DELL PowerEdge R750 2U rack server 2× Xeon Gold 6330 28-core 2.0GHz 64GB DDR4 12× 4TB HDD HBA355i 1400W

Dual Xeon Gold 6330 28-core server

The Dell PowerEdge R750 is a 2U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Gold 6330 processors, each running at 2.0 GHz with a 3.1 GHz turbo frequency and 28 cores. It ships with 64 GB of DDR4 2933 MHz registered ECC memory across four 16 GB modules. The HBA355i controller provides SAS 12 Gb/s pass-through connectivity for twelve 3.5-inch 4 TB 7.2K SATA drives. Dual 1400 W platinum power supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise remote management are included.

Upgrade from single-socket or older 2U platforms

Replacing a single-processor server or a previous-generation 2U system adds a second 28-core CPU and doubles the memory channel count, which benefits heavily threaded workloads such as virtualization hosts, database engines and analytics clusters. The jump is worth it when core count and memory bandwidth are the primary bottlenecks and the existing chassis, rails and power infrastructure can accommodate the 2U form factor.

Suits virtualization clusters

This configuration suits buyers who need high core density and large raw capacity in a single 2U node, such as hyper-converged clusters or backup targets. It does not suit buyers who want hardware RAID acceleration, NVMe performance tiers, GPU compute density or a smaller 1U footprint, because the HBA355i is pass-through only, all twelve bays are populated with 7.2K SATA drives and the chassis does not support full-length accelerators.