HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 24B SFF 2U rack server E5-2670 v3 12C 2.3GHz 64GB 2x 600GB SAS P440 4GB FBWC

HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server

This 2U rack server delivers compute density for virtualisation and database workloads. It ships with a single twelve-core Xeon E5-2670 v3 processor at 2.3 GHz and 64 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 24 DIMM slots. The Smart Array P440 controller with 4 GB flash-backed write cache manages two 600 GB 15K SAS drives. Dual 500 W hot-swap power supplies provide redundancy for continuous operation.

Thermals, noise and power draw in normal use

Redundant 500 W hot-swap power supplies share the load during typical operation, keeping each unit below its maximum rating. The 2U chassis uses managed airflow across the processor and memory zones to maintain stable temperatures. Fan speeds adjust to the thermal profile of the installed components, reducing acoustic output when the system runs lighter workloads. Power draw scales with the single processor configuration and the two 15K SAS drives.

Sustained-load behaviour

Under sustained load the twelve-core processor can utilise 24 threads through hyper-threading for parallel tasks. The P440 controller with 4 GB FBWC maintains write performance during extended I/O sequences by caching to flash-backed memory. Memory bandwidth remains consistent with DDR4 speeds up to 2400 MT/s depending on processor capability. The 24 SFF drive bays allow storage expansion without reducing compute capacity.