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Dell OptiPlex 3000 Micro Intel Core i5-12500T 4.4GHz 1x16GB RAM No HDD/OS/AC

Dell 3000 Micro

$289.99316% above typicalTypically sells ~$69.66Free shipping (to US)

316% above typical · Typically sells ~$69.66

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

Fit 41Value 29
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US · First seen 5 hours ago · Checked 1 hour ago

100% · 52k

Sold Dell 3000 Micro prices held steady over the past ~1 mo.

Price historyDell 3000 Micro · sold & asking medians from the daily index

Jun 24: $249.99 (5 askings)Jun 25: $249.99 (5 askings)Jun 26: $429.95 (3 askings)Jun 27: $429.95 (3 askings)Jun 28: $429.95 (3 askings)Jun 29: $429.95 (3 askings)Jun 30: $429.95 (3 askings)Jul 1: $429.95 (3 askings)Jul 2: $429.95 (3 askings)Jul 3: $429.95 (3 askings)Jul 2: $300.82 (6 sold comps)Jul 3: $300.82 (6 sold comps)
2026-07-02$300.82–$300.82 · sold median2026-07-03

Dot size reflects how many listings back each day (6 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) · 7 sold

Median $281.43 · typical range $259.04–$330.42

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

Installed Hardware

CPU
i5-12500T
RAM
16 GB / 64 GB max
Condition
Used

Upgrade Headroom

RAM16 GB → up to 64 GB · 2 DIMM slots2263
CPU1 of 1 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Dell 3000 Micro (Alder Lake (12th Gen))

Form factor
mini
CPU socket
LGA1700 × 1
RAM max
64 GB DDR4 · SODIMM
DIMM slots
2 (SODIMM)
Noise tier
1/5, Whisper (<35 dB)
Idle power
10W · ~$11/yr · ~$32/3yr to run (idle @ )
PCIe
Gen 4
Max PSU
65W
Released
2022

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
22
Storage
50
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$69.6620

Fit = suits your use case · Value = fit per dollar · Deal = price vs typical market.

Outlook · Value sweet spot, Mature pricing: strong value, with the steepest drops already behind it.

Price context

At $289.99, this listing is 316% above the typical sold price (~$69.66), and 38% above the typical asking price (~$209.50 across 14 live 3000 Micro listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

How we estimate the value (~$16.00 of parts)
RAM 16GB DDR4$16.00
Estimated component value$16.00

Summed from used-market component prices (6% of the $289.99 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.