Product comparison · 2 servers

Dell PowerEdge R640 server vs Dell PowerEdge R740xd server

62specifications compared
20differ
42identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerEdge R640 server:Intel Xeon Silver
- PowerEdge R740xd server:Intel® Xeon®
Processor model
- PowerEdge R640 server:4116
- PowerEdge R740xd server:4108
Processor frequency
- PowerEdge R640 server:2.1 GHz
- PowerEdge R740xd server:1.8 GHz
Processor cores
- PowerEdge R640 server:12
- PowerEdge R740xd server:8
Processor cache
- PowerEdge R640 server:16.5 MB
- PowerEdge R740xd server:11 MB
Memory channels supported by processor
- PowerEdge R640 server:Hexa
- PowerEdge R740xd server:Hepta
Embedded options available
- PowerEdge R640 server:Yes
- PowerEdge R740xd server:No
Processor code
- PowerEdge R640 server:SR3HQ
- PowerEdge R740xd server:SR3GJ

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Comparison of R640, R740xd
86 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge R640 server Model R640 View product	B Dell PowerEdge R740xd server Model R740xd View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel Xeon Silver	Intel® Xeon®
Processor modelDiffers	4116	4108
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.1 GHz	1.8 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	12	8
Processor cacheDiffers	16.5 MB	11 MB
Memory channels supported by processorDiffers	Hexa	Hepta
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Processor codeDiffers	SR3HQ	SR3GJ
Processor threadsDiffers	24	16
SteppingDiffers	M0	U0
TcaseDiffers	76 °C	77 °C
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory1 differ
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedDiffers	2666 MHz	2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	192 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	300 GB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	300 GB	1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Supported HDD sizesKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal drive baysKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom 5720	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Rack (2U)
Performanceidentical
Remote administrationKnown for one	iDRAC9 Enterprise	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features1 differ
Intel Secure BootKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	120481	123544
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	705 mm	715.5 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	482 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	86.8 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.3 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	PER6402	Unknown — not stated by the source

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