HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 compatible parts: CPUs, RAM, drives, batteries, PSUs

CPU sockets: 2 × LGA2011-3
CPUs: Xeon E5-2600 v3 and v4
Memory: DDR4 RDIMM or LRDIMM, up to 2400 MT/s
Memory slots: 24 (12 per CPU)
Max memory: 3 TB (24 × 128 GB LRDIMM)
Drive bays: 8, 16 or 24 × 2.5in (SFF) or 12 × 3.5in (LFF)
RAID / HBA: Smart Array P440ar or Smart HBA H240ar; B140i onboard SATA
Cache battery: 96W Smart Storage Battery (727258-B21)
Power supplies: Flex Slot 500W, 800W or 1400W
Management: iLO 4
CMOS battery: CR2032 coin cell
The 2U rack server itself: from $210 on eBay (112 listings)

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 CPUs

Item	Fits because	Lowest now	$/core	Typical	7-day	Listings
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$6.15	$0.77	$16.09	▲ 7.3%	100
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3	E5-2600 v3, LGA2011-3	$6.88	$0.86	$16.11	0%	74
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3	E5-2600 v3, LGA2011-3	$6.95	$0.70	$19.99	▲ 25.1%	50
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	E5-2600 v3, LGA2011-3	$7.50	$1.25	$19.95	▲ 2.3%	91
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3	E5-2600 v3, LGA2011-3	$7.99	$0.80	$21.12	▲ 5.9%	55
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$7.99	$0.80	$19.99	0%	54
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$8.49	$0.71	$25.02	▲ 4.4%	74
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	E5-2600 v3, LGA2011-3	$8.99	$0.75	$21.90	▲ 4.8%	61
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3	E5-2600 v3, LGA2011-3	$8.99	$0.75	$21.50	▲ 12.0%	59
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3	E5-2600 v3, LGA2011-3	$9.99	$0.71	$23.28	▼ 3.0%	52
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$11.99	$0.86	$27.29	0%	30
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$12.65	$2.11	$29.00	▲ 13.5%	39
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$13.95	$1.00	$28.35	0%	61
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$13.95	$0.87	$31.16	0%	52
Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 deal	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$14.95	$0.83	$31.99	▼ 5.8%	47
Xeon E5-2690 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$15.49	$1.11	$34.23	▼ 0.7%	74
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 deal	E5-2600 v3, LGA2011-3	$15.99	$0.89	$42.48	▼ 2.1%	49
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$19.99	$1.11	$43.31	▲ 4.1%	50
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$19.99	$2.50	$36.99	▼ 2.7%	57
Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$23.00	$1.44	$51.83	0%	28
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$38.99	$1.95	$63.37	0%	31
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4	E5-2600 v4, LGA2011-3: update the BIOS first	$77.90	$3.54	$199	▲ 43.0%	41

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 memory

Item	Fits because	Lowest now	$/GB	Typical	7-day	Listings
DDR4 16GB RDIMM 2400 ECC	DDR4 registered ECC; faster modules run at the board's top speed	$63.39	$3.96	$121	0%	116
DDR4 32GB RDIMM 3200 ECC deal	DDR4 registered ECC; faster modules run at the board's top speed	$149	$4.66	$369	▼ 2.3%	120
DDR4 64GB RDIMM 2933 ECC	DDR4 registered ECC; faster modules run at the board's top speed	$322	$5.03	$541	▲ 5.8%	65
DDR4 64GB RDIMM 3200 ECC	DDR4 registered ECC; faster modules run at the board's top speed	$450	$7.03	$757	0%	104

Cost to fill all 24 slots

DDR4 16GB RDIMM 2400 ECC: 24 × $63.39 = $1,521 for 384 GB
DDR4 32GB RDIMM 3200 ECC: 24 × $149 = $3,576 for 768 GB
DDR4 64GB RDIMM 2933 ECC: 24 × $322 = $7,719 for 1536 GB
DDR4 64GB RDIMM 3200 ECC: 24 × $450 = $10,800 for 1536 GB

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 drives

Item	Fits because	Lowest now	Typical	7-day	Listings
600GB 10K SAS 2.5in drive	2.5in SAS: needs a tray; behind the RAID card or HBA	$7.99	$18.73	—	157
900GB 10K SAS 2.5in drive	2.5in SAS: needs a tray; behind the RAID card or HBA	$10.99	$23.74	—	154
1.2TB 10K SAS 2.5in drive	2.5in SAS: needs a tray; behind the RAID card or HBA	$17.50	$34.95	—	180
1.8TB 10K SAS 2.5in drive	2.5in SAS: needs a tray; behind the RAID card or HBA	$29.99	$74.96	—	169
Samsung 870 EVO 0.5TB	2.5in SATA SSD	$69.00	$156	▲ 57.4%	49
Crucial MX500 1TB	2.5in SATA SSD	$89.99	$176	▲ 11.4%	37
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB	2.5in SATA SSD	$120	$256	▲ 6.7%	134
Crucial MX500 2TB	2.5in SATA SSD	$165	$256	▼ 3.5%	9
HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$171	$281	▼ 6.2%	20
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB	2.5in SATA SSD	$175	$366	0%	137
Seagate Exos X16 10TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$175	$292	▲ 8.4%	31
Seagate Exos X18 10TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$185	$238	0%	9
HGST Ultrastar He12 12TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$229	$350	0%	31
Seagate Exos X16 12TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$284	$450	0%	28
Seagate Exos X18 12TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$300	$493	0%	25
Seagate Exos X18 14TB 60-day low	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$300	$499	▼ 7.1%	9
Seagate Exos X16 16TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$303	$505	▼ 2.0%	98
2.4TB 10K SAS 2.5in drive	2.5in SAS: needs a tray; behind the RAID card or HBA	$325	$649	—	169
Seagate Exos X16 14TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$329	$418	▼ 8.9%	36
Seagate Exos X18 18TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$349	$617	0%	67
Seagate Exos X18 16TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$356	$609	0%	43
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB	2.5in SATA SSD	$369	$890	0%	69
Seagate Exos X20 18TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$399	$550	▼ 3.3%	23
WD Ultrastar HC550 16TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$399	$480	0%	16
WD Ultrastar HC550 18TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$415	$542	▲ 0.6%	50
Seagate Exos X20 20TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$477	$744	0%	42
WD Ultrastar HC560 20TB	3.5in SATA/SAS: LFF-bay models only	$629	$792	▲ 8.6%	9
Crucial MX500 4TB few listings	2.5in SATA SSD	$707	$747	▼ 5.1%	3

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 storage controllers & batteries

Item	Fits because	Lowest now	Typical	7-day	Listings
HPE 96W Smart Storage Battery (727258-B21)	Smart Storage Battery that backs the P440ar cache	$31.92	$63.98	—	27
HPE Smart HBA H240ar	Smart HBA: plain disks for ZFS	$37.90	$84.39	—	7
HPE Smart Array P440ar	Flexible Smart Array RAID, 2 GB cache	$102	$1,707	—	45

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 power supplies

Item	Fits because	Lowest now	Typical	Trend	7-day	Listings
HPE 500W Flex Slot Platinum PSU (720478-B21)	Flex Slot PSU	$14.89	$36.39		—	25
HPE 800W Flex Slot Platinum PSU (720479-B21)	Flex Slot PSU	$24.95	$44.98		—	43

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 network cards

Item	Fits because	Lowest now	Typical	7-day	Listings
Intel X520-DA2 10GbE SFP+	Standard PCIe card; order the bracket height your riser takes	$11.99	$25.00	0%	125
Intel X540-T2 (10GBase-T)	Standard PCIe card; order the bracket height your riser takes	$21.95	$48.97	▲ 54.6%	102
Mellanox ConnectX-3 MCX311A (10GbE)	Standard PCIe card; order the bracket height your riser takes	$22.99	$37.10	0%	19
Intel X710-DA2 10GbE SFP+ (2-port)	Standard PCIe card; order the bracket height your riser takes	$27.99	$51.89	▼ 8.1%	128
Intel I350-T4 1GbE (4-port)	Standard PCIe card; order the bracket height your riser takes	$32.99	$85.00	▼ 4.4%	143
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 25GbE (MCX4121A-ACAT) deal	Standard PCIe card; order the bracket height your riser takes	$34.95	$79.90	0%	57

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 trays & other parts

Item	Fits because	Lowest now	Typical	Trend	7-day	Listings
HPE 2.5in SmartCarrier tray (Gen8-Gen10)	Tray for SFF bays	$6.59	$9.44		—	98

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HPE 2.5in SmartCarrier tray (Gen8-Gen10)

Tray for SFF bays

$6.59

$9.44

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What to check before you buy

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 is a 2U rack server, HPE Gen9 (2014). Parts listed here match its socket, memory type, bays and controller family; the table says why each one fits.
Prices are the cheapest clean listing (lots, parts-only and bundles are filtered out); how we price. Rows marked "few listings" have fewer than 5 listings today.

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 compatible parts and upgrade prices

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 CPUs

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 memory

Cost to fill all 24 slots

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 drives

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 storage controllers & batteries

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 power supplies

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 network cards

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 trays & other parts

What to check before you buy

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