DELL PowerEdge R760 2U 16-bay 2x Xeon Gold 6430 3.4GHz 512GB DDR5 H965i 4x 1.92TB SATA 5720 iDRAC9 2x 1400W
Two-socket 2U rack server with sixteen 2.5-inch bays, dual Xeon Gold 6430 32-core processors, 512 GB DDR5-4800 ECC memory, H965i RAID controller, four 1.92 TB SATA SSDs, quad-port 1 GbE OCP 3.0 NIC.
- ProcessorIntel Xeon
- Installed RAM512 GB
- Installed SSD4 × 1.92 TB SATA SSD
- Processor core count32 Core-Processors
- Operating systemNo
- Type of memoryDDR5
- Dual Xeon Gold 6430 CPUs deliver 64 cores at 3.4 GHz turbo
- 512 GB DDR5-4800 ECC memory across 16 modules for high-capacity workloads
- H965i RAID controller with 8 GB NV cache supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 60
- Four 1.92 TB SATA SSDs provide enterprise flash storage in 2.5 inch bays
- iDRAC9 Datacenter and quad-port 1 GbE OCP 3.0 enable remote management and networking
Server Platform
The Dell PowerEdge R760 is a 2U rack server built for virtualization, AI inference, database clusters and software-defined storage. Two Intel Xeon Gold 6430 processors provide 32 cores at 2.1 GHz base with 3.4 GHz turbo for compute-intensive workloads. 512 GB of DDR5-4800 ECC registered memory across 16 modules supports large memory footprints. Sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap bays accept SAS, SATA and NVMe drives.
Thermals and Power
Dual 1400 W platinum hot-plug power supplies deliver redundant hot-swap power for continuous availability. The 2U chassis uses managed fan curves that balance airflow against acoustic output in typical data-centre racks. Power draw scales with CPU utilisation and drive count, while the platinum-rated units maintain high efficiency across the load range. iDRAC9 Datacenter provides remote thermal monitoring and power capping policies.
Sustained Load Behaviour
Under prolonged heavy utilisation the dual Xeon Gold 6430 CPUs maintain turbo frequencies within the platform thermal envelope. The PERC H965i controller with 8 GB NV cache sustains RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 performance for four 1.92 TB SATA SSDs and additional drives. PCIe Gen5 slots and OCP 3.0 networking keep I/O pipelines full during extended AI training or database transactions. iDRAC9 lifecycle automation handles firmware updates without downtime.
How it compares
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- Price $25,300.99
- Pricier than about 90% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
- Installed RAM 512 GB
- Higher than about 80% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
- Processor core count 32 Core-Processors
- Higher than about 91% of the 7,955 comparable items (median 16).
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Specifications
| Product | |
|---|---|
| Brand name | DELL |
| Product line | PowerEdge |
| Model name | R760 |
| Product type | Rack |
| Processor | |
| Processor | Intel Xeon |
| Processor core count | 32 Core-Processors |
| Processor socket | LGA 4677 |
| Processor speed | 2.1 GHz (3.4 GHz Turbo) |
| Processor details | Gold 6430 |
| Installed CPUs | 2 |
| Max supported CPUs | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Installed RAM | 512 GB |
| Type of memory | DDR5 |
| Maximum RAM capacity | 8 TB |
| Memory slot count | 32 |
| Storage | |
| Installed SSD | 4 × 1.92 TB SATA SSD |
| Installed storage | None |
| Disk controller | Dell Perc H965i Controller |
| Drive interface | SATA |
| Supported RAID levels | RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 |
| Connectivity | |
| Network controller | Dell EMC Broadcom 5720 Quad Port 1GbE OCP 3.0 Network Card |
| Ports & slots | |
| Network ports | 4 x Ports |
| Management interface | RJ 45 |
| Power | |
| Hot-swap redundant PSU | Yes |
| Size & build | |
| Rack height | 2U |
| Software | |
| Operating system | No |
| More details | |
| Management controller | iDRAC9 Datacenter |
Questions about this item
How do I install the H965i RAID controller and which step is commonly missed?
Seat the H965i card in a PCIe Gen5 slot, connect the 8 GB NV cache module, then cable the 16 front 2.5″ bays; the step often missed is enabling the controller in the BIOS before creating RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60 volumes.
What maintenance will the 4 × 1.92 TB SATA SSDs and the H965i cache require later?
The SSDs are hot-swap SATA drives — replace any failed unit without downtime; the H965i’s 8 GB NV cache is a sealed module that only needs replacement if the controller reports a cache fault.
What is the first limit reached when both Xeon Gold 6430 CPUs run at 3.4 GHz turbo under sustained load?
The 2 × 1400 W platinum power supplies set the thermal and current ceiling; prolonged 3.4 GHz operation on all 32 cores per socket will hit the 1400 W per supply rating before memory or storage bandwidth saturates.
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