HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 2U rack server E5-2670v3 12C 2.3GHz 128GB DDR4 2x 500GB SATA B140i

Rack server for dense workloads

The HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2670v3 twelve-core processor running at 2.3GHz. It ships with 128GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across its 24 DIMM slots and includes two 500GB 7.2K SATA drives managed by the B140i software RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10. Dual 500W redundant hot-swap power supplies provide resilience for continuous operation in data centre environments.

Upgrade path from limited memory

This configuration suits teams moving from systems capped at lower memory capacities or reliant on single drives without redundancy. The 128GB installed matches the single-processor maximum, so the jump is worthwhile when current workloads exhaust available RAM or require RAID 1 protection for the operating system volume. Adding a second processor unlocks the full 36-core ceiling and 3TB memory limit, but that step only pays off when the application scales across sockets.

Fits standard 2U racks with room to expand storage

The 8-bay SFF chassis accepts 2.5-inch SATA or SAS drives and can grow to 16 or 24 bays using optional bay kits in slots 2 and 3. An NVMe option exists for bay 2 and a universal media bay for bay 3, letting the platform adapt to faster flash or backup media later. The Matrox G200eH2 graphics handles console output without consuming a PCIe slot, leaving expansion free for networking or accelerator cards the workload demands.