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Dell PowerEdge R740 16B 48 Cores 2x Platinum 8160 2.1GHz 192GB H740p 16x Trays

Dell R740

$1,754.8711% below typicalTypically sells ~$1,969.76Free shipping (to US)

11% below typical · Typically sells ~$1,969.76

~11% below typical sold (est.) · 48-core / 192 GB

Fit 80Value 23
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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 40% 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 8160 (48 cores)
RAM
192 GB / 3072 GB max
Condition
Refurbished

Upgrade Headroom

RAM95100192 GB → up to 3,072 GB · 24 DIMM slots
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
95
RAM
95
Storage
50
Deal:good deal · est.· Typically ~$1,969.7680

Approximate, based on this model's typical used-market price range. We don't have sold comps for this configuration yet, so treat the deal as a rough guide.

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 $1,754.87, this listing is 11% below the typical sold price (~$1,969.76), and 17% 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 ~$571.60 (resale of its 3+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$571.60 of parts)
CPU ×2 platinum-8160$260.00
RAM 192GB DDR4$249.60
HBA dell-perc-h740p$62.00
Estimated component value$571.60

Summed from used-market component prices (33% of the $1,754.87 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.