DELL PowerEdge R650 1U rack server 2x Xeon Gold 5317 3.0GHz 12-core 1TB DDR4 10x 1.92TB SSD H755

Dense 1U compute node

The Dell PowerEdge R650 packs two Intel Xeon Gold 5317 processors at 3.0 GHz with 12 cores each, 1 TB of DDR4 2933 MHz ECC memory across 32 DIMM slots and ten 1.92 TB SATA SSDs behind a PERC H755 RAID controller. It targets virtualization clusters, dense private-cloud deployments and database workloads that need high core counts and fast storage in a single rack unit.

Verify rack depth and power budget

Confirm your cabinet can accept a 1U chassis with sliding rails and that the PDU can deliver two 1400 W platinum supplies on separate circuits. The board uses LGA 4189 sockets and maxes out at 2 TB DDR4, so any future memory expansion must stay within that limit and registered ECC spec. Check that the OCP 3.0 slot for the quad-port 1 GbE card matches your network fabric.

Hot-swap bays and redundant supplies

Ten front-accessible 2.5 inch drive bays let you replace SSDs without downtime while the PERC H755 with 8 GB NV cache protects writes during power events. Dual hot-swap power supplies share load and survive a single-unit failure. iDRAC 9 Enterprise gives remote console, firmware update and telemetry over a dedicated management port, and the included bezel locks the front panel for physical security.