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Intel NUC5i5RYK / i5-5250U / 1.6Ghz / 8GB RAM / 0GB SSD/NO OS/NO ADAPTER

Intel NUC 5

$48.0033% below typicalTypically sells ~$72.16Free shipping (to US)

33% below typical · Typically sells ~$72.16

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

Fit 21Value 25
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US · First seen 3 hours ago · Checked 3 hours ago

100% · 13k

Sold Intel NUC 5 prices held steady over the past ~1 mo.

Price historyIntel NUC 5 · sold & asking medians from the daily index

Jun 19: $77.50 (60 askings)Jun 20: $75.00 (58 askings)Jun 21: $75.00 (57 askings)Jun 22: $75.00 (57 askings)Jun 23: $75.00 (53 askings)Jun 24: $75.00 (53 askings)Jun 25: $75.00 (53 askings)Jun 26: $80.00 (45 askings)Jun 27: $80.00 (45 askings)Jun 28: $75.00 (43 askings)Jun 29: $75.00 (43 askings)Jun 30: $75.00 (42 askings)Jul 1: $75.00 (41 askings)Jul 2: $80.00 (41 askings)Jul 3: $81.14 (40 askings)Jul 2: $70.79 (25 sold comps)Jul 3: $70.79 (25 sold comps)
2026-07-02$70.79–$70.79 · sold median2026-07-03

Dot size reflects how many listings back each day (25 sold comps per point). Hover for details.

Full price history, specs & configurations

Comparable sold · last 90 days

Too few sold listings match this exact config, so the deal score above prices in this CPU and RAM directly.

All configs (barebones to loaded) · 26 sold

Median $70.79 · typical range $50.94–$88.69

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

Installed Hardware

CPU
i5-5250U
RAM
8 GB / 16 GB max
Installed drives
1× 0GB SSD SATA
Condition
Used

Needs ~$8.00 more to run

This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 8 GB RAM ~$8.00.

All-in ≈ $56.00 (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

RAM8 GB → up to 16 GB · 2 DIMM slots1222
CPU1 of 1 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Intel NUC 5 (Broadwell)

Form factor
mini
CPU socket
BGA × 1
RAM max
16 GB DDR3 · SODIMM
DIMM slots
2 (SODIMM)
Noise tier
1/5, Whisper (<35 dB)
Idle power
7W · ~$7/yr · ~$22/3yr to run (idle @ )
PCIe
Gen 3
Max PSU
90W
Released
2015

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
12
Storage
0
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$72.1620

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 $48.00, this listing is 33% below the typical sold price (~$72.16), and 36% below the typical asking price (~$75.00 across 81 live NUC 5 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$31.40 (resale of its 2+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$31.40 of parts)
RAM 8GB DDR3$6.40
Drives 1× 0GB SSD$25.00
Estimated component value$31.40

Summed from used-market component prices (65% of the $48.00 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.