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

DELL

DELL PowerEdge R650xs 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6330 28 Core 256GB DDR4 10x 1.92TB SSD H745 2x 1400W PSU

SKU CH-8HT8-76NMT

A 1U rack server with dual 28-core Xeon Gold 6330 CPUs, 256GB DDR4, ten 1.92TB SATA SSDs on a PERC H745 RAID controller, quad-port 1GbE networking, iDRAC9 Enterprise, and dual 1400W PSUs

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM256 GB
  • Video RAM8 MB
  • Processor core count28-Core Processor
  • Operating systemNo
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Dual Xeon Gold 6330 CPUs deliver 56 cores at 2.0GHz base with 3.1GHz turbo
  • 256GB DDR4 2933MHz ECC memory supports rapid data access across 16 DIMM slots
  • H745 RAID controller with 4GB NV cache enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • 10x 1.92TB SATA SSDs provide high-density flash storage in 2.5" bays
  • iDRAC9 Enterprise and quad-port 1GbE OCP 3.0 simplify remote management

Dense 1U Compute Platform

The Dell PowerEdge R650xs is a 1U rack server built for high-density processing. It ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6330 processors running at 2.0 GHz with 28 cores each, plus 256 GB of DDR4-2933 ECC memory across eight DIMM slots. The chassis holds ten 2.5-inch drive bays populated with 1.92 TB SATA SSDs and uses a PERC H745 RAID controller with 4 GB NV cache.

Virtualisation Hosts and Scale-Out Clusters

This configuration suits teams running hypervisor clusters, container platforms or dense VDI deployments that need maximum core count and local flash in a single rack unit. Buyers who need GPU acceleration, NVMe-only storage or more than 1 TB of memory should evaluate other platforms. The two 1400 W platinum supplies and iDRAC9 Enterprise simplify power redundancy and remote lifecycle management.

10-Bay 2.5-Inch Chassis with SATA SSDs

The defining constraint is the front 10-bay 2.5-inch layout limited to SATA SSDs on the H745 controller. Workloads that demand NVMe throughput, SAS media or more than ten drives per node will not fit this chassis. Dual LGA 4189 sockets, 16 total DIMM slots and the OCP 3.0 quad-port 1 GbE card complete the baseline specification.

How it compares

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

Price $10,263.99
Pricier than about 90% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 256 GB
Higher than about 60% 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 R650xs
Model nameR650xs
Part number2 GHz
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count28-Core Processor
Processor socketLGA 4189
Processor speed16
Installed CPUsGold 6330
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM256 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity1 TB
Storage
Disk controllerDell Perc H745 Controller
Drive interfaceSATA
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 capability10 × 1.92 TB SATA SSD

Questions about this item

What rack-mount rails come with the 1U PowerEdge R650xs?

Ready Rails are included in the box for mounting the 1U chassis in a standard rack.

How are the Xeon Gold 6330 processors installed, and what step is often missed?

Both CPUs drop into the two LGA 4189 sockets; the step people miss is applying the correct torque sequence on the retention brackets so the contact pressure is even across all 28 cores per socket.

When will the PERC H745 RAID controller's battery-backed cache need replacement?

The 4 GB NV cache battery typically lasts three to five years; iDRAC 9 Enterprise will raise an alert when the battery health drops below the replacement threshold.

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