DELL PowerEdge R650xs 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4314 2.4GHz 16-Core 64GB DDR4 8x 600GB SAS H745 2x 1400W

Dual 16-core Xeon 1U server

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs is a 1U rack server with two Intel Xeon Silver 4314 processors, each running at 2.4 GHz with 16 cores. It includes 64 GB of DDR4 registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules. The system ships with eight 600 GB 10K SAS drives and a PERC H745 RAID controller with 4 GB NV cache and battery backup. Dual 1400 W platinum power supplies provide redundancy.

Virtualisation hosts needing dense compute

This configuration suits environments that need high core counts in a single rack unit, such as virtualisation clusters, cloud infrastructure nodes or dense data analytics. The quad-port 1 GbE OCP 3.0 adapter and iDRAC9 Enterprise simplify network and remote management. Buyers who require GPU acceleration for AI workloads should look elsewhere, as this unit has no GPU support. Those needing larger memory footprints or NVMe storage will need a different chassis.

PERC H745 RAID with 4 GB NV cache

The storage subsystem centres on the Dell PERC H745 controller, which supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with a 4 GB non-volatile cache protected by a battery. Eight 600 GB 10K SAS drives connect at 12 Gb/s through the front 2.5-inch bays. The controller determines the RAID levels and performance available; no other storage controller is installed.