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DELL OPTIPLEX 3000 Micro | No CPU / RAM / HD

Dell 3000 Micro

$80.00105% above typicalTypically sells ~$39.00Free shipping (to US)

105% above typical · Typically sells ~$39.00

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

Fit 50Value 67
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US · First seen 5 hours ago · Checked 1 hour ago

100% · 49k

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

Barebones, ships without CPU, RAM, or drives.

Condition
Used

Needs ~$23.80 more to run

This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 1 CPU ~$3.00 · 16 GB RAM ~$20.80.

All-in ≈ $103.80 (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

CPU1-socket platform

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
50
Storage
50
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$39.0020

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 $80.00, this listing is 105% above the typical sold price (~$39.00), and 62% below the typical asking price (~$209.50 across 14 live 3000 Micro listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).