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Dell Precision 7960 Rack Workstation

Designed for the most compute intensive workloads, the Dell Precision 7960 Rack Workstation is a 2U, dual-socket system. It supports 2x Intel Xeon processors with up to 56 cores and up to 350W each. Beyond that, each CPU has an 8-channel memory architecture with 16x DIMM slots per CPU for a maximum of 8TB of DDR5 memory. On the front panel, the workstation delivers 8x 2.5” or 3.5” SATA/SAS drives with a maximum of 32TB of NVMe storage and 96TB of HDD storage.
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Dell Precision 7960 Rack Workstation - System Overview

Dell Precision 7960 Rack Workstation front The system offers ISV certification for use with the most popular applications.Memory speeds up to 4800MHz are available when all 32x slots are populated with DIMMs per channel (DPC). The minimum memory configuration supported is 16GB when only 1x slot is filled. The system offers up to 2x 300W double-wide graphics cards in PCIe Gen5 slots from NVIDIA or AMD, but dual CPUs must be installed, as well as a 1400W/2400W PSU. The following GPUs are supported:

NVIDIA:

  • NVIDIA RTX 6000 ADA 48GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA RTX A6000, 48GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA RTX A5500, 24GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA RTX A4500, 20GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA RTX A4000, 16GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA RTX A2000, 12GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA T1000 LP/FH, 8GB GDDR6
  • NVIDIA T400 LP/FH, 4GB GDDR6

    • AMD:

  • AMD Radeon W6400 LP/FH, 4GB GDDR6

    • Dell Precision 7960 Rack Workstation rear In addition to the external storage bays, the Precision 7960 rack workstation features up to 8x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 SSDs for super-fast storage. The maximum configuration is supported on 2x Dell Precision Ultra-Speed Drive Quad x16 PCIe cards, but does require dual CPUs and a graphics card in a low-profile riser slot. Up to 7x PCIe expansion slots can be accessed through the back of the chassis when 2x CPUs are installed. The following expansion slots are available:

  • 1x Gen 4 x16 (FH/FL) slot
  • 1x Gen 5 x16 (FH/FL) slot
  • 1x Gen 4 x16 low profile (FL) slot (Reserved for NVMe boot with Dell Ultra-Speed Duo x8 LP PCIe card
  • 1x Gen 5 x16 dual width slot
  • 2x Gen 4 x8 FH/HL slots
  • 1x Gen 4 x16 low profile (FL) slot

    • Managing the system is also made easier with the Dell Optimizer for Precisions to ensure you get the most out of the ISV certified applications. And exclusive analytics feature also helps deliver a more personalized set of features and can also generate reports, system diagnostics and productivity gains.

    Dell Precision 7960 Rack Workstation - Specifications

    Processor - 2 Sockets

    • Intel® Xeon® Silver 4410Y, 30MB cache, 12 cores, 24 threads, 2.0GHz to 3.9GHz Turbo, 150W
    • Intel® Xeon® Gold 5415+, 23MB cache, 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.9GHz to 4.1GHz Turbo, 150W
    • Intel® Xeon® Silver 4416+, 38MB cache, 20 cores, 40 threads, 2.0GHz to 3.9GHz Turbo, 165W
    • Intel® Xeon® Gold 5418Y, 45MB Cache, 24 cores, 48 threads, 2.0GHz to 3.8GHz Turbo, 185W
    • Intel® Xeon® Gold 5420, 53MB cache, 28 cores, 56 threads, 2.0GHz to 4.1GHz Turbo, 205W
    • Intel® Xeon® Gold 6430, 60MB cache, 32 cores, 64 threads, 2.1GHz to 3.4GHz Turbo, 270W
    • Intel® Xeon® Gold 6434, 23MB cache, 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.7 GHz to 4.1GHz Turbo, 195W
    • Intel® Xeon® Gold 6426Y, 8MB cache, 16 cores, 32 threads, 2.6GHz to 4.0GHz Turbo, 225W
    • Intel® Xeon® Gold 6442Y, 60MB cache, 24 cores, 48 threads, 2.5GHz to 4.0GHz Turbo, 185W
    • Intel® Xeon® Gold 6448Y, 60MB cache, 32 cores, 64 threads, 2.1GHz to 4.1GHz Turbo, 225W
    • Intel® Xeon® Gold 6444Y, 45MB cache, 16 cores, 32 threads, 3.6GHz to 4.0GHz Turbo, 270W
    • Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8452Y, 68MB cache, 36 cores, 72 threads, 2.0GHz to 3.2GHz Turbo, 300W
    • Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8460Y, 105MB cache, 40 cores, 80 threads, 2.0GHz to 3.7GHz Turbo, 300W
    • Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8462Y, 60MB cache, 32 cores, 64 threads, 2.8GHz to 4.1GHz Turbo, 300W
    • Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8468, 105MB cache, 48 cores, 96 threads, 2.1GHz to 3.8GHz Turbo, 350W
    • Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8470, 105MB cache, 52 cores, 104 threads, 2.0GHz to 3.8GHz Turbo, 350W
    • Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8480+, 105MB cache, 56 cores, 112 threads, 2.0GHz to 3.8GHz Turbo, 350W

    Operating System

    • Windows 11 for Workstations
    • Windows 11 for Workstations downgrade to Windows 10 22H2 for Workstations
    • Ubuntu® 22.04, 64-bit
    • Red Hat® Linux® 8.6 Enterprise WS

    Chipset

      Intel C741

    Memory

      32x DIMM Slots (16x DIMMs per CPU)
    • From 16GB, 1 x 16GB, DDR5, 4800MHz ECC to 8 TB, 32 x 256GB, DDR5, 4800MHz ECC

    Graphics Options

      Up to 2x Double wide graphics cards in PCIe Gen 5 slots – requires dual CPU system with 1400/2400W PSU
      1600W PSU recommended for maximum configurations and some restrictions apply

      NVIDIA:

    • NVIDIA RTX 6000 ADA 48GB GDDR6
    • NVIDIA RTX A6000, 48GB GDDR6
    • NVIDIA RTX A5500, 24GB GDDR6
    • NVIDIA RTX A4500, 20GB GDDR6
    • NVIDIA RTX A4000, 16GB GDDR6
    • NVIDIA RTX A2000, 12GB GDDR6
    • NVIDIA T1000 LP/FH, 8GB GDDR6
    • NVIDIA T400 LP/FH, 4GB GDDR6

      • AMD:

    • AMD Radeon W6400 LP/FH, 4GB GDDR6

    Storage

    • Support for up to (8) 2.5” or 3.5” SATA/SAS drives, up to 8* x M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs
    • PERC H755 motherboard PCIe HW RAID controller required for SAS drive support
    • M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs
    • Up to 8x 4TB drives on 2x Dell Precision Ultra-Speed Drive Quad x16 PCIe cards.

      • *Requires dual CPU config and graphics card in low profile riser slot

      BOOT Drives:

    • Boot from Dell Ultra Speed Drive Quad or Duo PCIe card
    • M.2 2280, 512GB, PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4, SSD, Class 40
    • M.2 2280, 1TB, PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4, SSD, Class 40
    • M.2 2280, 2TB, PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4, SSD, Class 40
    • M.2 2280, 4TB, PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4, SSD, Class 40

      • Data Drives:

    • 2.5-inch, 600GB, 15,000RPM, SAS, Enterprise HDD
    • 2.5-inch, 1.2TB, 10,000RPM, SAS, Enterprise HDD
    • 2.5-inch, 2.4TB, 10,000RPM, SAS, Enterprise HDD
    • 3.5-inch, 2TB, 7200RPM, SATA, Enterprise HDD
    • 3.5-inch, 4TB, 7200RPM, SATA, Enterprise HDD
    • 3.5-inch, 8TB, 7200RPM, SATA, Enterprise HDD
    • 3.5-inch, 12TB, 7200RPM, SATA, Enterprise HDD
    • 2.5-inch, 1.92TB, MU, SATA, Enterprise SSD

    Storage Controller

      Integrated:

    • 2x Intel chipset 6Gb/s SATA controllers with 4 ports each (total 8) for SATA HDD/SSD.
    • 1 port for optical drive Intel vROC SW SATA RAID 0,1,5,10 supported across 4 SATA ports on 1st controller only. (Maximum 4 drives in RAIDset)

      • Optional:

    • Intel vROC Standard SW NVMe RAID 0,1,10 option (motherboard activation key) for M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs on 1st Dell Ultra-Speed Drive Quad x16 or Duo x8 card (0,1).
    • Intel vROC Premium SW NVMe RAID 0,1,5,10 option (motherboard activation key) for M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs on 1st Dell Ultra-Speed Drive Quad x16 or Duo x8 card (0,1).
    • PERC H755P SATA/SAS Motherboard Hardware RAID PCIe controller with 8GB cache (battery backup), RAID 0/1/5/10 (no JBOD with SATA drives)

    Network Cards

      Base:

    • Broadcom 5720 Dual Port 2x 1GbE LOM default or OCP3 NIC options OCP 3.0 NIC Options – consume OCP 3.0 NIC slot:
    • Intel i350 Quad Port 1GbE BASE-T, OCP NIC 3.0
    • Intel X710-T4L Quad Port 10GbE BASE-T, OCP NIC 3.0
    • Intel E810-XXVDA4 Quad Port 10/25GbE SFP28 Adapter, OCP NIC 3.0
    • Dedicated Broadcom® BCM54210 Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000 for iDRAC9 controller use with System Management tool suite

    Add-in cards

    • Dell Precision Ultra-Speed Drive Quad (x16) and Duo (x8) low profile PCIe cards support M.2 NVMe drives with active cooling up to 2 and 4 NVMe drives respectively Dell Encryption Personal
    • Dual display (full height and low profile) PCoIP remote workstation PCIe cards
    • Quad display (full height) PCoIP remote workstation PCIe cards Serial port (full height, low profile) PCIe card - single port

    I/O Ports

      Front:

    • iDRAC Direct port (1x Micro USB 2.0)
    • USB 2.0 port
    • VGA Port intended for IDRAC use

      • Rear:

    • USB 2.0 port
    • USB 3.0 Gen1 port
    • iDRAC Enterprise Dedicated Network connector
    • VGA port intended for IDRAC use
    • (2) RJ45 Ethernet ports 1GbE LOM default, or one of three OCP3 NIC card options in dedicated slot) (4) RJ45 Ethernet ports 1GbE (OCP3 card option)
    • (4) RJ45 Ethernet ports 10GbE (OCP3 card option)
    • (4) 10/25GbE SFP28 ports (OCP3 card option)

      • Slots:

    • 7 Slots in riser cards with Dual CPUs
    • Single CPU has 1x Gen 4 x16 (FH/FL) slot, 1x Gen 5 x16 (FH/FL) slot, 1x Gen 4 x16 low profile (FL) slot (Reserved primarily for NVMe boot with Dell Ultra-Speed Duo x8 LP PCIe card
    • Dual CPU has above slots plus 1x Gen 5 x16 double width slot, 2x Gen 4 x8 FH/HL slots, 1 Gen 4 x16 low profile (FL) slot
    • Up to 2x dual or single width graphics cards with dual CPUs. Exceptions are up to 3x NvidiaTM T400 or T1000 graphics.

    Chassis

      Rack
      H: 3.39in. (86.8mm)
      W (front): 18.96in. (482mm)
      W (rear): 17.08in. (434mm)
      D with bezel: 30.44in. (772.13mm)

      Weight:

    • Maximum: 65.36lbs. (29.64kg)
    • Minimum: 46.25lbs. (20.98kg)

    Optical Drive

    • 8x DVD-ROM 9.5mm optical drive
    • 8x DVD+/-RW 9.5mm optical drive

    Power

      One or two redundant, hot pluggable 800W (Platinum), 1100W (Titanium) and 1400W (120V) / 2400W (240V) (Platinum) power supplies

    Security Options

    • Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2 or TPM 2.0)
    • Setup/BIOS Password
    • I/O Interface Security
    • Lockable top cover and front bezel
    • Dell Encryption Enterprise

    Dell Precision 7960 Rack Workstation - Documentation

    Dell Precision 7960 Rack Spec Sheet Dell Precision 7960 Rack Owner's Manual Dell Precision 7960 Rack Technical Guide Book Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 User's Guide
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