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HPE ProLiant Compute DL394 Gen12

A 2U server purpose-built for the era of agentic AI. The NVIDIA® Vera CPU puts high core counts, low latency, and fast memory on the critical path of every reasoning loop — wrapped in the security, manageability, and lifecycle tooling enterprises already trust from HPE ProLiant.

HPE ProLiant Compute DL394 Gen12 2U server
88
NVIDIA-designed Olympus CPU cores
Up to 1.2 TB/s
LPDDR5X memory bandwidth
Tasks per core with spatial multithreading
2U
Rack-dense ProLiant form factor
Why It Matters

Agentic AI just moved the CPU onto the critical path

The first wave of AI was about training and inference on GPUs. Agentic AI changes the math: models now plan tasks, call tools, run code, query data, and grade their own output — and most of that work runs on the CPU. When the CPU stalls, the whole agent loop waits. The DL394 Gen12 is engineered to keep those loops moving.

Agents live on the CPU

Running code, processing files, querying databases, and driving applications are CPU workloads. As agents act instead of just answering, that load climbs fast.

Sandboxes are non-negotiable

Agent-generated code runs in isolated sandboxes to be tested and validated before it ships. Spinning up and tearing down thousands of them is pure CPU and memory pressure.

RL multiplies the demand

Reinforcement learning loops continuously evaluate outputs, compute rewards, and feed results back — sequential work where slow CPU latency throttles total throughput.

At a Glance

Built for high-concurrency AI, end to end

A focused set of capabilities that matter when you are sizing infrastructure for agentic AI and reinforcement learning.

NVIDIA Vera CPU

88 NVIDIA-designed Olympus cores for orchestration, runtimes, analytics, and agent workloads.

Spatial Multithreading

Each core runs two tasks at once with predictable performance for multitenant, high-concurrency AI.

Up to 1.2 TB/s Bandwidth

LPDDR5X memory feeds data-intensive AI, analytics, and reinforcement-learning pipelines.

Coherency Fabric

Arm®-compatible Olympus cores with NVIDIA Scalable Coherency Fabric (SCF) for efficient data movement.

Secure by Design

HPE iLO 7 with silicon root of trust establishes a verified chain of trust from the moment you power on.

Cloud Operations

HPE OneView and HPE Compute Ops Management deliver AI-driven insight from data center to edge.

NVIDIA Vera CPU die
Vera CPU Architecture

Engineered for the work agents actually do

Unlike CPUs tuned purely for traditional virtualization, the Vera CPU is built for fast, responsive environments that launch, run, and evaluate thousands of concurrent tasks under sustained load.

  • 88 Olympus CPU coresHigh-performance processing for orchestration, runtimes, analytics, and agent implementation.
  • Spatial multithreadingTwo tasks per core with consistent, predictable performance for large agent fleets.
  • Up to 1.2 TB/s LPDDR5XMemory bandwidth that keeps data-intensive AI and RL pipelines fed.
  • Arm®-compatible cores + SCFStrong single-thread performance and efficient data movement across the system.
Where It Fits

Workloads the DL394 was made for

Sophisticated financial modeling

Volatile-market analysis and faster trading decisions that depend on low-latency compute.

Real-time decision-making

Agent loops that reason, act, and re-plan in line with live data instead of in batches.

Large-scale reinforcement learning

Reward computation and environment evaluation that scale across many concurrent runs.

Risk & fraud detection

More accurate risk assessment and fraud detection on continuous streams of transactions.

Scientific breakthroughs

Data-heavy research pipelines that pair CPU-centric and accelerated work in one loop.

Manufacturing & operations

Streamlining operations with agents that monitor, decide, and trigger actions in real time.

Authorized HPE Partner

The hard part is the configuration, not the spec sheet

Vera CPU options, memory, storage, networking, GreenLake consumption, and lead times — there's a lot to get right before a PO. Tell us what your AI workloads need to do, and we'll land you on the right DL394 build, get you pricing that makes sense, and stay on the order until it's racked.

  • Configuration guidance from people who know the HPE ProLiant catalog
  • Authorized-partner pricing, without the usual procurement friction
  • Order follow-through — from quote to delivery
The Trusted HPE ProLiant Experience

Vera performance, ProLiant peace of mind

Enterprise AI needs more than raw throughput. The DL394 extends the security, manageability, and lifecycle tooling that IT teams already rely on across the ProLiant portfolio.

Security from power-on

HPE iLO 7 with silicon root of trust verifies every layer of firmware and software, protecting against firmware attacks, unauthorized access, and tampering.

HPE OneView

A centralized interface to manage and monitor servers, storage, and networking — automating and streamlining day-to-day IT operations.

HPE Compute Ops Management

AI-driven insight and automation from data center to edge: forecast energy costs, pinpoint issues, and manage a global server footprint from one place.

Deep Dive

Key features

Agentic systems plan tasks, call tools, run code, query data, and evaluate their own results — activities that run primarily on the CPU. The DL394 Gen12 is tuned for fast, responsive environments that launch, run, and evaluate thousands of concurrent tasks with predictable performance under sustained load.

88 NVIDIA-designed Olympus CPU cores provide high-performance processing for orchestration, runtime environments, analytics, and agent workloads. Spatial multithreading lets each core run two tasks simultaneously while maintaining consistent performance. Up to 1.2 TB/s of LPDDR5X memory bandwidth feeds data-intensive AI and RL pipelines, while Arm®-compatible Olympus cores and the NVIDIA Scalable Coherency Fabric (SCF) provide strong single-thread performance and efficient data movement.

Security is built into the foundation with HPE iLO 7 and silicon root of trust, verifying every layer of firmware and software from the moment the server powers on. HPE OneView provides a centralized interface to manage and monitor servers, storage, and networking, while HPE Compute Ops Management adds AI-driven insights and automation from data center to edge — helping IT teams forecast energy costs, pinpoint problems, and manage a global server footprint.

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