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Dell PowerEdge R740 16SFF 28 Core 2x Gold 6132 128GB H740P X540/I350 NO HDD

Dell R740

$1,227.3338% below typicalTypically sells ~$1,975.35Free shipping (to US)

38% below typical · Typically sells ~$1,975.35

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

Fit 73Value 25
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🇺🇸 US · First seen 10 days ago

100% · 90k

Comparable sold · 19 sales · last 90 days

Median $1,256.85 · range $651.68–$2,539.04

This listing is about 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× Gold 6132 (28 cores)
RAM
128 GB / 3072 GB max
Drive bays
16× SFF (16 NVMe-capable)
Backplane: SAS 12G/SATA
Condition
Refurbished

Upgrade Headroom

RAM86100128 GB → up to 3,072 GB · 24 DIMM slots
Drives16 drive bays
CPU2 of 2 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Dell R740 (G14)

Form factor
2U 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
120W · ~$126/yr · ~$378/3yr to run (idle @ )
Fan control
good
PCIe
Gen 3 · 8 slots · 96 lanes
AVX-512
Yes
IOMMU default
Disabled (must enable for passthrough)
Management
iDRAC 9
Max PSU
2400W
Released
2017

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
83
RAM
86
Storage
50
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$1,975.3520

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 $1,227.33, this listing is 38% below the typical sold price (~$1,975.35), and 42% below the typical asking price (~$2,109.95 across 314 live R740 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$728.40 (resale of its 2+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$728.40 of parts)
Chassis / base$500.00
RAM 128GB DDR4$166.40
HBA dell-perc-h740p$62.00
Estimated component value$728.40

Summed from used-market component prices (59% of the $1,227.33 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.