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UCS UCSB-B480-M5-U UCS B480 M5 CTO Blade Server w/o drive bays

Cisco B480 M5

$849.9917% above typicalTypically sells ~$726.75

17% above typical · Typically sells ~$726.75

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

Fit 50Value 21

🇺🇸 US · First seen 10 days ago

100% · 8.5k

Installed Hardware

Barebones, ships without CPU, RAM, or drives.

Condition
Used

Needs ~$50.80 more to run

This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 1 CPU ~$30.00 · 16 GB RAM ~$20.80.

All-in ≈ $900.79 (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

CPU4-socket platform

Platform: Cisco B480 M5 (M5)

Form factor
blade
CPU socket
LGA3647 × 4
RAM max
6144 GB DDR4 · RDIMM, LRDIMM, 3DS LRDIMM
DIMM slots
48 (RDIMM, LRDIMM, 3DS LRDIMM)
PCIe
Gen 3
Management
Cisco IMC
Released
2017

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
50
Storage
50
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$726.7520

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

Outlook · Late life, Near the price floor. Weigh idle power draw and parts availability.

Price context

At $849.99, this listing is 17% above the typical sold price (~$726.75), and 65% below the typical asking price (~$2,439.50 across 7 live B480 M5 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).