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Silver 1U rack server with eight front drive bays and redundant power supplies

HP

HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9 1U rack server E5-2603 v3 6C 1.6GHz 4GB DDR4 2x 600GB SAS H240

SKU CH-Q7F1-TVPTC

1U rack server with one six-core Xeon at 1.6 GHz, 4 GB DDR4, two 600 GB SAS drives and an H240 RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon E5 v3
  • Installed RAM4 GB
  • Video RAM16 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4

Installed Memory Size 4GB

HDD 2 x 600GB

  • Six-core Xeon E5-2603 v3 handles parallel workloads at 1.6 GHz
  • 4 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports data integrity for critical tasks
  • Dual 600 GB 15 K SAS drives deliver fast sequential access
  • Smart HBA H240 controller provides RAID 0, 1 and 5 protection
  • Redundant hot-swap 550 W power supply maintains uptime during failures

Compact 1U rack server for balanced workloads

The HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9 fits a single Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 six-core processor at 1.6 GHz with 4 GB of DDR4 ECC memory. Eight small-form-factor bays hold two 600 GB 15 K SAS drives on an H240 controller supporting RAID 0, 1 and 5. Redundant hot-swap power supplies keep the platform running in space-constrained racks.

Thermals, noise and power in normal use

A 550 W redundant supply feeds the single CPU, two 15 K drives and the Matrox G200 graphics chip. The 1U chassis moves air front-to-rear across the DIMM slots and drive cage, so fan speed stays moderate during typical cloud or general-purpose tasks. Power draw scales with the single-processor configuration rather than the dual-socket maximum.

Behaviour under sustained load

Six cores at 1.6 GHz deliver steady throughput for multi-threaded services without turbo bursts. The H240 controller maintains RAID parity calculations across both SAS drives during continuous write streams. Memory bandwidth is limited to the installed 4 GB, so workloads exceeding that capacity will swap. The second processor socket remains empty, capping total cores at six.

How it compares

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Price $518.99
Cheaper than about 92% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 4 GB
Lower than about 98% of the 15,103 comparable items (median 128 GB).
Video RAM 16 MB
Higher than about 80% of the 8,309 comparable items (median 0.01 GB).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameHP
Product lineProLiant
Model nameProliant DL160 G9
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5 v3
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM4 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity4 GB
Memory slot count16
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerHP Smart HBA H240 Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5
Optical driveNone
Graphics
Video RAM16 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200
Ports & slots
Network ports2 x Ports
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height1U
Product weight63 lb (28.6 kg)
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriLO Management (standard).

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Questions about this item

How is the Smart HBA H240 controller installed, and what step is often missed?

The H240 installs in the dedicated internal PCIe slot; the step often missed is connecting the SAS cables from the controller to the 8-bay backplane before powering on.

What maintenance will the two 600 GB 15K SAS drives need later?

The 15K SAS drives are mechanical; plan to monitor SMART health and replace any drive that shows reallocated sectors or excessive latency.

What limit appears first under sustained load with the single 1.6 GHz Xeon E5-2603 v3 and 4 GB DDR4?

The 4 GB memory ceiling is reached first; the 16 DIMM slots support up to 1 TB, so adding registered DDR4 modules removes the bottleneck.

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