HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server E5-2670 v3 12-core 2.3 GHz 8 GB 2×1 TB SATA B140i

2U rack server for virtualised workloads

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 fits in a standard 2U rack space and ships with a single Xeon E5-2670 v3 twelve-core processor running at 2.3 GHz. Eight gigabytes of DDR4 ECC memory are installed across the 24 available DIMM slots, leaving room for substantial expansion when workloads grow. The B140i controller provides RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 across SATA drives only, so this system suits environments that rely on software RAID rather than hardware acceleration.

Dual redundant power and flexible drive bays

Two hot-swap 500 W power supplies deliver redundancy without extra cabling, freeing rack PDU ports for other equipment. Eight 2.5-inch SFF bays come populated with two 1 TB 7.2K SATA drives, leaving six slots open for additional capacity or a future NVME upgrade in bay two. The Matrox G200eH2 graphics output handles console management without consuming a PCIe slot, keeping expansion lanes free for storage or networking cards.

Sustained throughput with thermal headroom

The twelve physical cores and twenty-four threads maintain steady compute throughput during extended batch jobs or database scans, while the DDR4 memory subsystem operates at up to 2400 MT/s to feed data continuously. Redundant power supplies share load evenly, reducing thermal stress on each unit during prolonged operation. The B140i software RAID imposes minimal CPU overhead on sequential workloads, though parity calculations during rebuilds will consume cycles that a hardware controller would offload.