HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9 1U Rack Server 2x Xeon E5-2603 v3 1.6GHz 8GB DDR4 8x 146GB SAS H240

Compact Rack Server

The HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9 is a 1U rack server built for organisations that need dense compute in a single rack unit. It ships with two Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 six-core processors running at 1.6GHz and 8GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across sixteen DIMM slots. The platform supports up to 1TB of total memory when fully populated.

Storage and Expansion

Eight 2.5-inch 146GB 15K SAS drives install directly into the front bays, driven by the Smart HBA H240 controller with 12Gb SAS and 6Gb SATA connectivity. The controller provides RAID 0, 1 and 5 without occupying a PCIe slot, leaving expansion capacity for additional I/O. Dual redundant hot-swap 550W power supplies maintain uptime during a module failure.

Sustained Operation

The 1U chassis uses directed airflow to cool both processors and the eight 15K drives under continuous load. ECC memory and the Intel C610 chipset protect data integrity during long-running workloads. The Matrox G200 graphics subsystem handles console output without adding thermal load. Buyers who need higher single-thread frequency or larger memory per socket will need a different configuration.