HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server 2x Xeon E5-2630v3 2.4GHz 128GB DDR4 B140i 8 SFF

Dual Xeon E5-2630v3 rack server

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server equipped with two eight-core Intel Xeon E5-2630v3 processors running at 2.4GHz. It ships with 128GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across 24 DIMM slots and includes a B140i software RAID controller supporting SATA drives in RAID 0, 1, 5 or 10. Dual 500W redundant hot-swap power supplies provide resilience for continuous operation.

Replaces older 2U platforms

This system upgrades from earlier Xeon v2 or single-socket servers where core count and memory bandwidth limit virtualisation density. The jump is worth it when workloads need 32 hyper-threaded cores and up to 3TB of DDR4 capacity, but the installed 128GB already hits the practical ceiling for the fitted processors. Buyers who need more than 128GB per node must move to a v4 CPU configuration.

Fits standard 2U racks with SATA storage

The chassis accepts eight 2.5-inch SFF drive bays and includes two drive trays with screws; no drives are installed. The B140i controller handles SATA only, so SAS or NVME drives require a separate controller card. An optional universal media bay or additional SFF cages can occupy bays 2 and 3 for expanded capacity. A Matrox G200eH2 GPU with 16MB video memory provides basic console output.