PCIe Slot Processor
Connection
Height Length Link Width Slot Width
5 (Gen3) Processor 2 Full Height Full Length x4 x8
6 (Gen3) Processor 2 Full Height Full Length x16 x16
7 (Gen3) Processor 2 Full Height Full Length x8 x8
8 (Gen3) Processor 2 Full Height Full Length x16 x16
NOTE: To use PCIe slots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 both the processors must be installed.
NOTE: The expansion card slots are not hot-swappable.
Memory specications
Table 13. Memory specications
DIMM
type
DIMM rank
DIMM
capacity
Single processor Dual processors
Minimum RAM Maximum RAM Minimum RAM Maximum RAM
RDIMM
Single rank 8 GB 8 GB 96 GB 16 GB 192 GB
Single rank 16 GB 16 GB 192 GB 32 GB 384 GB
Dual rank 32 GB / 64 GB 32 GB 384 GB 64 GB 768 GB
LRDIMM Quad rank 64 GB 64 GB 768 GB 128 GB 1536 GB
Octal rank 128 GB 128 GB 1536 GB 256 GB 3072 GB
NVDIMM-
N
Single rank 16 GB
Not supported with
single processor
Not supported with
single processor
RDIMM: 192 GB RDIMM: 384 GB
NVDIMM-N: 16 GB NVDIMM-N: 192 GB
NOTE: 8 GB RDIMMs and NVDIMM-N must not be mixed.
NOTE: A minimum of two processors are required for any conguration that supports NVDIMM-N DIMMs.
Storage controller specications
The Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 system supports:
• Internal controllers: PERC H730P, H740P, HBA330, H330, Software RAID (SWRAID) S140
• External PERC (RAID): H840
• External HBAs (non-RAID): 12 Gbps SAS HBA
• Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem: HWRAID 2 x M.2 SSDs 120GB or 240GB
Drive specications
Hard drives
The Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 system supports:
Backplane conguration options:
• 8 x 3.5-inch SAS, SATA, Near-Line SAS, SSD
Technical
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