Dell PowerEdge R740 Server 8-Bay QS 2x Gold 6248 2.50Ghz 40-Core 320GB RAM Rails
Dell R740
35% above typical · Typically sells ~$1,976.81
↓ Price dropped 8%, was $2,901.95
~35% above typical (est.) · 40-core / 320 GB
🇺🇸 US · First seen 10 days ago
100% · 7.3kComparable sold · 19 sales · last 90 days
Median $1,256.85 · range $651.68–$2,539.04
This listing is 112% 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× Gold 6248 (40 cores)
- RAM
- 320 GB / 3072 GB max
- Condition
- Refurbished
Upgrade Headroom
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
Item specifics
From the seller's eBay listing, not verified by Hardwarehoard.
- Brand
- Dell
- Type
- Server
- Product Line
- PowerEdge
- Model
- PowerEdge R740 QS
- Form Factor
- Rack Mountable
- RAM Size
- 320 GB
- Interface
- Ethernet (RJ-45), SFP, SAS
- Network Connectivity
- Wired-Ethernet (RJ-45)
- Network Management Type
- Unmanaged
- Network Type
- ATA over Ethernet
- Number of Processors
- 2
- RAID Levels
- 0, 1, 5, 1+0, 5+0
- Processor Manufacturer
- Intel
- Processor Type
- Xeon Gold 6248
- Memory Type
- DDR4 SDRAM
- Processor Speed
- 2.5 GHz
Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)
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 $2,659.95, this listing is 35% above the typical sold price (~$1,976.81), and 26% above 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 ~$596.00 (resale of its 2+ parts, est.)
How we estimate the value (~$596.00 of parts)
| CPU ×2 gold-6248 | $180.00 |
| RAM 320GB DDR4 | $416.00 |
| Estimated component value | $596.00 |
Summed from used-market component prices (22% of the $2,659.95 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.