HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 Processors

Processor Overview

The HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen11 supports up to two processors, depending on the processor model. One or two matching processors must be selected; mixing two different processor models is not supported.

The required firmware for 5th Generation Intel Xeon Processors is not compatible with the DL360 Gen11 system board shipped with 4th Generation Intel Xeon Processors. A new server order with the latest firmware system board is required to activate 5th Generation Intel Xeon Processors. Field upgrade from 4th Generation to 5th Generation Intel Xeon Processors is not supported.

5th Generation processor SKUs listed by HPE ship with the processor only and support HPE DDR5 Smart Memory Registered RDIMM at 5600 MT/s. 4th Generation processor SKUs ship with the processor only and support HPE DDR5 Smart Memory Registered RDIMM at 4800 MT/s. Adequate fans and heatsinks must be selected.

Processor Cooling Requirements

• CTO servers populate the necessary fan kits according to system thermal requirements and processor models, with a minimum of five standard fans.
• Dual-processor configurations require seven fans, either standard or high performance.
• For processor wattage less than or equal to 185W, Standard Heatsink and Standard Fan are the default cooling configuration.
• For processor wattage greater than 185W and less than or equal to 270W, Performance Heatsink and Performance Fan must be selected.
• For processor wattage greater than 270W, Closed Loop Liquid Cooling or a Direct Liquid Cooling Module must generally be selected.
• A single 300W processor can use Performance Heatsinks and Performance Fan Kits. Field upgrade to two sockets is not supported with this air-cooled configuration.
• For 350W Intel Open-loop Liquid Cooling CPU models 6458Q and 8470Q, a DLC Module is required when backplanes or drives other than NS204i-u are selected.
• For a 350W processor other than 6458Q or 8470Q using Closed Loop Liquid Cooling, a maximum of 10 SFF NVMe drives or 20 EDSFF drives can be selected, or a DLC Module must be used for SFF or EDSFF drive models.
• In an 8 SFF CTO model, selecting a graphics option with a processor above 270W limits the configuration to a maximum of eight NVMe, SAS, or SATA drives.
• In an EDSFF CTO model, selecting a graphics option with a processor above 270W requires a DLC Module and Performance Fan Kit.

5th Generation Intel Xeon Processors

All HPE processor SKUs in this section ship with the processor only. Adequate fans and heatsinks must be selected. These processors support HPE DDR5 Smart Memory Registered RDIMM at 5600 MT/s.

5th Generation Intel Xeon Platinum

5th Generation Intel Xeon Gold 6

5th Generation Intel Xeon Gold 5

5th Generation Intel Xeon Silver

5th Generation Intel Xeon Bronze

4th Generation Intel Xeon Processors

All SKUs listed below ship with the processor only. Adequate fans and heatsinks must be selected. These processors support HPE DDR5 Smart Memory Registered RDIMM at 4800 MT/s. HPE notes that 96 GB 4800 MT/s memory cannot be selected with an HBM die.

4th Generation Intel Xeon Platinum

4th Generation Intel Xeon Gold 6

4th Generation Intel Xeon Gold 5

4th Generation Intel Xeon Silver

Additional Processors Listed in Standard Features

The QuickSpecs Standard Features processor tables also identify the following processor models. The Additional Options processor list in this document does not provide a corresponding orderable HPE processor SKU for these models, so no HPE part number is assigned here.

Intel Xeon Processor Suffixes

The QuickSpecs explains the workload-oriented suffixes used with Intel Xeon Scalable processors.

Intel Xeon Platform Features

• Intel Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA).
• Intel Dynamic Load Balancer (DLB).
• Intel Quick Assist Technology (QAT).
• Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA).
• Eight-channel DDR5 memory architecture.
• Up to 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes per socket and Compute Express Link (CXL).
• Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) for built-in AI acceleration.
• Enhanced Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) with cryptographic memory integrity.
• UPI 2.0 up to 16 GT/s with a maximum of four UPI links.
• FlexBus I/O supporting PCIe 5.0 and CXL.

Intel Speed Select Technology

The QuickSpecs identifies Intel Speed Select Technology features for Infrastructure as a Service, networking, and virtualized environment workloads.

High Bandwidth Memory Processor Considerations

The Intel Xeon-Platinum 9462 uses an HBM die and supports three HBM memory modes.

• HBM Only: Memory size equals HBM memory capacity. This mode is intended for workloads that fit within 64 GB. System memory is removed. Intel SGX and MKTME are not supported. RBSU displays this as 1LM.
• Flat Mode: Memory size equals system memory plus HBM memory. HBM and DDR are exposed as separate memory regions. Intel SGX and MKTME are supported in the DDR region. RBSU displays this as 1LM.
• Cache Mode: Memory size equals system memory only, with HBM hidden and functioning as cache. Intel SGX and MKTME are not supported. RBSU displays this as 2LM.

For Cache Mode, supported system DIMM quantities are 4, 8, or 16 per socket. The system-memory-to-HBM ratio must be 2:1 or 64:1. HPE lists supported examples of eight 16 GB DIMMs, four 32 GB DIMMs, or sixteen 256 GB DIMMs per socket. DDR5 system memory population must be duplicated in a two-socket configuration.