HP ProLiant DL160 G5 review
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Verdict
Limited remote-management features, but good value for SMBs looking for a low-cost, general-purpose rack server
Review Date: 3 Oct 2008
Reviewed By: Dave Mitchell
Price when reviewed: £919 (£1,057 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | ProLiant DL160 G5 |
| Review Date | 3 Oct 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £919 |
| Warranty | |
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| Warranty | 1yr on-site |
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| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Server format | Rack |
| Server configuration | 1U |
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| CPU family | Intel Xeon |
| CPU nominal frequency | 2.66GHz |
| Processors supplied | 1 |
| CPU socket count | 1 |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| RAM capacity | 64GB |
| Memory type | FBDIMM |
| Storage | |
|---|---|
| Hard disk configuration | 160GB Seagate Barracuda 7.2K hard disk in cold-swap carrier |
| Total hard disk capacity | 160 |
| RAID module | HP embedded |
| RAID levels supported | 0, 1, JBOD |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Gigabit LAN ports | 2 |
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| Motherboard | |
|---|---|
| Conventional PCI slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x16 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x8 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x4 slots total | 0 |
| PCI-E x1 slots total | 0 |
| Noise and power | |
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| Idle power consumption | 130W |
| Peak power consumption | 177W |
| Software | |
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| OS family | None |
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