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Silver 2U rack server with eight 2.5 inch drive bays visible at the front

HP

HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server E5-2609 v3 1.9GHz 16GB DDR4 8x 146GB SAS H240ar

SKU CH-DKYY-VDS7G

A 2U rack server with a six-core Xeon at 1.9 GHz, 16 GB DDR4, eight 146 GB 15 K SAS drives and an H240ar RAID controller

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon E5 v3
  • Installed RAM16 GB
  • Video RAM16 MB
  • Installed SSDNo
  • ChipsetIntel C610
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Six-core Xeon at 1.9 GHz handles multi-threaded workloads
  • 16 GB DDR4 ECC memory supports data integrity
  • Eight 146 GB 15K SAS drives deliver fast storage
  • H240ar controller enables RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
  • Dual 500 W hot-swap power supplies maintain uptime

HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U Server

This HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server built for data-centre workloads. It ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 six-core processor at 1.9 GHz and 16 GB of DDR4 ECC memory. Eight 146 GB 15K 2.5-inch SAS drives and an H240ar controller provide the storage foundation.

Suited for dense compute; not for GPU or massive RAM

The configuration fits environments that need many cores in a compact 2U form factor with fast local SAS storage. It is not for buyers who want GPU acceleration, NVMe boot drives, or the 3 TB maximum memory capacity that requires a second processor and fully populated DIMM slots.

Single E5-2609 v3 limits cores and memory speed

The installed six-core 1.9 GHz Xeon caps the system at six threads and restricts DDR4 to lower supported speeds. Adding a second processor unlocks up to 12 total cores per socket and the full 2400 MT/s memory rate, so the CPU choice decides whether this chassis meets the performance target.

How it compares

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Price $803.99
Cheaper than about 81% of the 17,641 comparable items (median $1,910.99).
Installed RAM 16 GB
Lower than about 90% 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 DL380 G9
Product typeRack
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5 v3
ChipsetIntel C610
Max supported CPUs2
Memory
Installed RAM16 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Maximum RAM capacity16 GB
Memory slot count24
Storage
Installed SSDNo
Disk controllerHP Smart HBA H240ar Controller
Drive interfaceSAS
Supported RAID levelsRAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60
Optical driveNone
Graphics
Video RAM16 MB
Graphics chipMatrox G200eH2
Ports & slots
Network ports4 x Ports
Power
Hot-swap redundant PSUYes
Size & build
Rack height2U
Product weight63 lb (28.6 kg)
Software
Operating systemNo
More details
Management controlleriLO Management (standard).

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Questions about this item

How do I install the eight 146 GB SAS drives into the 2.5 inch bays, and which step is most often missed?

Slide each drive into an SFF bay until the latch clicks; the step most often missed is confirming the Smart HBA H240ar detects all eight drives in the RAID utility before loading an operating system.

What maintenance or replacement will the 15K SAS drives and DDR4 ECC memory need later?

The 146 GB 15K SAS drives are mechanical and will eventually require replacement; DDR4 ECC modules can be added up to 3 TB across 24 slots if capacity needs grow.

What limit appears first when the server runs sustained workloads with the E5-2609 v3 and H240ar controller?

The single six-core 1.9 GHz processor and 12 Gb SAS controller throughput become the bottleneck before the 500 W redundant power supplies or 24 DIMM slots are saturated.

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