Generation 8 (Gen8)

The cheapest way into a real server

End of official support
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The 2012 generation with Xeon E5-2600 and DDR3. Today it is the cheapest dependable used server and still perfectly adequate for labs, backup and light workloads.

Released2012–2014
Processor familyIntel Xeon E5-2600 / E5-2600 v2
MemoryDDR3 ECC · 1333–1866 MT/s
iLO versioniLO 4
NVMe supportNo
Support statusEnd of official support
Memory capacity 24 DIMM · 768 GB

Good for

  • Lab and test environments
  • Backup server
  • Internal file server
  • Learning and training

What to watch out for

DDR3 now costs more than DDR4 because it is out of production. If you need lots of RAM, Gen9 works out cheaper overall.

Parts for this generation

Chassis & barebones

Processors

Memory (RAM)

Drives & storage

RAID controllers

Network cards

Power supplies

Other parts

Prices are based on the global market average in euro.

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