300 GB/s in 2U: The Dell PowerEdge R7725xd Resets Expectations for Storage Performance
StorageReview, Monday, November 17th, 2025
Some servers extend what already exists, while others reset expectations. The Dell PowerEdge R7725xd belongs to the second category.
In our recent testing, configured with 24 Micron 9550 PRO PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSDs and four 2x 200GbE NICs, this 2U server achieved higher raw storage throughput than any system we have measured before. Internally, the platform sustained over 300 GB/s across the NVMe pool. Over the network, it delivered 160 GB/s using standard RDMA, with no added complexity.