HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus

The HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus is a dual-socket 2U server built around the 2nd Generation AMD EPYC 7000 Series processor family, offering up to 64 cores per socket (128 cores in a full two-socket build) with L3 cache options up to 256MB per processor. Core counts of 8, 16, 24, 32, 48 or 64 per processor are available depending on the model, giving buyers a genuine range between core-dense virtualisation hosts and higher clock-speed configurations for latency-sensitive workloads, with clock speeds reaching up to 3.4GHz on lower core-count parts. Memory scales to 4TB using 32 x 128GB DDR4 RDIMMs across 32 DIMM slots, with HPE DDR4 SmartMemory and ECC protection throughout. Running at up to 3200 MT/s, this is a meaningful uplift over the prior generation and matters directly for memory-bandwidth-bound workloads such as in-memory databases and dense VDI. PCIe Gen4 across the platform's expansion slots roughly doubles per-lane bandwidth compared with Gen3, which is particularly relevant once you start populating NVMe drives or 25/100GbE adapters that would otherwise bottleneck on an older bus. Storage configuration is genuinely flexible rather than fixed. The chassis supports up to 28 SFF, 20 LFF or 16 NVMe drives depending on backplane choice, controlled by HPE Smart Array Essential or Performance controllers (P408i-a, P816i-a, E208i-a and variants) that can run traditional SAS RAID or HBA mode for software-defined storage stacks such as Ceph or Storage Spaces Direct. Networking is handled via a choice of OCP 3.0 or PCIe standup adapters, so fabric and bandwidth can be matched to the rack rather than inherited from a single fixed NIC. Security is built into the silicon rather than bolted on: iLO 5's Silicon Root of Trust, paired with the AMD Secure Processor for secure boot, memory encryption and secure virtualisation, gives Run Time Firmware Validation and automated recovery if firmware compromise is detected. Combined with iLO 5 remote management and Redfish-based RESTful API support, the platform slots into orchestration and OneView-managed estates without extra tooling. Typical deployments span virtualisation hosts, software-defined storage nodes, and high-performance compute clusters where the balance of core count, memory bandwidth and PCIe Gen4 I/O matters more than any single spec in isolation. It's equally at home as a consolidation platform replacing several older single-socket boxes, given the headroom in both cores and memory capacity. Buying this generation refurbished makes particular sense because the DL385 Gen10 Plus's core strength — the 2nd Gen EPYC processor and DDR4 platform — hasn't been superseded in a way that dates the hardware; it remains a credible, well-supported choice for current hypervisors and Linux distributions. Since we configure every unit to order, you're not paying a premium for drive bays, memory or a network adapter you don't need, and each build is checked against the specific processor, memory and storage combination you select before it ships.