | ReadyRails™ sliding rails with optional cable management arm for 4-post racks (optional adapter brackets required for threaded hole racks). |
Slots | PCIe 8 x Gen 3 slots (4 x 8) 8 x Gen 3 slots (4 x 16) Video Card 1 x VGA |
Storage | Front Bays Up to 8 or 18 x 3.5″ SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), max 216TB Up to 16 x 2.5″ SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), max 61TB Up to 32 x 2.5” SAS/SATA (HDD/SDD), max 122TB Up to 16 x 2.5” with up to 8 NVMe, SAS/SSD/NVMe (HDD/SDD), max 112TB |
Ports | Network Options 2 x 10GbE Front Ports 1 x Dedicated iDRAC micro-USB 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 6 x USB 2.0/3.0 |
Product Details
Accelerate modern workloads with a scalable platform
The PowerEdge T640 is a versatile, powerhouse server ideal for mid-sized offices, remote sites and data centers. The T640 combines powerful performance and massive internal storage capacity in a rack or tower platform. Address a wide range of workloads and future-proof your data center with flexible storage, performance and I/O options.
- Great for:
- Server virtualization, desktop virtualization
- Consolidation
- Database, business analytics (BI) and intelligence
- Applications and imaging for medical, finance, education and science
- ERP, CRM, HPC
- Software-defined technologies

Adapt and scale with greater versatility
Meet evolving business needs with the scalable business architecture of the PowerEdge T640. Accelerate demanding workloads and plan for future growth with cost-effective, in-server expansion.
- Deliver fast insights with up to 8 NVMe drives and 2 x 10GbE connections.
- Scale compute resources with Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors that deliver a 27% increase in cores and 50% increase in bandwidth over the previous generation.*
- Address massive data growth with up to 18 x 3.5″ or 32 x 2.5″ drives and 8 PCIe slots.
- Provide advanced imaging and VDI with up to 4 x 300W GPU accelerators.

Enhance productivity with intelligent automation
Dell OpenManage intelligent automation enables you to spend less time on routine maintenance so you can focus on business-critical priorities.
- Help maximize uptime and reduce the IT effort to resolve issues by up to 72%* with ProSupport Plus and SupportAssist.
- Leverage existing management consoles with easy integrations for VMware® vSphere®, Microsoft® System Center and Nagios®.
- Improve productivity with agent-free Dell iDRAC9 for automated management.
- Simplify deployment with OpenManage next-generation console and server profiles to configure and prep servers rapidly and scalably.

Protect your business with integrated security
A comprehensive, cyber-resilient architecture with security embedded into every server helps to protect your data.
- Protect server configuration and firmware from malicious changes with new Configuration Lock-down.
- Use system erase of local storage to help ensure data privacy when you repurpose or retire servers.
- Automate updates that check file dependencies and proper update sequence, before deploying them independently from the OS/hypervisor.
- Take control of your firmware consoles with embedded authentication that is designed to allow only properly signed updates to run.
