Sold prices are the basis for the deal score. Asking prices typically run above what listings actually close at.
Installed Hardware
CPU
2× Silver 4114 (20 cores)
RAM
128 GB / 3072 GB max
Drive bays
16× SFF (16 NVMe-capable)
Backplane: SAS 12G/SATA
Condition
Refurbished
Upgrade Headroom
RAM86→100128 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
71
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 $1,223.71, 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 (60% of the $1,223.71 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.