DELL PowerEdge R650xs 1U 2x Xeon Silver 4310 2.1GHz 128GB DDR4 8x 960GB SSD H745 2x 1400W rack server

Dense compute in 1U

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs is a 1U rack server built for environments where space and power efficiency matter. It ships with two Intel Xeon Silver 4310 processors running at 2.1 GHz with a 3.3 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 128 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across eight 16 GB modules. Eight 960 GB SATA SSDs are managed by a PERC H745 controller with 4 GB NV cache and battery backup. Dual 1400 W platinum power supplies, iDRAC9 Enterprise, a Broadcom 57412 dual-port 10 GbE SFP+ OCP 3.0 card, rails and bezel complete the package.

Virtualisation and cloud density

This configuration suits teams running virtualised workloads, container platforms or dense analytics clusters that benefit from high core counts in a single rack unit. The 128 GB memory ceiling and eight hot-swap drive bays support mixed read-write patterns typical of hypervisor datastores. Buyers needing GPU acceleration for AI training or larger memory footprints beyond 1 TB should evaluate alternative platforms. Organisations without 10 GbE SFP+ switching infrastructure will not use the onboard network card at full speed.

Storage controller and drive count

The PERC H745 RAID controller with eight 960 GB SATA SSDs defines the usable capacity and redundancy options for this server. It supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, letting you choose between performance, protection or a balance of both. All eight 2.5 inch bays are populated, so any expansion requires external enclosures or a different chassis.