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Dell PowerEdge R640 8B SFF 48 Core 2x Platinum 8268 2.9GHz 128GB H730p CX422A

Dell R640

$1,549.5721% below typicalTypically sells ~$1,963.23Free shipping (to US)

21% below typical · Typically sells ~$1,963.23

~21% below typical sold (53 sold) · 48-core / 128 GB

Fit 77Value 24
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🇺🇸 US · First seen 9 days ago

100% · 90k

Sold Dell R640 prices ↓ 16% over the past ~3 mo.

Comparable sold · 44 sales · last 90 days

Median $601.95 · range $301.11–$1,148.76

This listing is 157% 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× Platinum 8268 (48 cores)
RAM
128 GB / 3072 GB max
Drive bays
8× SFF (8 NVMe-capable)
Backplane: SAS 12G/SATA
Condition
Refurbished

Upgrade Headroom

RAM86100128 GB → up to 3,072 GB · 24 DIMM slots
Drives8 drive bays
CPU2 of 2 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Dell R640 (G14)

Form factor
1U rack
CPU socket
LGA3647 × 2
RAM max
3072 GB DDR4 · RDIMM, LRDIMM
DIMM slots
24 (RDIMM, LRDIMM)
Noise tier
3/5, Moderate (45–55 dB)
Idle power
90W · ~$95/yr · ~$284/3yr to run (idle @ )
Fan control
good
PCIe
Gen 3 · 3 slots · 96 lanes
AVX-512
Yes
IOMMU default
Disabled (must enable for passthrough)
Management
iDRAC 9
Max PSU
1600W
Released
2017

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
95
RAM
86
Storage
50
Deal:-21% · 53 sold· Typically ~$1,963.2380

Based on 53 recent sold listings of this exact model.

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 $1,549.57, this listing is 21% below the typical sold price (~$1,963.23), and 15% below the typical asking price (~$1,825.73 across 1186 live R640 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$1,165.40 (resale of its 3+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$1,165.40 of parts)
Chassis / base$450.00
CPU ×2 platinum-8268$500.00
RAM 128GB DDR4$166.40
HBA dell-perc-h730p$49.00
Estimated component value$1,165.40

Summed from used-market component prices (75% of the $1,549.57 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.