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Dell PowerEdge R720 8SFF 2x E5-2640 =12C 95W 128GB/256GB i350 H710P DVD ROM 750W

Dell R720

$495.3543% below typicalTypically sells ~$862.28Free shipping (to US)

43% below typical · Typically sells ~$862.28

~43% below typical sold (15 sold) · 12-core / 128 GB

Fit 63Value 34
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🇺🇸 US · First seen 10 days ago

100% · 31k

Comparable sold · 3 sales · last 90 days

Median $399.84 · range $300.63–$415.70

This listing is 24% 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× E5-2640 (12 cores)
RAM
128 GB / 768 GB max
Drive bays
8× SFF
Backplane: SAS 6G/SATA
Condition
Used

Upgrade Headroom

RAM86100128 GB → up to 768 GB · 24 DIMM slots
Drives8 drive bays
CPU2 of 2 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Dell R720 (G12)

Form factor
2U rack
CPU socket
LGA2011 × 2
RAM max
768 GB DDR3 · RDIMM, LRDIMM
DIMM slots
24 (RDIMM, LRDIMM)
Noise tier
4/5, Loud (55–65 dB)
Idle power
110W · ~$116/yr · ~$347/3yr to run (idle @ )
Fan control
fair
PCIe
Gen 3 · 7 slots · 80 lanes
AVX-512
No
IOMMU default
Disabled (must enable for passthrough)
Management
iDRAC 7
Max PSU
1100W
Released
2012

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
53
RAM
86
Storage
50
Deal:-43% · 15 sold· Typically ~$862.2880

Based on 15 recent sold listings of this exact model.

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 $495.35, this listing is 43% below the typical sold price (~$862.28), and 42% above the typical asking price (~$349.25 across 7 live R720 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$226.00 (resale of its 3+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$226.00 of parts)
Chassis / base$130.00
CPU ×2 e5-2640$8.00
RAM 128GB DDR3$64.00
HBA dell-perc-h710p$24.00
Estimated component value$226.00

Summed from used-market component prices (46% of the $495.35 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.