HPE BL460c G10 Blade Server 2x Xeon Gold 5220S 48GB DDR4 2x 1.8TB SAS

Blade server for dense compute

The HPE BL460c G10 is a half-height blade that fits into a c-Class enclosure and delivers dual-socket Intel Xeon Gold 5220S performance in a compact form factor. Two processors running at 2.7 GHz provide eighteen cores each for a total of thirty-six cores. Forty-eight gigabytes of DDR4 ECC registered memory and dual 1.8 TB SAS hard drives are installed, managed by a Smart Array P204i-b SR controller. Integrated iLO Advanced remote management and a FlexFabric 20 Gb 2-port adapter complete the baseline configuration.

Suits virtualisation hosts and scale-out clusters

Organisations consolidating workloads onto fewer physical nodes will benefit from the high core count and redundant processor design. The two-drive limit and SAS interface make the blade less suitable for workloads that demand large local storage pools or all-flash performance. Buyers needing more than two internal drives or a different drive interface should evaluate alternative platforms.

Dual Xeon Gold 5220S processors

The pair of 5220S CPUs is the defining specification; it fixes the maximum processor count at two and sets the core count at eighteen per socket with 24.75 MB cache each. Memory can be expanded to 128 GB using DDR4 modules, but the processor configuration cannot be changed beyond the two installed units. Confirm that the enclosure, power and cooling infrastructure support the blade before purchase.