DELL PowerEdge R650xs 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4316 2.3GHz 20 Core 64GB DDR4 10x 960GB SSD

Compact 1U server for dense compute

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs is a 1U rack server that delivers high-density processing in a single rack unit. It ships with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4316 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 20 cores and a 3.4 GHz turbo frequency. The system includes 64 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules and ten 960 GB SATA SSDs managed by a PERC H745 RAID controller. Dual 1400 W platinum power supplies provide redundant hot-swap power.

Virtualisation hosts and storage-heavy workloads

This configuration suits organisations running virtualisation clusters, dense database tiers or high-throughput storage workloads that benefit from ten drive bays and dual-socket performance in a 1U form factor. The installed H745 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with 4 GB NV cache and battery backup. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, NVMe boot drives or larger memory capacity per socket should evaluate other platforms.

Ten 960 GB SATA SSDs on a PERC H745 controller

The defining specification is the storage subsystem: ten 2.5-inch 960 GB SATA solid-state drives connected to a Dell PERC H745 front RAID controller with 4 GB non-volatile cache. This combination determines usable capacity, redundancy options and sustained write performance for the target workload. Network connectivity is provided by a Broadcom 5720 quad-port 1 GbE OCP 3.0 card, and remote management uses iDRAC9 Enterprise.