DELL PowerEdge R720 8X3.5" Server 16 CORE 2.6GHZ ,2x16GB,DVDRW,2x750WATT, NO HDD
Dell R720 · model page: price history, specs & configurations →
Estimated value only (bare unit, not comparable) · ~$145.66 estimated value
Bare unit: the price reflects an empty chassis (no CPU/RAM)
US · First seen 5 days ago · Checked 6 hours ago
100% · 9.1kSold Dell R720 prices held steady over the past ~1 mo.
Price historyDell R720 · sold & asking medians from the daily index
Each point is a day's median across the listings we saw that day; the y-axis is price, the x-axis is time. Bigger dots = more listings behind that day (1–11 per point). Hover or tap anywhere for the exact value.
Market liquidity · Thin market
Few recent sales, so the typical price here is a rougher guide than for high-volume models.
Dell R720: 1 sold in the last 90 days · 11 listed now
Lower confidence: this is an older platform (2012) with few recent sales (1 in 90 days), so its typical price is a rougher guide than for high-volume models.
Installed Hardware
- CPU
- 16 cores
- RAM
- 16 GB / 768 GB max
- Drive bays
- 8× LFF (accepts SFF)Backplane: SAS 6G/SATA
- Condition
- Used
Needs ~$2.50 more to run
This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 1 CPU ~$2.50.
All-in ≈ $82.50 (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
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) · estimatedPlatform-level figure. How we rate noise & power
- Idle power
- 110W · ~$116/yr · ~$347/3yr to run (idle @ ) · total cost to own →Estimated from platform specs (single-CPU).
- Fan control
- fair
- PCIe
- Gen 3 · 7 slots · 80 lanes
- AVX-512
Item specifics
From the seller's eBay listing, not verified by Hardwarehoard.
- Compatible Brand
- Dell
- Number of Processors
- 2
- Network Connectivity
- Wired-Ethernet (RJ-45)
- Network Management Type
- Fully Managed
- Memory Type
- DDR3 SDRAM
- Brand
- Dell
- Network Type
- ATA over Ethernet
- Form Factor
- Rack Mountable
- Type
- Server
- Processor Manufacturer
- Intel
- Model
- PER720-3.5-8HDD
Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)
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.
A general guide based on how gear this age usually depreciates -- not a forecast for this specific model.
Price context
At $80.00, this listing is 45% below the typical sold price (~$145.66), and 79% below the typical asking price (~$384.88 across 12 live R720 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).
How we estimate the value (~$136.00 of parts)
| Chassis / base | $120.00 |
| RAM 16GB DDR3 | $16.00 |
| Estimated component value | $136.00 |
Summed from used-market component prices (170% of the $80.00 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part. Component prices as of mid-2026.