Dell PowerEdge R760 Rack Server (Intel Xeon Scalable 5th Gen)

The Dell PowerEdge R760 is a 2U dual-socket rack server built on the Intel Xeon Scalable 5th Generation (Emerald Rapids) processor platform, succeeding the R750 and representing Dell's mainstream high-density compute offering for modern data centers. Each socket accommodates Intel Xeon Scalable 5th Gen processors with up to 60 cores per socket, and the platform supports up to 8TB of DDR5 system memory across 32 DIMM slots, delivering substantially increased memory bandwidth and capacity compared to its predecessor generation. The R760 integrates Dell's OpenManage systems management suite along with iDRAC9 with Lifecycle Controller, enabling comprehensive out-of-band management, automated firmware updates, and deep telemetry visibility without requiring a dedicated management OS.

The R760 supports a flexible storage configuration including up to 24 x 2.5-inch or 12 x 3.5-inch hot-plug drive bays, with NVMe, SAS, and SATA drive options available across front, rear, and internal bays depending on configuration. PCIe 5.0 slot support across the riser architecture doubles the bandwidth available to GPUs, NVMe accelerators, and high-speed networking adapters compared to PCIe 4.0 designs, making the platform well-suited for latency-sensitive and throughput-intensive workloads. Redundant hot-plug power supplies with Titanium or Platinum efficiency ratings maintain continuous operation in demanding data-center environments.

Positioned as a mainstream enterprise workhorse, the PowerEdge R760 targets virtualization consolidation, software-defined storage, database hosting, and general-purpose data-center compute. Its 2U form factor balances compute density with thermal headroom, supporting high-TDP processor configurations without sacrificing airflow or adjacent slot accessibility. The platform is certified for major hypervisors including VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Red Hat OpenShift, and it supports SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and other leading enterprise operating systems out of the box.

Ideal for

• Large-scale server virtualization consolidation using VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V, leveraging dual high-core-count Xeon 5th Gen sockets and DDR5 memory capacity to host dense VM estates
• Relational and in-memory database hosting for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, and SAP HANA scale-up workloads requiring high memory bandwidth and fast NVMe-backed storage
• Private and hybrid cloud infrastructure nodes running OpenShift or Kubernetes, utilizing PCIe 5.0 networking adapters for high-throughput east-west traffic within the cluster
• Software-defined storage deployments with vSAN or Ceph, taking advantage of mixed NVMe and SAS/SATA drive bay configurations and dual high-speed network ports for storage fabric connectivity
• Enterprise ERP and business application hosting for SAP S/4HANA and similar tier-1 workloads that demand consistent compute performance, RAS features, and certified hardware-software stacks
• AI inferencing and data analytics acceleration when paired with PCIe 5.0 GPU or FPGA accelerator cards, using the high-bandwidth memory subsystem to feed accelerator pipelines efficiently

Technical specifications

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