HP ProLiant DL380 G9 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2643v3 3.4GHz 16GB DDR4 P440 4GB FBWC 16 SFF

Dual Xeon 2U rack server

The HP ProLiant DL380 G9 is a 2U rack-mount server system equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2643v3 processors, each running at 3.4GHz with six cores. It arrives with 16GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory installed across 24 DIMM slots, and a Smart Array P440 controller with 4GB flash-backed write cache supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60. Two redundant hot-swap 500W power supplies are included, and the chassis provides 16 small form factor 2.5-inch drive bays without drives.

For virtualisation hosts needing core density

This server suits organisations consolidating workloads on a dual-socket platform with 24 total threads and hardware RAID. The 16-bay SFF layout fits dense SAS storage arrays behind the P440 controller. Buyers who need more than 16GB of memory from day one, or who require a GPU for compute acceleration, should look elsewhere because the installed RAM is modest and the only video output is a basic Matrox G200eH2 with 16MB.

16-bay SFF chassis with P440 RAID

The defining specification is the 16 small form factor drive bays paired with the Smart Array P440 4GB FBWC controller, which determines how many SAS drives can be attached and which RAID levels are available. Memory can scale to 3TB across 24 slots, but the shipping configuration includes only 16GB, so capacity planning must account for additional DIMM purchases.