Dell PowerEdge T640 Tower Server — Product Datasheet

Product Overview

The Dell PowerEdge T640 is a dual-socket, 5U rackable tower server designed for small to medium businesses and remote offices that require enterprise-class performance in a flexible, expandable form factor. It supports up to two Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 28 cores each, delivering substantial compute power for demanding workloads such as business intelligence, ERP, and high-performance computing.

The T640 offers exceptional internal storage capacity, accommodating up to 32 x 2.5-inch or 18 x 3.5-inch drives, with support for up to 8 NVMe drives for high-speed data access. With 24 DDR4 DIMM slots, the system supports up to 3TB of memory, enabling memory-intensive applications to run efficiently. The server features up to nine PCIe Gen3 expansion slots (including a dedicated internal PERC slot) and supports up to four 300W GPUs or eight 150W GPUs, making it suitable for virtualization, VDI, and GPU-accelerated workloads.

The T640 is built for versatility, available in both tower and rack configurations, with hot-swappable power supplies and fans for enhanced reliability and serviceability.

Technical Specifications

Processor

Memory

NVDIMM-N Population Rules:

• Maximum 1 NVDIMM per channel

• Maximum 6 NVDIMMs per processor

• Not supported in 32 x 2.5″ or 16 x 2.5″ with 8 NVMe configurations

Storage

Storage Controllers:

PCIe Expansion Slots

Note: PCIe slots 4–8 require both processors to be installed. Expansion card slots are not hot-swappable.

GPU Support

Power Supplies

Cooling

Form Factor & Dimensions

Ports & Connectors

Supported Operating Systems

• Canonical Ubuntu LTS

• Citrix XenServer / Hypervisor

• Microsoft Windows Server (with Hyper-V)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

• VMware ESXi