DELL PowerEdge R650xs 1U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5317 3.0GHz 128GB DDR4 10x 1.8TB SAS H745 2x 1400W

Compact 1U rack server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs fits two Intel Xeon Gold 5317 processors and 128GB of DDR4 memory into a single rack unit. It targets teams running virtualisation, high-performance computing or dense analytics workloads where space and power efficiency matter. The 10-bay 2.5-inch chassis provides high storage density without expanding the rack footprint. Buyers who need GPU acceleration or larger 3.5-inch drive bays should look elsewhere.

Tool-less rails and hot-swap components simplify

Ready Rails and a front bezel are included, letting one person slide the server into a standard rack in minutes. All ten SAS drives and both 1400W platinum power supplies are hot-swappable, so failed parts can be replaced without downtime. The PERC H745 controller with 4GB NV cache and battery backs the RAID configuration. First-time installers sometimes forget to license iDRAC9 Enterprise features before putting the box into production.

Ten 1.8TB SAS drives set the usable capacity

The array ships with ten enterprise 1.8TB 10K SAS disks connected to the H745 controller, which supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Raw capacity is fixed at 18TB before RAID overhead, so the chosen RAID level decides the final usable space. Memory tops out at 1TB across 16 DDR4 slots, and the OCP 3.0 slot carries a dual-port 10GbE SFP+ card. Workloads needing more raw storage or NVMe speed must add drives or change chassis.