Sold prices are the basis for the deal score. Asking prices typically run above what listings actually close at.
Installed Hardware
CPU
BRONZE 3104 (6 cores)
RAM
32 GB / 3072 GB max
Drive bays
24× SFF (24 NVMe-capable)
2× M.2 SATA
Backplane: SAS 12G/SATA
Installed drives
2× 240GB SSD M.2
Condition
Used
Upgrade Headroom
RAM39→10032 GB → up to 3,072 GB · 24 DIMM slots
Drivesuses 2 of 24 drive bays
CPU1 of 2 CPU sockets populated
Platform: Cisco C240 M5 (M5)
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 · 6 slots · 96 lanes
AVX-512
Yes
IOMMU default
Disabled (must enable for passthrough)
Management
CIMC
Max PSU
1200W
Released
2017
Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)
Cores
31
RAM
39
Storage
1
Deal:-55% · 13 sold· Typically ~$731.3380
Based on 13 recent sold listings of this exact model.
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 $329.99, this listing is 55% below the typical sold price (~$731.33), and 68% below the typical asking price (~$1,028.26 across 109 live C240 M5 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).
Part-out value ~$291.60 (resale of its 3+ parts, est.)
How we estimate the value (~$291.60 of parts)
Chassis / base
$200.00
CPU bronze-3104
$10.00
RAM 32GB DDR4
$41.60
Drives 2× 240GB SSD
$40.00
Estimated component value
$291.60
Summed from used-market component prices (88% of the $329.99 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.