# R640 (1U) - Specs

I purchased this server from PC Server & Parts via Ebay.com, a reputed and certified seller of refurbished enterprise gear and hardware. Dell PowerEdge servers are extremely configurable, which can make it difficult to select the "right" server to purchase. Some factors I considered when purchasing were:

- Power Consumption
- Processors
- Noise level
- RAM & Storage capacity
- iDRAC license

I was able to get lucky and find a server for a decent price point that comes with a 1 year warranty. The specs are as follows (yes, most would consider it overkill, but to me, the more the better...)

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-form-factor-1u-proce" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 24.7405%;"></col><col style="width: 75.2595%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>**Form Factor**</td><td>1U</td></tr><tr><td>**Processors**</td><td>2x Intel Xeon Gold 6148 @ 2.40GHz</td></tr><tr><td>**Cores**</td><td>40 Cores (20 each)</td></tr><tr><td>**Memory (RAM)**</td><td>DDR4 - 128 GB</td></tr><tr><td>**Storage** </td><td>8x 2.5 Drive Bay Capacity (I currently have 4x 1TB SATA SSDs)</td></tr><tr><td>**Power Supply**</td><td>Redundant PSU (2 PSUs - 750W)</td></tr><tr><td>**RAID Controller**</td><td>Dell H730P</td></tr><tr><td>**Network Interface**</td><td>Intel I350 - 4x 1GbE RJ45 ports</td></tr><tr><td>**iDRAC**</td><td>Enterprise License</td></tr></tbody></table>

These are some of the important specs of my R640 that I paid closest attention to. The chassis &amp; motherboard also allow for future scalability, so I hopefully shouldn't have to worry about another server for 5-6 years.