Dell PowerEdge R960

Processor Up to four 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor with up to 60 cores per processor and with optional Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Memory • 64 DDR5 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 16 TB max, speeds up to 4800 MT/s
• Supports registered ECC DDR5 DIMMs only
Storage controllers • Internal Controllers: PERC H965i, PERC H755, PERC H355, HBA355i
• External Controller: PERC H965e
• Internal Boot: Boot Optimized Storage Subsystem (BOSS-N1): HWRAID 2 x M.2 NVMe SSDs or USB
• External HBA (non-RAID): HBA355e
• Software RAID: S160
Drive Bays Front bays:
• Up to 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 122.88 TB
• Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 245.76 TB
• Up to 24 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD) max 368.64 TB
• Up to 16 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) + 8 x 2.5-inch NVMe (SSD) max 368.64 TB
• Up to 32 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 491.52 TB
• Up to 16 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe (SSD) max 122.88 TB
• Up to 16 x EDSFF E3.S Gen5 NVMe (SSD) + 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA (HDD/SSD) max 245.76 TB
Power Supplies
• 1100 W Titanium 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant
• 1400 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant
• 1800 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant
• 2400 W Platinum 100—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant
• 2800 W Titanium 200—240 VAC or 240 HVDC, hot swap redundant
Cooling Options • Air cooling
• Optional Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC)*
Note: DLC is a rack solution and requires rack manifolds and a cooling distribution unit (CDU) to operate.
Fans • Standard (STD) fans
• Up to 6 sets (dual fan module) hot plug fans
Dimensions • Height – 174.3 mm (6.86 inches)
• Width – 482 mm (18.97 inches)
• Depth – 883.195 mm (34.77 inches) with bezel
869.195 mm (34.22 inches) without bezel
Form Factor 4U rack server
Embedded NIC 2 x 1 GbE LOM card (optional)
Network options 1 x OCP card 3.0 (optional)
Note: The system allows either LOM card or an OCP card or both to be installed in the system.
GPU Options Up to 4 x 400 W DW

Ports Front Ports
• 1 x iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port
• 1 x USB 2.0
• 1 x VGA
Rear Ports
• 1 x Dedicated iDRAC Ethernet port
• 1 x USB 2.0
• 1 x USB 3.0
• 1 x Serial (optional)
• 1 x VGA (optional for Direct Liquid Cooling configuration)*
Internal Ports
• 1 x USB 3.0 (optional)
PCIe Up to twelve PCIe slots:
• Slot 1: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length
• Slot 2: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length
• Slot 3: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width)
• Slot 4: 1 x16 Gen5 Low profile, Half length
• Slot 5: 1 x16 Gen5 Low profile, Half length
• Slot 6: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width)
• Slot 7: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length
• Slot 8: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width)
• Slot 9: 1 x16 Gen5 Low profile, Half length
• Slot 10: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length
• Slot 11: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length or 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Full length (double width)
• Slot 12: 1 x16 Gen5 Full height, Half length