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HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus Xeon E-2314 2.8GHz 32GB DDR4 32TB HDD Tower Server
Tower server with Xeon E-2314 2.8GHz quad-core, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz memory and 32TB SATA HDD storage
- Quad-core Xeon E-2314 at 2.8GHz with 4.5GHz turbo for responsive compute
- 32GB DDR4 3200MHz memory in two 16GB modules for smooth multitasking
- 32TB total storage across four 8TB SATA 3.5-inch drives
- Embedded dual-port 1Gb Broadcom 5720 NIC plus iLO 5 for remote management
- Four PCIe slots and an M.2 slot for future expansion
Small-business tower server
The HPE ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus is a tower server built for small businesses and remote offices that need on-premise compute and storage. It ships with a Xeon E-2314 four-core processor running at 2.8GHz with turbo up to 4.5GHz and 32GB of DDR4 3200MHz unbuffered memory in two 16GB modules. Four 8TB SATA hard drives provide 32TB of raw capacity, while the Smart Array VROC controller handles RAID duties. The memory and drives are supplied separately and require installation before use.
Thermals noise and power
A single cabled power supply delivers power to the system, and the tower chassis uses internal airflow to cool the Xeon CPU, memory and four 3.5-inch hard drives. The embedded Broadcom BCM5720 dual-port 1Gb Ethernet adapter and onboard iLO 5 remote management add minimal thermal load during typical office workloads. Acoustic output will vary with drive activity and ambient temperature, but the platform is designed for quiet operation in open-plan or small-room environments. Power draw scales with CPU utilisation and the number of spinning drives.
Build connectivity and expansion
Physical security features include a padlock eye, bezel lock and Kensington security slot, while firmware-level protections offer secure recovery and secure erase of NAND and user data. Connectivity covers four USB 3.0 ports, dual 1Gb Ethernet and a DVD-ROM drive for legacy media. Internal expansion provides four PCIe slots and an M.2 slot for additional controllers or storage accelerators. The tower form factor suits desk-side or rack-shelf placement where front access to drives and ports is convenient.
Highlights
- Quad-core Xeon E-2314 at 2.8GHz with 4.5GHz turbo for responsive compute
- 32GB DDR4 3200MHz memory in two 16GB modules for smooth multitasking
- 32TB total storage across four 8TB SATA 3.5-inch drives
- Embedded dual-port 1Gb Broadcom 5720 NIC plus iLO 5 for remote management
- Four PCIe slots and an M.2 slot for future expansion
Specifications
No published specifications for this item yet.
Questions about this item
How do I install the 32GB DDR4 memory and 32TB SATA HDDs that ship separately?
Open the tower, seat the two 16GB DDR4 modules in the DIMM slots, then mount the four 8TB 3.5in SATA drives in the drive bays and connect each to the Smart Array VROC controller; the step often missed is enabling the RAID volume in the VROC BIOS before installing the OS.
Which components will need replacement first under continuous operation?
The four 8TB SATA hard drives are the only moving parts; plan to monitor SMART health and replace any drive that shows reallocated sectors or rising seek errors, while the unbuffered DDR4 DIMMs and single cabled power supply typically last the server's life.
What performance limit appears first when the Xeon E-2314 runs sustained workloads?
The 2.8GHz base clock with 4.5GHz turbo on four cores will hit thermal throttling before the dual 1Gb Ethernet or four USB 3.0 ports saturate, so sustained compute tasks are bounded by the CPU's power and cooling envelope.
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