DELL PowerEdge R760 2U rack server 2x Xeon 8468 48-core 512GB DDR5 H965i 16-bay 5720 iDRAC9 2x 1400W

Dual-socket Xeon 8468 server

The Dell PowerEdge R760 is a 2U rack server built around two Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 processors. Each CPU delivers 48 cores at 2.1 GHz base with a 3.8 GHz turbo ceiling. The system ships with 512 GB of DDR5-4800 ECC registered memory across 16 modules. Sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive trays and a PERC H965i RAID controller with 8 GB NV cache provide the storage foundation. A quad-port 1 GbE OCP 3.0 card and iDRAC9 Datacenter handle connectivity and remote management. Dual 1400 W platinum power supplies and ready rails complete the package.

From single-socket or previous-gen racks

This platform replaces single-socket servers that run out of cores or memory bandwidth under heavy virtualization, AI inference, or database loads. The jump is worth it when workloads need 96 total cores, up to 8 TB of DDR5 across 32 slots, and PCIe Gen5 expansion headroom. The 16-bay SFF chassis also removes the storage-density ceiling found in 8-bay 2U designs. Buyers who need fewer than 48 cores per socket or who cannot use 2.5-inch drives will not benefit from this configuration.

Sustained load behaviour

Under continuous multi-threaded workloads the twin 48-core Xeons maintain high frequencies within the 1400 W redundant power envelope. DDR5-4800 ECC memory feeds all 96 cores with low-latency bandwidth for database and analytics throughput. The PERC H965i controller sustains RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 across SAS, SATA and NVMe drives without write-hole risk thanks to its 8 GB NV cache. iDRAC9 Datacenter provides continuous telemetry and power capping so the server stays in its thermal window during day-long compute runs.