HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2643 v3 3.4GHz 16GB DDR4 2x 1TB SAS H240ar

Dual Xeon 2U rack server

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server fitted with two Xeon E5-2643 v3 processors running at 3.4 GHz. Sixteen gigabytes of DDR4 memory are installed across 24 DIMM slots, and a Smart HBA H240ar controller manages two 1 TB SAS drives in the eight small-form-factor bays. Redundant hot-swap power supplies support continuous operation in data-centre environments.

Suits compute-dense workloads, not memory-heavy ones

This configuration suits workloads that benefit from high single-thread frequency and twelve physical cores, such as database licensing models or virtualisation hosts with modest memory footprints. Buyers who need more than 16 GB of installed memory or who require GPU acceleration should look elsewhere, as the integrated Matrox G200eH2 provides only basic display output and the current memory population leaves no headroom for expansion without adding modules.

Twelve cores and two terabytes of SAS storage

The dual six-core processors deliver twelve physical cores and twenty-four threads, handling multi-threaded applications and moderate virtualisation densities comfortably. Two 1 TB 7.2 K SAS drives provide two terabytes of redundant storage under RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or 60, but capacity runs out quickly for large datasets or backup targets. Memory headroom is limited to the installed 16 GB unless additional DDR4 modules are purchased, and the eight drive bays restrict further internal storage expansion without optional bay kits.