Best used servers under $500 (2026)

$500 buys a capable dual-socket rack or a tidy tower. These are ranked by deal score (asking versus real sold prices, shipping included); the idle-watts and noise tier on each card are what separate a genuine bargain from a box that costs more to run than it did to buy.

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HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 G9 8SFF 2x 14 CORE E5-2680v4 2.4GHz 64GB RAM 4x 250GB SSD
$492.00
-53% · 65 sold
HP DL380 Gen9
2× E5-2680v4 · 28 cores · 64 GB RAM · 1.0 TB · ~100W idle · moderate
HP ProLiant DL360 Gen10 8x 2.5" 1x Xeon Silver 4110 2x 500W PSU 8GB RAM, No HDs
$249.99
-52% · 80 sold
HP DL360 Gen10
Silver 4110 · 8 cores · 8 GB RAM · ~90W idle · moderate
HP Proliant DL380p G8 8x 2.5 Server 2x E5-2690 2.9ghz 16-Cores 16GB P420 2x 460w
$64.99
-56% · 33 sold
HP DL380p Gen8
2× E5-2690 · 16 cores · 16 GB RAM · ~110W idle · loud
HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 G9 8SFF 2x 10 CORE E5-2640V4 2.4GHz 32GB RAM 2x TRAY
$304.00
-52% · 65 sold
HP DL380 Gen9
2× E5-2640V4 · 20 cores · 32 GB RAM · ~100W idle · moderate
HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 G9 8SFF 2x 14 CORE E5-2680v4 2.4GHz 32GB RAM 2x 300GB SAS
$348.00
-51% · 65 sold
HP DL380 Gen9
2× E5-2680v4 · 28 cores · 32 GB RAM · 600 GB · ~100W idle · moderate
HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 G9 8SFF 2x 18C E5-2695V4 2.1GHz 64GB RAM 2x 600GB SAS
$456.00
-48% · 65 sold
HP DL380 Gen9
2× E5-2695V4 · 36 cores · 64 GB RAM · 1.2 TB · ~100W idle · moderate
DELL POWEREDGE R640 8SFF 2x 4 CORE GOLD 5122 3.6GHz 32GB RAM 2x TRAYS H730P
$438.00
-50% · 44 sold
Dell R640
2× GOLD 5122 · 8 cores · 32 GB RAM · ~90W idle · moderate
HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 G9 8SFF 2x 12 CORE E5-2680v3 2.5GHz 48GB RAM 4x 300GB SAS
$386.00
-48% · 65 sold
HP DL380 Gen9
2× E5-2680v3 · 24 cores · 48 GB RAM · 1.2 TB · ~100W idle · moderate
DELL POWEREDGE R640 8SFF 2x 10C SILVER 4114 2.20GHz 32GB RAM 3x 600GB SAS H730P
$438.00
-47% · 44 sold
Dell R640
2× SILVER 4114 · 20 cores · 32 GB RAM · 1.8 TB · ~90W idle · moderate
HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 G9 8SFF 2x 14 CORE E5-2680v4 2.4GHz 64GB RAM 2x 300GB SAS
$444.00
-45% · 65 sold
HP DL380 Gen9
2× E5-2680v4 · 28 cores · 64 GB RAM · 600 GB · ~100W idle · moderate
HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 G9 8SFF 2x 10 CORE E5-2630v4 2.2GHz 64GB RAM P440AR NOHDD
$396.00
-45% · 65 sold
HP DL380 Gen9
2× E5-2630v4 · 20 cores · 64 GB RAM · ~100W idle · moderate
HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 G9 8SFF 2x 12 CORE E5-2690v3 2.6GHz 64GB RAM 4x TRAY
$429.00
-45% · 65 sold
HP DL380 Gen9
2× E5-2690v3 · 24 cores · 64 GB RAM · ~100W idle · moderate

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Ranked by our deal score (asking price, including known US shipping, versus real recent sold prices). Listings and availability come from eBay and change constantly; www.hardwarehoard.com is not the seller.