DELL PowerEdge R650xs 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6338 64GB DDR4 8x 1.92TB SSD H745

1U Dual-Socket Rack Server

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs is a 1U rack server built for dense compute environments. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6338 processors, each delivering 32 cores at 2.0 GHz with 3.2 GHz turbo. The platform targets virtualization, cloud infrastructure and data analytics workloads that benefit from high core counts in minimal rack space.

Upgrade From Single-Socket Or Older Generations

This configuration replaces single-socket servers or prior-generation dual-socket systems where core density and memory bandwidth limit consolidation ratios. The jump is worth it when workloads require 64 total cores, 64 GB of DDR4 3200 MHz registered ECC memory across four DIMMs, and hardware RAID across eight drive bays. Buyers who need more than 1 TB of memory or NVMe-only storage should look elsewhere.

Sustained Load With Redundant Power

Under continuous load the dual 1400 W platinum power supplies share demand and provide full redundancy without throttling. The PERC H745 controller with 4 GB NV cache and battery backs write performance during extended write-heavy operations. iDRAC9 Enterprise enables remote monitoring and firmware updates without host downtime. The Broadcom 57412 dual-port 10 GbE SFP+ OCP 3.0 adapter maintains network throughput during prolonged traffic bursts.