Memory

DRAM quality and reliability are more important now than ever. Industry trends such as server virtualization, cloud computing, the use of large database applications and high performance computing have all increased the need for higher capacity memory with greater performance and uptime. Since memory plays a critical in your datacenter, HP Qualified Memory is sourced from tier 1 DRAM suppliers only. More importantly, the rigorous testing and industry leading qualification process extends beyond standard industry practice. HP SmartMemory verifies that your memory has been tested and performance tuned specifically on HP ProLiant servers. Most third-party memory vendors simply don't do this or aren't capable of platform-level testing. HP SmartMemory also ensures you are getting genuine HP Qualified Memory.  Because HP SmartMemory is certified, performance tested and tuned for HP ProLiant, certain performance features are unique with HP SmartMemory. For example, while the industry supports DDR3-1333 RDIMM at 1.5V, today's Gen8 servers support DDR3-1333 RDIMM up to 3 DIMMs per channel at 1066MT/s running at 1.35V. This equates to up to 20% less power at the DIMM level with no performance penalty. In addition, the industry supports UDIMM at 2 DIMMs per channel at 1066MT/s. HP SmartMemory supports 2 DIMMs per channel 1333MT/s, or 25% greater bandwidth.