HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 8SFF rack server 1x Xeon E5-2697 v3 2.6GHz 384GB DDR4 no drive

DL380 Gen9 8SFF 14-core Xeon server

This 2U rack server ships with a single Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 processor running at 2.6 GHz with 14 cores and 35 MB cache. It includes 384 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory and an HPE Smart Array P440 SAS controller that supports up to eight 2.5-inch SATA drive bays. Remote management is provided by HPE iLO Advanced and the unit carries two 500 W Flex Slot power supplies.

Suits virtualisation hosts needing high core

The 14-core CPU and 384 GB RAM fit dense virtualisation, database or container workloads that benefit from many threads and ECC protection. The single-socket layout leaves a second processor socket open for future expansion. Buyers who want more storage than eight 2.5-inch bays provide or who need GPU accelerators should look at a different platform.

Single Xeon E5-2697 v3 with 384 GB DDR4 ECC

The installed processor delivers 14 cores at 2.6 GHz with 35 MB cache, and the memory population uses DDR4 ECC registered DIMMs up to the 384 GB shown. This combination of core count, clock speed and memory capacity is the primary factor in deciding whether the server matches the workload.