DELL PowerEdge R650xs 1U 10-Bay 2x Xeon Gold 6338 256GB DDR4 10x 600GB SAS

Dense compute node for virtualisation clusters

The PowerEdge R650xs is a 1U rack server fitted with two Intel Xeon Gold 6338 processors, each running at 2.0 GHz with a 3.2 GHz turbo frequency. It carries 256 GB of DDR4 3200 MHz registered ECC memory across eight DIMM slots and uses a PERC H745 controller with 4 GB NV cache. Ten 600 GB 10K SAS drives provide 6 TB of raw capacity, while dual 10 GbE SFP+ ports and iDRAC9 Enterprise handle connectivity and remote management. Dual 1400 W platinum power supplies and rails complete the package.

Suits dense virtualisation and database tiers.

This configuration targets teams that need high core counts and fast local storage in a single rack unit, such as virtualisation hosts, in-memory databases or high-performance computing nodes. Buyers who require GPU acceleration for AI training or inference should look elsewhere, as the chassis has no GPU support listed. Organisations needing more than 1 TB of memory or additional drive bays will also need a larger platform.

Ten 600 GB 10K SAS drives on a PERC H745 controller

The storage subsystem is defined by ten 2.5-inch 600 GB SAS hard drives spinning at 10 000 rpm, connected to a Dell PERC H745 RAID controller with 4 GB of non-volatile cache and battery backup. This combination fixes both the raw capacity and the RAID levels available, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, making it the decisive factor for workloads sensitive to drive count, spindle speed or controller cache.