HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server Xeon E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 128GB 2×1TB SAS

2U rack server for core workloads

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 occupies a standard 2U rack space and ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor at 1.9GHz. It provides 128GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 24 DIMM slots and includes two 1TB 7.2K 3.5-inch SAS drives managed by a Smart HBA H240ar controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. This configuration targets businesses that need a reliable platform for virtualisation, database or file-serving tasks without paying for unused compute density.

Build integration and expansion headroom

The chassis offers twelve LFF drive bays with trays included for the installed drives, leaving ten bays open for additional SAS or SATA storage. A second processor can be added to reach the 36-core maximum and unlock the full 3TB memory ceiling, while the Intel C610 chipset and 2400MT/s DDR4 architecture keep the memory subsystem balanced. Dual 500W redundant hot-swap power supplies free the rack from single-point failure and the Matrox G200eH2 graphics handle basic console output without consuming a PCIe slot.

Sustained-load behaviour

Under continuous demand the six cores maintain their 1.9GHz base frequency without turbo uplift, delivering predictable throughput for multi-threaded services such as hypervisor hosts or ERP instances. ECC registered DDR4 protects data integrity during long compute runs, and the H240ar controller offloads parity calculation for RAID 5, 6, 50 and 60 without taxing the CPU. Redundant cooling and power keep thermal envelopes stable, so the server sustains rated performance in densely packed racks where airflow is shared.