HPE P71680-005 — ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4509Y MR408i-o NC 8×SFF Server
What it is
P71680-005 is an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 preconfigured enterprise server designed for virtualization, application hosting, and general compute workloads.
This configuration includes an Intel Xeon 4509Y processor, an HPE MR408i-o RAID controller, and an 8×SFF (2.5") hot-swap drive layout, all in a 2U rack form factor with Network Choice (NC) networking flexibility.
Why buyers pick P71680-005 (plain English)
Balanced Gen11 performance: The Intel Xeon 4509Y delivers solid single- and multi-threaded compute for general enterprise workloads.
SSD-friendly 8×SFF layout: Eight hot-swap SFF bays make it easy to build high-performance flash storage tiers (boot, datastores, app data).
Hardware RAID included: MR408i-o provides robust RAID support for data protection and performance optimization.
Network Choice flexibility: Networking is selected to match your environment (1G/10G/25G, etc.) instead of fixed ports.
Proven enterprise platform: DL380 is a workhorse rack server that scales from SMB to large data center deployments.
60-second spec box (P71680-005)
Server platform
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HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 (2U rack)
Processor
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Intel Xeon 4509Y
Storage / drive bays
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8 × 2.5" SFF hot-swap bays
RAID / storage controller
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HPE MR408i-o (hardware RAID)
Networking
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Network Choice (NC) (NIC/OCP chosen per build)
Memory
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DDR5 ECC Registered (capacity depends on configuration)
Expansion
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PCIe slots for NICs, HBAs, accelerators (as configured)
Power
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Hot-plug PSU support (wattage depends on configuration)
Where it fits (and when to choose something else)
Perfect for:
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Virtualization hosts
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Application servers and general compute racks
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SSD-heavy storage builds in enterprise environments
Choose something else if:
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You need more drive capacity → higher-bay DL380 or external storage options
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You need more compute power → choose a higher-tier CPU configuration
TL;DR
P71680-005 is an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 4509Y 8×SFF server with MR408i-o RAID and Network Choice networking flexibility — a versatile enterprise rack server for general compute and storage-optimized use cases.

