DELL PowerEdge R650 1U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5317 3.0GHz 12-core 128GB DDR4 10x 2.5" trays

Compact 1U server with dual Xeon Gold 5317

The Dell PowerEdge R650 is a 1U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 5317 processors. Each CPU runs at 3.0 GHz base clock with 3.6 GHz turbo across 12 cores. The chassis holds 128 GB of DDR4 2933 MHz registered ECC memory in eight 16 GB modules. It is built for organisations that need dense compute in a single rack unit.

Suited for virtualisation and database clusters.

This server targets virtualisation hosts, database instances and private-cloud nodes that benefit from high core counts and large memory capacity. The PERC H755 controller with 8 GB NV cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across the ten 2.5 inch SAS or SATA trays. Buyers who need GPU acceleration or NVMe-only storage should look at a different platform.

Ten 2.5 inch drive trays with SAS/SATA backplane

The critical specification is the ten front-accessible 2.5 inch trays connected to a SAS/SATA backplane. This limits direct-attached storage to hard drives or SATA SSDs unless an additional NVMe backplane is sourced separately. Confirm the tray count and interface match your storage plan before purchase.