The DL380 is HPE's best-selling 2U platform — the ProLiant counterpart of the Dell R730/R740 and one of the most common servers in decommissioning streams.
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General enterprise compute, storage-heavy virtualization, backup and media workloads.
| CPU support | Gen9: Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4 · Gen10: Xeon Scalable 1st/2nd Gen |
|---|---|
| Memory platform | Both: 24 × DDR4 slots. Gen9: 2133/2400. Gen10: 2666/2933, up to 3TB with LRDIMMs |
| Drives & RAID | Up to 24 × 2.5" or 12 × 3.5" + rear bays · Smart Array P440ar/P816i options |
| PCIe & accelerators | Up to 8 slots with second riser; supports double-width accelerators (check power kit) |
| Power & networking | Dual PSU 500W–1600W |
Same generation discipline as DL360. On Gen10, match module speed to CPU generation; mixed-speed kits run at the slowest common speed.
vs DL360: expansion over density. vs Dell R740: platform-equivalent — choice usually follows the buyer's existing fleet and management stack.
This platform takes the 32GB DDR4 ECC RDIMMs we regularly source and quote — see part numbers & availability, or ask for a free compatibility check with your RFQ.