
Dell PowerEdge XE8640 4U AI and HPC GPU Server
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Accelerated Server for AI and HPC Workloads
The Dell PowerEdge XE8640 is a high-performance 4U rack server designed for AI training, inferencing, HPC modeling, simulation, and demanding GPU-accelerated workloads. Built with a 4-way GPU platform, it combines Intel Xeon processing, NVIDIA H100 SXM5 GPUs, DDR5 memory, NVLink, PCIe Gen5, and NVMe storage support for data-intensive environments.
Key Benefits and Features
- Supports two 4th or 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
- Includes four NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs with NVLink.
- Delivers up to 900GB/s GPU-to-GPU communication bandwidth.
- Supports DDR5 memory, PCIe Gen5 expansion, and NVMe SSD storage.
- Integrated iDRAC9 and OpenManage tools help simplify server management.
Ideal Use Cases
- AI, machine learning, and deep learning training workloads.
- GPU-accelerated inferencing and automation projects.
- HPC modeling and simulation environments.
- Multi-tenant environments using NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU capability.
- Data-intensive workloads requiring high I/O throughput.
Technical Specifications
- Brand: Dell Technologies
- Model: PowerEdge XE8640
- Form Factor: 4U rack server
- Processor Support: Two 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 56 cores per processor or two 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 64 cores per processor
- Memory: 32 DDR5 DIMM slots, RDIMM support up to 4 TB, speeds up to 5600 MT/s
- GPU: 4 NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs with NVIDIA NVLink technology
- Drive Bays: Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SATA, SAS, or NVMe SSDs, or up to 8 x E3.S NVMe SSDs
- PCIe: Up to 4 PCIe slots, 4 x16 Gen5 in 2 CPU configuration
- Embedded NIC: 2 x 1 GbE
- Embedded Management: iDRAC9, iDRAC Direct, iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish, iDRAC Service Module
Deploy XE8640 for GPU-Accelerated Infrastructure
Choose the Dell PowerEdge XE8640 for dense AI and HPC compute environments that require NVIDIA H100 acceleration, high-speed memory, advanced I/O, and centralized PowerEdge management.
| Brand | Dell Technologies |
| Model | PowerEdge XE8640 |
| SKU | XE8640 |
| Product Type | Server |
| Form Factor | 4U rack server |
| Processor | Two 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 56 cores per processor; Two 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 64 cores per processor |
| Memory | 32 DDR5 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 4 TB max, speeds up to 5600 MT/s |
| GPU | 4 NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs |
| Drive Bays | Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SATA/SAS/NVMe SSD; Up to 8 x E3.S NVMe SSD |
| Dimensions | 174.3 mm x 481.91 mm x 901.4 mm with bezel |
| Weight | 61.4 kg |
| Memory Type | Registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only |
| GPU Interconnect | NVIDIA NVLink technology |
| GPU Bandwidth | Up to 900GB/s bandwidth for GPU-GPU communication |
| Storage Controllers | Internal controller: PERC H965I; Internal boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem NVMe BOSS-N1 HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 SSDs; Software RAID: S160 |
| Maximum Storage | Up to 122.88 TB |
| Power Supplies | 2800W Titanium 200-240 VAC or 240 VDC redundant hot swap; 3200W Titanium 277 VAC or 260-400 VDC redundant hot swap |
| Cooling Options | Air cooling for Processors; Liquid Assisted Air Cooling for GPU |
| Chipset | Intel C741 chipset |
| PCIe | 2 CPU configuration: Up to 4 PCIe slots, 4 x16 Gen5 |
| Embedded NIC | 2 x 1 GbE |
| Network Options | 1 x OCP 3.0, x8 PCIe lanes |
| Fans | Up to 6 Standard fans installed in mid tray; Up to 5 High performance gold grade fans installed on the front of the system; All are hot swap fans |
| Embedded Management | iDRAC9; iDRAC Direct; iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish; iDRAC Service Module |
| OpenManage Software | CloudIQ for PowerEdge plug in; OpenManage Enterprise; OpenManage Enterprise Integration for VMware vCenter; OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center; OpenManage Integration with Windows Admin Center; OpenManage Power Manager plugin; OpenManage Service plugin; OpenManage Update Manager plugin |
| OpenManage Integrations | BMC Truesight; Microsoft System Center; OpenManage Integration with ServiceNow; Red Hat Ansible Modules; Terraform Providers; VMware vCenter and vRealize Operations Manager |
| Security | Cryptographically signed firmware; Data at Rest Encryption; Secure Boot; Secured Component Verification; Secure Erase; Silicon Root of Trust; System Lockdown; TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ |
| Front Ports | 1 x iDRAC Direct Micro-AB USB port; 1 x USB 2.0; 1 x VGA |
| Rear Ports | 1 x USB 2.0; 1 x USB 3.0; 1 x VGA; 1 x RJ45 iDRAC9 ethernet port |
| Operating Systems | Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS; Red Hat Enterprise Linux |