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Silver 1U rack server front with ten 2.5-inch drive bays and bezel

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R650 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Silver 4316 2.3GHz 20 Core 1TB DDR4 H755 10x 600GB SAS

SKU CH-6Q4A-P7TA8

A 1U rack server with dual 20-core Xeon Silver 4316 CPUs at 2.3GHz, 1TB DDR4, H755 RAID and ten 600GB SAS drives

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM1 TB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Processor core count20-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual 20-core Xeon Silver 4316 CPUs deliver 40 threads at 2.3 GHz with 3.4 GHz turbo
  • 1 TB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC memory across 32 DIMM slots for high-throughput workloads
  • PERC H755 RAID controller with 8 GB NV cache supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Ten 600 GB 10 K SAS 12 Gb/s drives in 2.5" bays provide fast enterprise storage
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise plus quad-port 1 GbE OCP 3.0 enable remote management and network connectivity

Purpose-built 1U server

The Dell PowerEdge R650 is a 1U rack server equipped with two Intel Xeon Silver 4316 processors, each running at 2.3 GHz with 20 cores and a 3.4 GHz turbo frequency. It ships with 1 TB of DDR4 2666 MHz registered ECC memory across 32 DIMM slots and a PERC H755 RAID controller with 8 GB NV cache. Ten 600 GB 10K SAS drives, a quad-port 1 GbE OCP 3.0 card, iDRAC9 Enterprise, dual 1400 W platinum power supplies, rails and a bezel complete the configuration.

Fit and gaps

This system suits organisations deploying virtualisation hosts, database clusters or dense private-cloud nodes that demand high core counts and redundant power in a single rack unit. Buyers who require GPU acceleration, large-capacity NVMe storage or higher-speed networking should evaluate other platforms.

Deciding specification

The installed PERC H755 controller governs which RAID levels are available — RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 — and connects the ten SAS drives at 12 Gb/s. If your workload needs a different RAID feature set or a non-SAS drive interface, this server will not match the requirement.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Rack & Tower Servers, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $8,853.99
Pricier than about 87% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 1 TB
Higher than about 91% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Video RAM 8 MB
Typical for this category: the median of 8,309 items is 0.01 GB.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product linePowerEdge R650
Model nameR650
Part number2.3 GHz
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count20-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 4189
Processor speed32
Installed CPUsGold 4316
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM1 TB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity2 TB
Storage
Disk controllerDell Perc H755 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Optical drive0
Graphics
Video RAM8 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Connectivity
Network controllerDell EMC 15G Broadcom 5720 Quad Port 1GbE OCP 3.0 Network Card
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Expansion card slots0
Management interfaceRJ 45
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height1U
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
AI capabilityNone

Questions about this item

How do I install the 2.5" SAS drives and what step is often missed?

Slide each 600GB 10K SAS drive into the front 2.5-inch bays until the carrier locks; the step often missed is configuring the desired RAID level on the H755 controller before loading the operating system.

What maintenance or replacement will the H755 RAID controller need later?

The H755 includes an 8GB NV cache with a battery-backed module; plan to replace the cache battery when iDRAC9 reports a degradation alert to preserve write-back performance.

What thermal or power limit appears first under sustained full load?

Dual 1400W platinum power supplies set the sustained ceiling; if combined draw approaches 1400W the system will throttle CPU turbo from 3.4GHz to stay within the power budget.

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