DELL PowerEdge R650xs 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 5317 3.0GHz 12C 256GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H745 2x 1400W PSU

Compact 1U rack server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs is a new 1U rackmount server built on the 15G PowerEdge platform. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 5317 processors running at 3.0 GHz with a 3.6 GHz turbo frequency. Each processor delivers 12 cores for multi-threaded workloads. The system includes 256 GB of DDR4 2933 MHz registered ECC memory across eight 32 GB modules.

Virtualisation and cloud hosts needing high core

This configuration suits organisations running virtualisation clusters, cloud infrastructure or dense data analytics in limited rack space. The eight 2.5-inch drive bays populated with 600 GB 10K SAS drives provide fast local storage for active datasets. Buyers who need GPU acceleration for AI training or larger NVMe capacity should evaluate other platforms.

H745 RAID controller with 4 GB NV cache

The Dell PERC H745 front RAID controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 4 GB non-volatile cache and battery backup. It manages the eight SAS drives and can accommodate additional SAS or SATA devices. This controller choice determines the RAID levels and cache protection available for the installed storage.