HP DL380 Gen10 8B SFF Rack Server 2x Xeon Gold 6138 32GB DDR4 4x 300GB 15K SAS

Dual Xeon Gold 6138 server for virtualization

This HP DL380 Gen10 2U rackmount system ships with two Intel Xeon Gold 6138 processors, each running at 2.00GHz with 20 cores, giving 40 threads total. It targets businesses that need dependable compute for virtualization, databases and application hosting. The 32GB DDR4 memory and quad-port 1Gb Ethernet support multiple services in a compact chassis.

Upgrade from single-socket or lower-core platforms

Moving from a single-processor box or older 8-core CPUs adds 40 threads and a second memory controller, which helps when consolidation ratios climb or when licensing is core-bound. The P408i-a controller brings 12Gb/s SAS RAID so existing 15K drives can be grouped for redundancy. The jump pays off when workloads outgrow a single socket but a full 3TB LRDIMM ceiling is not yet required.

Sustained load behaviour with 15K SAS and dual CPUs

Four 300GB 15K SAS drives deliver consistent throughput for random I/O under steady database or backup streams, while the P408i-a cache buffers write bursts. Dual Gold 6138 chips share thermal headroom in the 2U enclosure, so clock speeds hold during long compile or render jobs. The 331FLR quad-port NIC keeps network queues fed without saturating a single 1Gb link.