Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 - Page 54

Configuration TDP
Maximum ambient
temperature
Fan requirement Heatsink Requirement
3.5 inch x4 hard drives
(PCIe x2/x3)
2.5 inch x8 hard drives
(PCIe x3/x2)
NOTE: When installing DCPMMs for systems that support 200W or higher wattage processors, the ambient
temperature of 30
o
C must be adhered to ensure proper cooling and to avoid excess processor throttling, which may
impact system performance.
Table 40. GPU thermal restrictions configuration
TDP(Watts)
PowerEdge R640 2.5 inch hard drives x 10 x2GPU
in slot 1,3
PowerEdge R640 (2.5 inch hard drives x 8
x3GPU)
Thermal restriction
at 30
o
C
Thermal restriction at 35
o
C
Thermal restriction
at 30
o
C
Thermal restriction at
35
o
C
200/205 W
155/165 W FO*
165 W Gold 6146
150 W 6144 and 6244
150 W Gold 6240Y
High performance fans
and High performance
heat sink required
Not supported
High performance fans
and High performance
heat sink required
Not supported
70 to 165 W High performance fans
and standard heat sink
required
Not supported
High performance fans
and standard heat sink
required
Not supported
NOTE: PowerEdge R640 does not support x3 GPU T4 (PPGXG) in 2.5 inch x10 hard drive chassis.
Ambient temperature limitations
The following table lists configurations that require ambient temperature less than 35°C.
NOTE: The ambient temperature limit must be adhered to ensure proper cooling and to avoid excess processor
throttling, which may impact system performance.
Table 41. Configuration based ambient temperature restrictions
System Front Backplane Processor Thermal
Design Power
Processor Heat
Sink
Fan Type Ambient
Restriction
PowerEdge R640
10 x 2.5 inch SAS/
SATA hard drives
8 x 2.5 inch SAS/
SATA hard drives
4 x 3.5 inch SAS/
SATA hard drives
200 W, 205 W 2 pipe 1U high
performance
High performance
fan
30°C
10 x 2.5 inch SAS/
SATA and NVMe
drives(4, 8, or 10)
165 W 2 pipe 1U standard High performance
fan
30°C
200 W, 205 W 2 pipe 1U high
performance
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