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CISCO UCS-C240-M3 BAREBONES SERVER

Cisco C240 M3

$169.95Free shipping (to US)
Fit 50Value 46

🇺🇸 US · First seen 21 days ago

100% · 17k

Installed Hardware

Barebones, ships without CPU, RAM, or drives.

Condition
Used

Needs ~$10.50 more to run

This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 1 CPU ~$2.50 · 16 GB RAM ~$8.00.

All-in ≈ $180.45 (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

CPU2-socket platform

Platform: Cisco C240 M3 (M3)

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 · 6 slots · 80 lanes
AVX-512
No
IOMMU default
Disabled (must enable for passthrough)
Management
CIMC
Max PSU
1200W
Released
2012

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
50
Storage
50
Deal:No estimate available

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 $169.95, this listing is — no sold comps yet —, and 13% above the typical asking price (~$149.99 across 18 live C240 M3 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).