Specification Sheet

PowerEdge XE8640
Drive AI, HPC modeling and simulation
workloads with superior performance

Purpose-built performance
Accelerate traditional AI training and inferencing, modeling & simulation, and other HPC applications with optimized
compute, turning data and automating insights into outcomes with a 4-way GPU platform in the XE8640 air-cooledserver.
• Leverage a powerful architecture and the power of two 4th or 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® processors with highcore count of up to 64 cores and the latest on-chip innovations to boost AI and ML operations• Four (4) NVIDIA H100 Tensor core 700W SXM5 GPUs for extreme performance, fully interconnected with NVIDIA
NVLink technology.
• Improve training performance with up to 900GB/s bandwidth for GPU-GPU communication, 1.5x more than theprevious generation.
• Host multi-tenant environments using virtualization options like NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) capability.

Accelerated I/O throughput
Deploy latest generation technologies including DDR5, NVLink, PCIe Gen 5.0, and NVMe SSDs to push theboundaries of data flow and computing possibilities.
• Up to four PCIe Gen 5 slots and up to 8 drives enable optimal expansion for high-performance AI operations.
• Supports NVIDIA GDS (GPUDirect® Storage), a direct data path for direct memory access (DMA) transfers
between GPU memory and storage, increasing system bandwidth and decreasing latency and utilization load on
the CPU• 4U air-cooled design chassis supports the highest wattage next-gen technologies in up to 35C ambient

Cyber Resilient Architecture for Zero Trust IT environment & operations
Security is integrated into every phase of the PowerEdge lifecycle, including protected supply chain andfactory-to-site integrity assurance. Silicon-based root of trust anchors end-to-end boot resilience while Multi-Factor
Authentication (MFA) and role-based access controls ensure trusted operations.

Increase efficiency and accelerate operations with an autonomous infrastructure
The Dell OpenManage™ systems management portfolio delivers a secure, efficient, and comprehensive solution forPowerEdge servers. Simplify, automate and centralize one-to-many management with the OpenManage Enterpriseconsole and iDRAC.

Sustainability
From recycled materials in our products and packaging, to thoughtful,
innovative options for energy efficiency, the PowerEdge portfolio isdesigned to make, deliver, and recycle products to help reduce the carbon
footprint and lower your operation costs. We even make it easy to retire
legacy systems responsibly with Dell Technologies Services.

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PowerEdge XE8640
The Dell PowerEdge XE8640
is a high-performance server
designed and optimized for use
cases like• HPC modeling and simulation• AI/ML/DL training

Feature

Technical Specifications**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
• Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs onlyGPU• 4 NVIDIA HGX H100 80GB 700W SXM5 GPUs, fully interconnected with NVIDIA NVLink technology

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

Drive bays

Front Bays
• Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SATA/SAS/NVMe SSD max 122.88 TB• Up to 8 x E3.S NVMe SSD max 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
Note: No facility water to rack required.

ChipsetIntel® C741 chipset

PCIe2 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 (STD) fans installed in mid tray
• Up to 5 High performance (HPR) gold grade fans installed on the front of the system• All are hot swap fansDimensions and weight• Height — 174.3 mm (6.86 inches)• Width — 481.91 mm (18.97 inches)• Depth — 901.4 mm (35.48 inches) with bezel— 865.54 mm (34.07 inches) inch without bezel• Weight — 61.4 kg (135.36 pounds)

Form Factor
Embedded ManagementBezel

4U rack server••••

iDRAC9iDRAC Direct
iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish
iDRAC Service Module

Optional LCD bezel or security bezel

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 ManagerSecurity• Cryptographically signed firmware• Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or externalkey mgmt)• Secure Boot
• Secured Component Verification (Hardware integrity check)• Secure Erase• Silicon Root of Trust• System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise orDatacenter)• TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified, TPM 2.0 China NationZ

Ports

Front ports• 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port
• 1 x USB 2.0• 1 x VGARear ports• 1 x USB 2.0• 1 x USB 3.0• 1 x VGA• 1 x RJ45 iDRAC9 ethernet port

Operating Systems andHypervisors• Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS• Red Hat Enterprise LinuxFor specifications and interoperability details, see Dell.com/OSsupport.

OEM-ready version available

From bezel to BIOS to packaging, your servers can look and feel as if they were designed and built by you. For more information,
visit Dell.com > Solutions > OEM Solutions.

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