DELL PowerEdge R650 1U rack server 2x Xeon Silver 4314 2.4GHz 16-core 128GB DDR4 10x 960GB SSD H755

Compact 1U server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R650 is a 1U rack server built for organisations that need high core counts in minimal rack space. Two Intel Xeon Silver 4314 processors deliver 32 cores at 2.4 GHz with 3.4 GHz turbo. 128 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory and ten 960 GB SATA SSDs are installed. A PERC H755 controller with 8 GB NV cache manages RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 1400 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC9 Enterprise, quad-port 1 GbE OCP 3.0 networking, rails and bezel complete the package.

Buyers needing more than two sockets

This configuration suits virtualisation clusters, database nodes and private-cloud hosts that run well on two sockets and SATA flash. Teams that require four-socket scaling, on-board NVMe slots, 10 GbE or faster networking, or GPU compute should evaluate other platforms. The fixed 1U height also limits PCIe expansion to low-profile cards.

PERC H755 RAID controller with 8 GB NV cache

The storage controller is the Dell PERC H755, a PCIe RAID adapter equipped with 8 GB of non-volatile cache and a battery backup. It supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across the ten 2.5-inch SATA SSDs. This controller choice determines the RAID feature set and cache protection available for the installed drives.