HP ProLiant DL160 G9 1U rack server 2× Xeon E5-2603v3 1.6GHz 64GB DDR4 2× 600GB SAS H240

Balanced 1U rack server

The HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9 fits a standard 1U rack slot and ships with dual Intel Xeon E5-2603v3 six-core processors at 1.6GHz. It targets workloads such as virtualisation, cloud infrastructure or general-purpose compute where balanced core count and memory capacity matter. The system includes 64GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 16 DIMM slots and two 600GB 15K SAS drives managed by a Smart HBA H240 controller supporting RAID 0, 1 and 5. Buyers who need more storage bays or GPU acceleration should look elsewhere.

Redundant hot-swap power

Dual 550W hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy without shutting the server down for maintenance. The 1U chassis uses internal fans to cool two CPUs, memory and drive bays under typical loads. Acoustic output is characteristic of a rack-mount server designed for a data-centre environment rather than an office. Power draw scales with processor utilisation and the number of installed drives. Builders who require silent operation or a tower form factor cannot use this platform.

Memory ceiling fixed at 64GB

The installed 64GB matches the maximum capacity listed for this configuration, so no further memory expansion is possible without replacing modules. Sixteen DDR4 slots are present, but the specification caps total capacity at 64GB with the current processor choice. The H240 controller handles SAS and SATA drives at 12Gb/s and 6Gb/s respectively. Organisations planning to grow beyond 64GB of RAM must select a different server model.