Dell PowerEdge R660xs Rack Server
Dell PowerEdge R660xs Rack Server
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Dell PowerEdge R660xs Rack Server
Product Overview
The Dell PowerEdge R660xs is a 1U, two-socket rack server purpose-built for balanced and dense compute in air-cooled environments. It delivers the performance required for the most popular enterprise IT workloads — virtualization, cloud, scale-out databases, and high-performance computing — while fitting seamlessly into existing air-cooled data center infrastructure without the need for costly liquid cooling retrofits .
The system supports up to two 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 28 cores each) or 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 32 cores per processor), paired with 16 DDR5 RDIMM slots for in-memory workload acceleration . A carefully designed 1U platform, the R660xs provides up to 5 I/O devices via three PCIe slots, one OCP 3.0 networking slot, and one dedicated PERC slot, enabling improved data throughput and reduced latency .
Security is embedded throughout the lifecycle with a cyber-resilient architecture featuring Silicon Root of Trust, cryptographically signed firmware, and system lockdown capabilities to support zero-trust IT environments .
Technical Specifications
| Feature | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Form Factor | 1U rack server |
| Processors | Up to two 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 28 cores per processor) and 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (up to 32 cores per processor) |
| Chipset | Intel C741 |
| Memory | 16 DDR5 DIMM slots; Supports RDIMM only; Up to 1.5 TB max; Speeds up to 5200 MT/s (5600 MT/s supported with 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors) |
| Storage Controllers (Internal) | PERC H965i, PERC H755, PERC H755N, PERC H355, HBA355i, HBA465i |
| Storage Controllers (External) | HBA355e |
| Software RAID | S160 |
| Internal Boot | Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-N1): HWRAID 1, 2 x M.2 NVMe SSD (cold swap) or USB |
| Front Drive Bays | Up to 4 x 3.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD), max 96 TB Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD), max 122.88 TB Up to 10 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD), max 153.6 TB |
| Rear Drive Bays | Up to 2 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/NVMe (HDD/SSD), max 15.2 TB |
| PCIe Slots | 1 CPU configuration: Up to 2 PCIe slots (1 x16 Gen4 + 1 x8 Gen5) 2 CPU configuration: Up to 3 PCIe Gen4 slots (1 x16 Gen4 + 2 x8 Gen4) or up to 2 PCIe Gen5 slots (1 x16 Gen5 + 1 x8 Gen5) Riser options: Riser 1a/1b, Riser 2a/2c/2d/2e (low profile, half length) |
| Network Options | 2 x 1 GbE LOM (optional); 1 x OCP 3.0 card (optional) |
| Front Ports | 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB); 1 x USB 2.0; 1 x VGA |
| Rear Ports | 1 x dedicated iDRAC Ethernet; 1 x USB 2.0; 1 x USB 3.0; 1 x Serial (optional); 1 x VGA |
| Internal Ports | 1 x USB 3.0 (optional) |
| Power Supplies | 1800 W Titanium (200–240 VAC or 240 HVDC), hot-swap redundant 1400 W Titanium (100–240 VAC or 240 VDC), hot-swap redundant 1400 W Platinum (100–240 VAC or 240 HVDC), hot-swap redundant 1100 W Titanium (100–240 VAC or 240 HVDC), hot-swap redundant 1100 W LVDC (-48 to -60 VDC), hot-swap redundant 800 W Platinum (100–240 VAC or 240 HVDC), hot-swap redundant 700 W Titanium (200–240 VAC or 240 HVDC), hot-swap redundant 600 W Platinum (100–240 VAC or 240 HVDC), hot-swap redundant |
| Cooling | Air cooling only; Standard (STD) fans, High Performance Silver (SLVR) fans, or High Performance Gold (VHP) fans; Up to 7 hot-swap fans |
| Dimensions | Height: 42.8 mm (1.68 inches) Width: 482.0 mm (18.97 inches) Depth: 712.95 mm (28.05 inches) without bezel; 748.79 mm (29.85 inches) with bezel |
| Weight | 19.45 kg (55.33 lbs.) |
| Supported Operating Systems | Canonical Ubuntu Server LTS; Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V; Red Hat Enterprise Linux; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server; VMware vSAN/ESXi |
| Management | iDRAC9; iDRAC Direct; iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish; iDRAC Service Module; Quick Sync 2 wireless module; OpenManage Enterprise; OpenManage Mobile |
| Security | Cryptographically signed firmware; Secure Boot; Secure Erase; Silicon Root of Trust; System Lockdown (requires iDRAC9 Enterprise or Datacenter); TPM 2.0 FIPS, CC-TCG certified; Data at Rest Encryption (SEDs with local or external key management); Secured Component Verification |
| Rack Support | ReadyRails II sliding rails with optional CMA and SRB for 4-post racks; Combo (Drop-in/Slide-in) rails with optional CMA and SRB for 4-post racks; ReadyRails static rails for 4-post and 2-post racks |















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