Technical data sheet · ProLiant Compute Gen12 · 4U rack, four-socket

HPE ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12Specifications, configurations & comparisons

The ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 is HPE’s four-socket Xeon 6 server: up to four 6700P processors, 64 DDR5 slots for 16 TB, twelve PCIe 5.0 slots and 32 front NVMe or E3.S drives in a 4U chassis that can start life with two sockets. This data sheet walks the QuickSpecs through the two- and four-processor slot maps, drive-box rules, memory speeds and M-CRPS power.

4U Rack2 or 4 socketsXeon 6 P-coreHPE iLO 7

86cores per CPU344 per server · Xeon 6 P-core

16.0TBDDR5 maximum64 DIMM slots

32drive bays4 drive-cage kits

3,200Wlargest PSU4 supply options

7processor SKUs1 family

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Every figure checked against the HPE ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 QuickSpecs (Version 11 - 03-Aug-2026)

Image: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Form factor: 4U Rack · 4 sockets
Processors: Xeon 6 P-core
Memory: 64 × DDR5 RDIMM · up to 16.0 TB
Drive bays: Up to 32 · 4 drive-cage kits
Expansion: 12 × PCIe · 2 × OCP 3.0
Boot: NS204i · 3 boot options
Management: HPE iLO 7

01 — Overview

The DL580 Gen12 at a glance

Our read of HPE’s documentation: where the DL580 Gen12 is strong, and the limits worth knowing before you spec one.

Strengths

Four sockets and up to 344 cores: four 86-core 6788P processors, each with four UPI links, in 4U.
Sixty-four DIMM slots reach 16 TB of DDR5 with 256 GB 3DS RDIMMs, backed by ADDDC and memory mirroring.
Start with two processors and add two later — HPE lists the server as field-upgradeable from two to four sockets.
Twelve full-height, ¾-length PCIe 5.0 slots on six risers with four processors, with slots 3, 5, 7 and 9 wired x16.
Up to 32 front NVMe drives, as U.3 SFF or E3.S, can run direct-attached without a RAID controller.

Watch-outs

With two processors only slots 3 to 8 work, and slots 7 and 8 need the 2P Riser Upgrade Cable Kit.
The QuickSpecs lists no GPU or accelerator options at all.
HPE’s overview pairs 16 TB with 6400 MT/s, but filling 64 slots means two DIMMs per channel, which the processor notes rate at 5200 MT/s.
The Universal Media Bay costs a drive box, capping the server at 24 drives; adding a front NS204i-u too leaves one box of eight.
The HCC- and XCC-die processors (6728P and above) and some memory configurations carry delayed-availability notes.

Processors7 SKUs

Cores / CPU8–86

DIMM slots64

Drive-cage kits4

Max bays32

PSU options4 · to 3,200 W

02 — Processors

7 supported processors, mapped

Seven Xeon 6 6700P P-core processors are listed, all with four UPI links, DDR5-6400 support and a 512 GB SGX enclave: from the 8-core, 4.0 GHz 6714P at 165 W to the 86-core, 2.0 GHz 6788P at 350 W. HPE’s riser, power and thermal tables cover two- and four-processor builds, always of one model.

Processor landscape — cores × TDP

7 SKUs · 1 family

Xeon 6 P-core 7Bubble size = L3 cache · hover a bubble for the full SKU

Processor explorer

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Processor	Cores / threads	Base	L3 cache	TDP	W / core	Memory
Intel Xeon 6788P	86	2 GHz	336 MB	350 W	4.1	DDR5-6400
Intel Xeon 6768P	64	2.4 GHz	336 MB	330 W	5.2	DDR5-6400
Intel Xeon 6748P	48	2.5 GHz	192 MB	300 W	6.3	DDR5-6400
Intel Xeon 6738P	32	2.9 GHz	144 MB	270 W	8.4	DDR5-6400
Intel Xeon 6728P	24	2.7 GHz	144 MB	210 W	8.8	DDR5-6400
Intel Xeon 6724P	16	3.6 GHz	72 MB	210 W	13.1	DDR5-6400
Intel Xeon 6714P	8	4 GHz	48 MB	165 W	20.6	DDR5-6400

HPE flags delayed availability for the HCC-die 6728P, 6738P and 6748P and the XCC-die 6768P and 6788P.
Each processor gets one High Performance heat-sink kit, configured automatically; HPE’s kit name says “2U” although the chassis is 4U.
Direct liquid cooling is a CTO kit of two cold-plate modules and one disconnect module plus a 55 cm quick-disconnect tube set, and it can’t be combined with heat sinks.
Four performance fan kits come as standard.
Mixing two processor models is not allowed.

03 — Memory

64 DIMM slots, 16 per processor

Sixteen DIMM slots hang off each processor — eight DDR5 channels, two slots apiece — for 32 in a two-processor server and 64 in a four-processor one. With 256 GB 3DS RDIMMs that makes 8.0 TB or 16.0 TB. Per HPE’s processor notes, a channel with one DIMM runs at up to 6400 MT/s and a channel with two at 5200 MT/s.

Capacity with every slot filled

by DIMM size

Operating speed

per HPE memory tables

Processor	1 DIMM / channel	2 DIMMs / channel
Intel Xeon 6 (6700P)	6400 MT/s	5200 MT/s

Four kits are offered — 64, 96 and 128 GB dual-rank RDIMMs and a 256 GB quad-rank 3DS RDIMM, all DDR5-6400 — as factory-integrated -F21 parts; there are no 16 GB or 32 GB DIMMs.
Two readings of the 16 TB speed: the tables need every slot filled, two DIMMs per channel, which the processor notes rate at 5200 MT/s; the overview instead quotes 16 TB at 6400 MT/s with one per channel.
ADDDC is enabled by default and may cost performance under some workloads; mirroring provides full memory redundancy.
HPE warns that some memory configurations have delayed availability and refers population rules to its memory QuickSpecs.

04 — Storage

4 drive-cage kits, up to 32 bays

Drive cages go in front boxes 1, 3, 4 and 6 — four 8-bay cages for 32 drives — chosen from 8SFF x1 tri-mode, 8SFF x4 tri-mode and 8EDSFF, and E3.S and SFF x4 cages can be mixed. No LFF cage exists for this server. HPE’s drive matrix fixes the boxes, controllers and slots each drive count uses.

Headline layouts

front panel view

Front panel

Four 8SFF x4 U.3 cages in boxes 1, 3, 4 and 6, direct-attached: 32 NVMe SSDs without a controller. The tri-mode version at x2 bandwidth takes four MR416i-p in slots 2, 6, 8 and 11.

SAS/SATANVMeSAS/SATA + NVMe

Controllers & boot

HPE NS204i-u v2 480GB NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device — Boot. Needs the front (P79031-B21) or rear (P80440-B21) enablement kit, never both. Front needs Box 4 unoccupied; if Box 4 holds a drive cage, the rear kit is mandatory. With front enablement, the Box 4 drive cage moves to Box 1.
Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) Software RAID — Software RAID. Step 1 names it ('Choice of Intel VROC Software RAID or MR (MegaRaid) Storage Controllers') and Step 3 lists 'Choice of Intel Virtual RAID on CPU Premium & Standard FIO Software for HPE', but the document prints no VROC SKU, no RAID levels, no VROC option lines.
HPE MR416i-p Gen11 x16 Lanes 8GB Cache PCI SPDM Plug-in Storage Controller — RAID, 8GB cache. PCIe plug-in, tri-mode. Up to 4 in the 16SFF x4 PCIe TM config (slots 5+6+7+8). Needs battery/capacitor for cache retention (P01367-B21 or P02381-B21 with P80426-B21 data retention cable).
HPE MR416i-o Gen11 x16 Lanes 8GB Cache OCP SPDM Storage Controller — RAID, 8GB cache. OCP (OROC), tri-mode; uses OCP B (1 controller) or OCP A + OCP B (2 controllers).
HPE MR216i-p Gen11 x16 Lanes without Cache PCI SPDM Plug-in Storage Controller — RAID. PCIe plug-in, tri-mode, no cache
HPE MR216i-o Gen11 x16 Lanes without Cache OCP SPDM Storage Controller — RAID. OCP (OROC), tri-mode, no cache
HPE MR408i-o Gen11 x8 Lanes 4GB Cache OCP SPDM Storage Controller — RAID, 4GB cache. OCP (OROC); the drive matrix lists it only for 8SFF x1 (Box 3, OCP B)
HPE MR408i-p Gen11 x8 Lanes 4GB Cache PCI SPDM Plug-in Storage Controller — RAID, 4GB cache. PCIe plug-in; the drive matrix lists it only for 8SFF x1 (Box 3, PCIe slot 7)
HPE NS204i-u v2 480GB NVMe Hot Plug Boot Optimized Storage Device (P78279-B21) — boot
HPE ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 Front NS204i-u Boot Device Enablement Kit (P79031-B21) — boot
HPE ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 Rear NS204i-u Boot Device Enablement Kit (P80440-B21) — boot

All 10 controllers and 3 boot options

HPE MR932i-p x32 Lanes PCIe Gen5 SPDM Plug-in Storage Controller — RAID. PCIe plug-in; added in Version 9 (04-May-2026) with its cable kits. The name gives no cache size, and the drive configuration matrices do not list it.
HPE Smart Array E208e-p SR Gen10 (8 External Lanes/No Cache) 12G SAS PCIe Plugin Controller — RAID. PCIe; external SAS; no cache. Overview 'What's New' calls it 'Smart Array E208e-p'.

HPE heads its drive matrix “2 or 4 Processor Configurations”, then adds a “4 Processor Exclusive Configurations” heading with no table beneath it. The x2-bandwidth builds use slots 2 and 11, which the two-processor slot map marks N/A.
The Universal Media Bay needs Box 1 empty and provides an optical-drive position, a 2SFF cage option, a front DisplayPort and two USB 2.0 ports; with it the drive maximum is 24.
A front NS204i-u occupies Box 4, moving that cage to Box 1; if Box 4 holds drives, use the rear enablement kit instead. Front and rear kits can’t be combined, and UMB plus front boot leaves only Box 3.
Cable kits are chosen automatically from the cage and riser selections.
MR416 cache backup uses a 96 W Smart Storage battery or hybrid capacitor with a 260 mm cable; the 1000 mm DL580 data-retention cable (P80426-B21) is needed only with the mega-cell option.
The 2SFF media-bay cage is described as NVMe in one table and as NVMe/SAS/SATA in another.

Every documented drive-cage kit

4 with drive bays

2.5-inch3.5-inchEDSFF (E1.S / E3.S)

05 — I/O & networking

PCIe and networking

I/O topology

4 sockets

Each socket has eight DDR5 channels and four UPI links. PCIe slots come in pairs on up to six identical 2x16 risers: two processors enable risers 2 to 4 (slots 3 to 8), four enable all six. HPE warns that x16 cards in x8 slots may run below their best.

Network adapters HPE lists

25 options

Adapter	Ports	Form
Broadcom BCM5719 Ethernet 1Gb 4-port BASE-T Adapter for HPE	4 × 1GbE	PCIe
Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T Adapter for HPE	2 × 10GbE	PCIe
Broadcom BCM57412 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port SFP+ Adapter for HPE	2 × 10GbE	PCIe
Broadcom BCM57414 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE	2 × 10/25GbE	PCIe
Broadcom BCM57504 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE	4 × 10/25GbE	PCIe
Intel E810-XXVDA2 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE	2 × 10/25GbE	PCIe
Intel E810-XXVDA4 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE	4 × 10/25GbE	PCIe
Mellanox MCX631102AS-ADAT Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 Adapter for HPE	2 × 10/25GbE	PCIe
Broadcom BCM57608 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP112 Adapter for HPE	2 × 100GbE	PCIe
Mellanox MCX623106AS-CDAT Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP56 Adapter for HPE	2 × 100GbE	PCIe
Intel E810-CQDA2 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP28 Adapter for HPE	2 × 100GbE	PCIe
Broadcom BCM5719 Ethernet 1Gb 4-port BASE-T OCP3 Adapter for HPE	4 × 1GbE	OCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57416 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port BASE-T OCP3 Adapter for HPE	2 × 10GbE	OCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57412 Ethernet 10Gb 2-port SFP+ OCP3 Adapter for HPE	2 × 10GbE	OCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57414 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE	2 × 10/25GbE	OCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57504 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE	4 × 10/25GbE	OCP 3.0
Intel E810-XXVDA2 Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE	2 × 10/25GbE	OCP 3.0
Intel E810-XXVDA4 Ethernet 10/25Gb 4-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE	4 × 10/25GbE	OCP 3.0
Mellanox MCX631432AS-ADAI Ethernet 10/25Gb 2-port SFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE	2 × 10/25GbE	OCP 3.0
Broadcom BCM57608 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP112 OCP3 Adapter for HPE	2 × 100GbE	OCP 3.0
Intel E810-CQDA2 Ethernet 100Gb 2-port QSFP28 OCP3 Adapter for HPE	2 × 100GbE	OCP 3.0
HPE InfiniBand NDR200/Ethernet 200Gb 1-port OSFP PCIe5 x16 MCX75310AAS-HEAT Generic Adapter	1 × InfiniBand NDR200 / 200GbE	PCIe
HPE Data Processing Unit InfiniBand NDR200/Ethernet 200Gb 2-port QSFP112 FHHL B3220 Adapter	2 × InfiniBand NDR200 / 200GbE	PCIe
HPE Data Processing Unit InfiniBand NDR/Ethernet 400Gb 1-port QSFP112 HHHL B3140H Adapter	1 × InfiniBand NDR / 400GbE	PCIe
HPE InfiniBand XDR PCIe Gen6 x16 Multi Host/Socket Direct Auxiliary Card with 250mm MCIO Cable Kit	× InfiniBand XDR	PCIe

Two-processor defaults are risers 2 and 3; riser 4 (slots 7 and 8) needs the 2P Riser Upgrade Cable Kit (P80381-B21).
Four-processor defaults are risers 3 and 4; risers 2 and 5 need P80380-B21 and risers 1 and 6 need P81004-B21, which the table misprints as P811004-B21 for slot 2.
The slot table lists OCP A as embedded and OCP B as optional cabled, while the CTO table calls OCP A optional and OCP B the default; the bus width is printed as “x 81”. x16 enablement kits exist for both slots.
Thermal tables restrict high-tier PCIe cards: with two processors, tiers 6 to 8 are confined to slots 3 and 5; with four, tier-8 cards aren’t supported.
There is no embedded networking and no default adapter — every order picks an OCP 3.0 or stand-up NIC.

06 — Power & cooling

4 power supplies, 1,500–3,200 W

Power comes from M-CRPS hot-plug supplies: 1500 W, 2400 W or 3200 W Titanium, or a 2200 W −48 V DC unit, for which HPE lists a matching lug kit. A two-processor build takes one or two supplies, a four-processor build two or four, and two different models are never mixed.

AC−48 V DC

The introductory text and ErP note of the power section refer to Flex Slot supplies, yet every supply listed for ordering is M-CRPS.
HPE’s acoustic tests ran four supplies: 1500 W units in the entry and typical builds, 2400 W units in both performance builds.
No input-voltage or BTU table is printed for these supplies; HPE points to its Power Advisor for sizing.
Declared sound power is 5.2 to 5.8 B at idle and 5.3 to 6.0 B operating, with 38 to 46 dBA at the bystander position.

07 — Management, security & OS

Run it, secure it, choose the OS

Management

HPE iLO 7 with Intelligent Provisioning
OpenBMC capable through the iLO 7 transfer-of-ownership process
Three-year HPE Compute Ops Management subscription added by default
iLO Advanced and HPE OneView optional
1 Gb rear iLO port · front USB-C iLO service port · optional System Insight Display

Security

Embedded TPM 2.0 · Platform Trust Technology can be enabled
iLO- and UEFI-managed encryption with self-encrypting drives
One-button secure erase to NIST SP 800-88
FIPS 140-3, NIST SP 800-53 and SP 800-171 compliance
System maintenance switch, USB security, bezel lock and chassis intrusion switch
HPE Trusted Supply Chain (P36394-B21) optional

Operating systems

OS and hypervisor certification is published in HPE’s Servers Support & Certification Matrices; the QuickSpecs defers to them
UEFI 2.10, Class 3 · ACPI 6.5
Separate DL580 Gen12 Solution Server CTO model (P83540-B21), listed beside HPE’s SAP notes

08 — Compare

How the DL580 Gen12 compares with its family

The DL580 Gen12 is HPE’s four-socket Xeon 6 rack server. The DL560 Gen11 packs four 4th Gen Xeon Scalable sockets into 2U, while the DL380 Gen12, DL380a Gen12 and DL360 Gen12 are Xeon 6 servers with up to two sockets. Each bar is taken from that model’s spec file.

This modelSiblings and successorEach value from that model’s own verified spec file · bars scale per column

DL560 Gen11 data sheet DL380 Gen12 data sheet DL380a Gen12 data sheet DL360 Gen12 data sheet DL580 Gen12 vs Lenovo SR950 V3 DL560 Gen11 vs DL580 Gen12 Dell PowerEdge R960 data sheet Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V4 data sheet Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 V3 data sheet

09 — Use cases

Three builds that suit the DL580 Gen12

Three DL580 Gen12 builds, made only of options our configurator accepts for this server, each opening pre-filled. HPE lists seven processors, but our configurator currently offers only the 86-core 6788P and places one of each drive cage and two supplies, so a different processor, extra cages and riser cable kits are set on the quote.

In-memory database

16 TB four-socket database node

Populating every one of the 64 slots with 256 GB 3DS RDIMMs reaches the 16 TB ceiling, at two DIMMs per channel (5200 MT/s by HPE’s processor notes). Four 86-core 6788P processors provide 344 cores, and HPE names in-memory work such as SAP HANA among this server’s intended uses. Local U.3 NVMe on VROC holds logs and data.

4 × Xeon 6788P — 86 cores @ 2 GHz, 350 W each
64 × 256 GB DDR5-6400 3DS RDIMM — 16 TB (5200 MT/s at 2 DPC)
8 × 15.36 TB NVMe U.3 in one 8SFF U.3 cage — 122.88 TB raw
Intel VROC on the direct-attached NVMe
NS204i-u v2 480 GB boot device
Intel E810-XXVDA4 4 × 10/25GbE OCP3
2 × 2400 W M-CRPS Titanium
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

Direct-attached NVMe needs the 8SFF x4 cage, specified on the quote. HPE notes delayed availability for some memory configurations and for the XCC-die 6788P. Four-processor builds may run two or four supplies; HPE’s Performance 2 acoustic build, also four 6788P, used four 2400 W units, which we set on the quote if wanted.

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Consolidation

Two-socket start, ready for four

Two 6788P processors give 172 cores and 2 TB of DDR5 at the full 6400 MT/s, one DIMM per channel, in a chassis HPE lists as field-upgradeable to four sockets — the other 32 slots and risers 1, 5 and 6 wait for processors three and four. Eight 7.68 TB SAS SSDs sit on a tri-mode controller.

2 × Xeon 6788P — 86 cores @ 2 GHz, 350 W each
16 × 128 GB DDR5-6400 RDIMM — 2 TB at 6400 MT/s
8 × 7.68 TB SAS SSD in one 8SFF U.3 cage
MR416i-p 8 GB cache controller
NS204i-u v2 480 GB boot device
Broadcom BCM57414 2 × 10/25GbE OCP3
2 × 1500 W M-CRPS Titanium
Windows Server 2025 Datacenter

The build assumes the 8SFF x1 tri-mode cage, specified on the quote. In HPE’s drive matrix that cage on a PCIe tri-mode controller uses slot 7, which on a two-processor server sits on riser 4 and needs the 2P Riser Upgrade Cable Kit (P80381-B21); we add it on the quote.

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Analytics

32-drive E3.S analytics server

Four 8EDSFF cages hold 32 direct-attached E3.S drives — 245.76 TB raw with 7.68 TB drives — while 32 × 96 GB DIMMs, one per channel across four processors, total 3 TB and keep the 6400 MT/s rating. With 344 cores and a 100GbE OCP uplink, the build suits scan-heavy analytics.

4 × Xeon 6788P — 86 cores @ 2 GHz, 350 W each
8 × 7.68 TB E3.S NVMe in one 8EDSFF cage — 61.44 TB raw as linked
32 × 96 GB DDR5-6400 RDIMM — 3 TB at 6400 MT/s
Intel VROC on the direct-attached E3.S
NS204i-u v2 480 GB boot device (rear kit)
Broadcom BCM57608 2 × 100GbE QSFP112 OCP3
2 × 3200 W M-CRPS Titanium
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (3-year)

The link opens with one E3.S cage; the other three are set on the quote. With all four boxes full, the NS204i-u must use the rear enablement kit because front boot needs Box 4 free.

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10 — Refurbished alternatives

When a refurbished ProLiant makes more sense

Our refurbished HPE range has no four-socket server. Where the real need is memory capacity or core count rather than four sockets, these two-socket Gen10 Plus models are the closest refurbished alternatives.

Gen10 Plus · re-certified

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus

2U · 2 × Ice Lake Xeon
32 DIMM slots · up to 8 TB DDR4-3200
SFF, LFF or NVMe · PCIe 4.0
OCP 3.0 · iLO 5

Memory-heavy databases that fit within 8 TB of DDR4 and two Intel sockets.

Configure a refurbished DL380 Gen10 Plus →

Gen10 Plus · re-certified

HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus

2U · 2 × AMD EPYC 7002/7003
Up to 128 cores
32 DIMM slots · up to 8 TB DDR4-3200
PCIe 4.0 · iLO 5

Consolidation projects that want a high core count from two sockets and can run on AMD.

Configure a refurbished DL385 Gen10 Plus →

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11 — Full specifications

HPE ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 specifications

Chassis & cooling

Form factor	4U rack
Dimensions (H × W × D)	17.47 × 44.78 × 80.26 cm (depth from front ear to rear I/O wall, excluding PSUs)
Weight	2P 28.79–37.24 kg · 4P 38.77–48.75 kg
Fans	4 performance fan kits
Liquid cooling	Optional DLC CTO kit (2 cold-plate modules + disconnect module)

Processor

Sockets	Two or four (same model) · field-upgradeable from 2 to 4
Family	Intel Xeon 6 6700P (P-core)
Cores per processor	8 to 86
TDP	165 W to 350 W
Interconnect	4 UPI links per processor
Listed SKUs	7

Memory

Slots	64 (4P) / 32 (2P) · 16 per processor · 8 channels × 2 DIMMs
Kits	64, 96, 128 GB RDIMM · 256 GB 3DS RDIMM — DDR5-6400
Speed	6400 MT/s (1 DPC) · 5200 MT/s (2 DPC)
Maximum	16.0 TB (4P) · 8.0 TB (2P)
Protection	Advanced ECC · ADDDC · mirroring

Storage

Front	Up to 32 SFF (x1 tri-mode or x4) or 32 E3.S in four 8-bay cages · 16 E3.S + 16 SFF x4 mixed
Media bay	Optional UMB: optical drive, 2SFF cage, DisplayPort, 2 × USB 2.0 (limits drives to 24)
Controllers	Intel VROC · MR216i, MR408i, MR416i (-p and -o) · MR932i-p · E208e-p
Boot	NS204i-u v2 480 GB · front (Box 4) or rear enablement kit

Expansion & networking

PCIe slots	12 × PCIe 5.0 FH ¾-length (4P) · 6 (2P) · 2x16 risers only
OCP	2 × rear OCP 3.0 (A and B) · x16 enablement kits
LOM	None · no default adapter

Power

Supplies	M-CRPS hot-plug · 1500 W, 2400 W, 3200 W Titanium · 2200 W −48 V DC
Quantity	2P: 1 or 2 · 4P: 2 or 4 · no mixing

Ports & video

Front	USB 3.2 Gen1 · USB-C iLO service port · DisplayPort and 2 × USB 2.0 via UMB
Rear	2 × USB 3.2 Gen1 · VGA · 1 Gb iLO · optional serial
Internal	USB 3.2 — 1 in the CTO table, 2 in the interfaces table
Video	1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz · 16 MB · VGA and DisplayPort not active together

Environment & warranty

Operating temperature	10–35 °C · extended 5–45 °C for approved configurations
Acoustics (LWA,m)	5.2–5.8 B idle · 5.3–6.0 B operating
Warranty	3 years parts, labour and on-site, next business day

12 — FAQ

DL580 Gen12 questions, answered from the documentation

What is the maximum memory of the HPE ProLiant DL580 Gen12?

16.0 TB with four processors, filling all 64 slots with 256 GB 3DS RDIMMs, or 8.0 TB with two processors and 32 slots. Full population means two DIMMs per channel, rated at 5200 MT/s; at one per channel and 6400 MT/s a four-processor server tops out at 8 TB (32 × 256 GB). HPE’s overview line pairs 16 TB with 6400 MT/s at one DIMM per channel, whereas its memory table lists both speeds against the 64-DIMM figure.

Which processors does the DL580 Gen12 take?

Two or four identical Intel Xeon 6 6700P P-core processors. HPE lists seven, from the 8-core 6714P at 4.0 GHz and 165 W to the 86-core 6788P at 2.0 GHz and 350 W. HPE’s tables don’t cover one- or three-processor builds.

Can I buy the DL580 Gen12 with two processors and upgrade later?

Yes — HPE describes it as field-upgradeable from two to four sockets. A two-processor server has 32 DIMM slots, six working PCIe slots (3 to 8) and one or two supplies; processors three and four bring the other 32 slots and risers 1, 5 and 6.

How many drives does the DL580 Gen12 hold?

Up to 32 front drives — SFF (x1 tri-mode or x4) or E3.S — in four 8-bay cages, or 16 E3.S plus 16 SFF x4. There is no LFF option. The Universal Media Bay lowers the maximum to 24, and the media bay plus a front boot device leaves 8.

Does the DL580 Gen12 support GPUs?

HPE’s DL580 Gen12 QuickSpecs lists no GPU or accelerator options; its thermal tables only restrict which slots high-tier PCIe cards may use. HPE describes the 4U DL380a Gen12 as its accelerator-optimised model, with up to 10 double-wide GPUs.

How many PCIe slots does the DL580 Gen12 have?

Twelve full-height, ¾-length PCIe 5.0 slots with four processors, or six (slots 3 to 8) with two. All sit on 2x16 risers; slots 3, 5, 7 and 9 are electrically x16 and the rest x8. Two rear OCP 3.0 slots come on top.

Which power supplies does the DL580 Gen12 use?

M-CRPS hot-plug Titanium supplies of 1500 W, 2400 W or 3200 W, or a 2200 W −48 V DC unit, one model per server. Two-processor systems take one or two supplies and four-processor systems two or four.

How big, heavy and loud is the DL580 Gen12?

It measures 17.47 cm high, 44.78 cm wide and 80.26 cm deep, the depth running from the front ear to the rear I/O wall without supplies. It weighs 28.79–37.24 kg with two processors or 38.77–48.75 kg with four, and HPE declares 5.2 to 5.8 B at idle and up to 6.0 B operating.

How does the DL580 Gen12 compare with the DL560 Gen11?

By the two QuickSpecs, the DL560 Gen11 fits four 4th Gen Xeon Scalable processors into 2U, with 64 DIMM slots (16 TB at 4800 MT/s), up to six PCIe Gen5 slots, up to 24 SFF drives and iLO 6. The DL580 Gen12 takes 4U but moves to Xeon 6, DDR5-6400, twelve PCIe 5.0 slots, 32 NVMe or E3.S bays and iLO 7.

Is the HPE ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 end of life?

The configure-to-order server is current in version 11 of HPE’s QuickSpecs (3 August 2026), which gives no end-of-sale or end-of-support date. Warranty is three years of parts, labour and on-site service; look up HPE’s dates in our end-of-life checker as they are announced.

Sources & verification

Where these figures come from

HPE ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 QuickSpecs (Version 11 - 03-Aug-2026) — Overview, processor table and option kits, heat sinks and DLC, memory, 2P and 4P riser tables, OCP slots, drive-cage matrix and boot rules, storage controllers and batteries, power supplies, interfaces, security, technical specifications, thermal card tiers and acoustics.
HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen11 QuickSpecs (Version 33 - 03-Aug-2026) — DL560 Gen11 facts in the comparison FAQ.
HPE ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12 QuickSpecs (Version 20 - 08-Sep-2026) — DL380a Gen12 GPU capacity in the GPU FAQ.

Specifications are extracted from HPE’s published documents and independently re-checked line by line. Configurations are quote-based; availability and exact options are confirmed at quotation. Last reviewed 2026-09-11.

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The DL580 Gen12 at a glance

Strengths

Watch-outs

7 supported processors, mapped

Processor landscape — cores × TDP

Processor explorer

64 DIMM slots, 16 per processor

Capacity with every slot filled

Operating speed

4 drive-cage kits, up to 32 bays

Headline layouts

Controllers & boot

Every documented drive-cage kit

PCIe and networking

I/O topology

Network adapters HPE lists

4 power supplies, 1,500–3,200 W

Run it, secure it, choose the OS

Management

Security

Operating systems

How the DL580 Gen12 compares with its family

Three builds that suit the DL580 Gen12

16 TB four-socket database node

Two-socket start, ready for four

32-drive E3.S analytics server

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HPE ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 specifications

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Environment & warranty

DL580 Gen12 questions, answered from the documentation

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