HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 48GB DDR4 2x 4TB SAS

Capacity and form factor

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server equipped with a single Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 eight-core processor running at 2.4GHz. It ships with 48GB of DDR4 memory across 24 DIMM slots and includes two 4TB 3.5-inch SAS hard drives connected to a Smart HBA H240ar controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Dual 500W redundant power supplies are fitted as standard.

Fit for purpose

This system suits buyers who need a dense 12-bay LFF chassis with hardware RAID and redundant power for storage-heavy workloads. The installed CPU provides 16 threads for virtualisation or database tasks. Buyers who need more than 48GB of memory today, who require a second processor from day one, or who need GPU compute capability should evaluate other platforms.

Deciding specification

The server maxes out at 48GB of DDR4 with the current single-processor configuration because only 12 of the 24 slots are active per CPU. Adding a second Xeon E5 v3 processor unlocks the remaining slots and raises the ceiling to 3TB, so the choice hinges on whether the workload fits inside 48GB or demands the full capacity.