DELL PowerEdge R650 1U rack server 2x Xeon 4316 2.3GHz 20-core 512GB DDR4 10x 1.8TB SAS H755

Dense 1U server for virtualised workloads

The Dell PowerEdge R650 is a 1U rack server built for dense compute environments. Two Intel Xeon Silver 4316 processors deliver 20 cores each at a 2.3 GHz base frequency with 3.4 GHz turbo. 512 GB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory fills 16 DIMM slots. The chassis holds ten 2.5-inch drive bays populated with 1.8 TB 10K SAS disks.

Suits consolidation, not GPU-heavy AI

This configuration targets virtualisation clusters, database nodes and private-cloud deployments that need high core counts and fast local storage in a single rack unit. The PERC H755 controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 with 8 GB NV cache and a battery backup module. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, NVMe-only storage pools or more than two processor sockets should evaluate alternative platforms.

Ten 1.8 TB SAS drives set the capacity floor

The server ships with exactly ten 1.8 TB 10K SAS hard drives connected to the H755 RAID controller. This array defines the usable capacity and I/O profile before any reconfiguration. Ensure the workload can operate within the raw 18 TB limit and the SAS 12 Gb/s interface before purchase.