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DELL POWEREDGE R730 8SFF 2x 18C E5-2697V4 2.3GHz 8x 2TB SSD 2x PSU H330 NO RAM

Dell R730

$1,998.00259% above typicalTypically sells ~$556.30Free shipping (to US)

259% above typical · Typically sells ~$556.30

Bare unit: the price reflects an empty chassis (no CPU/RAM)

Fit 60Value 16
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🇺🇸 US · First seen 11 hours ago

100% · 5.9k

Sold Dell R730 prices ↓ 14% over the past ~4 mo.

Price historyDell R730 · sold & asking medians from the daily index

Jun 3: $1,097.95 (35 askings)Jun 6: $1,083.95 (325 askings)Jun 7: $1,083.95 (325 askings)Jun 8: $1,075.31 (315 askings)Jun 9: $1,079.63 (314 askings)Jun 10: $1,079.63 (314 askings)Jun 11: $1,203.95 (384 askings)Jun 12: $1,203.95 (384 askings)Jun 13: $1,203.95 (384 askings)Jun 14: $1,207.95 (381 askings)Jun 15: $1,207.95 (381 askings)Jun 16: $1,054.99 (441 askings)Jun 17: $1,056.00 (440 askings)Jun 18: $1,057.00 (441 askings)Jun 19: $1,085.48 (516 askings)Jun 20: $1,035.00 (329 askings)Jun 21: $1,026.00 (337 askings)Jun 22: $1,028.50 (340 askings)Jun 23: $1,047.00 (359 askings)Oct 2: $1,113.46 (1 sold comp)Dec 11: $2,982.32 (1 sold comp)Apr 22: $707.64 (1 sold comp)Jun 3: $1,113.46 (1 sold comp)Sep 23: $1,125.05 (1 sold comp)Mar 17: $1,746.96 (1 sold comp)Apr 21: $1,655.65 (1 sold comp)Jun 16: $284.97 (1 sold comp)Sep 29: $308.83 (1 sold comp)Oct 27: $268.54 (1 sold comp)Feb 16: $117.56 (1 sold comp)Feb 23: $252.47 (1 sold comp)Mar 2: $210.17 (3 sold comps)Mar 9: $147.71 (1 sold comp)Mar 16: $216.66 (2 sold comps)Mar 23: $717.05 (1 sold comp)Apr 6: $379.85 (2 sold comps)Apr 13: $108.40 (2 sold comps)Apr 20: $949.51 (3 sold comps)Apr 27: $609.66 (1 sold comp)May 4: $169.86 (2 sold comps)May 11: $180.13 (3 sold comps)May 18: $234.85 (4 sold comps)Jun 3: $202.76 (9 sold comps)Jun 6: $202.76 (9 sold comps)Jun 7: $202.76 (9 sold comps)Jun 8: $202.76 (9 sold comps)Jun 9: $202.76 (9 sold comps)Jun 10: $229.86 (7 sold comps)Jun 11: $278.05 (4 sold comps)Jun 12: $278.05 (4 sold comps)Jun 13: $278.05 (4 sold comps)Jun 14: $180.13 (3 sold comps)Jun 15: $180.13 (3 sold comps)Jun 16: $625.74 (2 sold comps)Jun 17: $625.74 (2 sold comps)Jun 18: $625.74 (2 sold comps)Jun 19: $1,078.66 (1 sold comp)
2023-10-02$108.40–$2,982.32 · sold median2026-06-19

Dot size reflects how many listings back each day (1–9 sold comps per point). Hover for details.

Full price history, specs & configurations

Comparable sold · 19 sales · last 90 days

Median $239.84 · range $176.48–$627.21

This listing is 733% above the median sold.

Sold prices are the basis for the deal score. Asking prices typically run above what listings actually close at.

Installed Hardware

CPU
2× E5-2697V4 (36 cores)
Drive bays
8× SFF
Backplane: SAS 12G/SATA
Installed drives
8× 2TB SSD SATA
Condition
Used

Needs ~$20.80 more to run

This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 16 GB RAM ~$20.80.

All-in ≈ $2,018.80 (listing + parts). Estimate for a minimal config (1 CPU · 16 GB RAM · boot SSD) priced from typical used-market component costs, verify against this exact unit.

Upgrade Headroom

Drivesuses 8 of 8 drive bays
CPU2 of 2 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Dell R730 (G13)

Form factor
2U rack
CPU socket
LGA2011-3 × 2
RAM max
1536 GB DDR4 · RDIMM, LRDIMM
DIMM slots
24 (RDIMM, LRDIMM)
Noise tier
3/5, Moderate (45–55 dB)
Idle power
100W · ~$105/yr · ~$315/3yr to run (idle @ )
Fan control
good
PCIe
Gen 3 · 7 slots · 80 lanes
AVX-512
No
IOMMU default
Disabled (must enable for passthrough)
Management
iDRAC 8
Max PSU
1100W
Released
2014

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
89
RAM
50
Storage
39
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$556.3020

Fit = suits your use case · Value = fit per dollar · Deal = price vs typical market.

Outlook · Vintage, Cheap but aging. Verify firmware, OS support, and running cost before buying.

Price context

At $1,998.00, this listing is 259% above the typical sold price (~$556.30), and 92% above the typical asking price (~$1,038.95 across 371 live R730 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

How we estimate the value (~$520.00 of parts)
Chassis / base$80.00
Drives 8× 2TB SSD$440.00
Estimated component value$520.00

Summed from used-market component prices (26% of the $1,998.00 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.