HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9 1U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2603 v3 1.6 GHz 16 GB DDR4 2× 146 GB SAS H240

Dual-socket Xeon E5-2603 v3 1U server

This 1U rack server ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 processors at 1.6 GHz, each providing six cores for a total of twelve threads. The platform uses the Intel C610 chipset and includes 16 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across sixteen DIMM slots. It targets businesses needing dense compute for virtualization, web hosting or batch processing in a standard rack.

Sustained load with redundant power and 15 K SAS

Dual 550 W hot-swap supplies keep the system running if one unit fails, while the Smart HBA H240 controller manages RAID 0, 1 or 5 across the two installed 146 GB 15 000 RPM SAS drives. The 12 Gb SAS backplane and DDR4 memory running up to 2400 MT/s maintain throughput during prolonged workloads without thermal throttling in the 1U chassis.

Replaces single-socket or Gen8 2U deployments

Organisations moving from a single-socket tower or an older 2U Gen8 rack gain double the core count, redundant power and 2.5-inch SAS density in half the rack height. The jump is worthwhile when workloads need more parallel threads and high-availability power but cannot justify a larger chassis or newer processor generation.