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Cisco UCS C240 M5S Rack Server 8x SFF - CTO

Cisco C240 M5

$575.00187% above typicalTypically sells ~$200.00Free shipping (to US)

187% above typical · Typically sells ~$200.00

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

Fit 50Value 25
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🇺🇸 US · First seen 11 hours ago

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Price historyCisco C240 M5 · sold & asking medians from the daily index

Jun 3: $599.99 (15 askings)Jun 6: $1,028.26 (85 askings)Jun 7: $1,028.26 (85 askings)Jun 8: $1,028.26 (85 askings)Jun 9: $1,028.26 (85 askings)Jun 10: $1,012.84 (110 askings)Jun 11: $1,212.62 (87 askings)Jun 12: $1,220.46 (84 askings)Jun 13: $1,220.46 (84 askings)Jun 14: $1,220.46 (84 askings)Jun 15: $1,220.46 (84 askings)Jun 16: $1,171.65 (89 askings)Jun 17: $1,171.65 (87 askings)Jun 18: $1,214.44 (84 askings)Jun 19: $1,216.25 (89 askings)Jun 20: $829.79 (40 askings)Jun 21: $829.79 (40 askings)Jun 22: $833.29 (41 askings)Jun 23: $874.95 (39 askings)Apr 14: $168.17 (1 sold comp)Jun 23: $1,460.74 (2 sold comps)Jul 21: $15.94 (1 sold comp)Aug 4: $1,281.63 (1 sold comp)Aug 25: $165.15 (1 sold comp)Nov 3: $315.54 (1 sold comp)Mar 2: $3,508.17 (2 sold comps)Mar 9: $531.80 (2 sold comps)Mar 16: $1,067.93 (4 sold comps)Mar 30: $1,494.43 (1 sold comp)Apr 6: $1,299.51 (1 sold comp)Apr 20: $506.46 (2 sold comps)May 4: $48.34 (1 sold comp)
2025-04-14$15.94–$3,508.17 · sold median2026-05-04

Dot size reflects how many listings back each day (1–4 sold comps per point). Hover for details.

Full price history, specs & configurations

Comparable sold · 5 sales · last 90 days

Median $890.57 · range $122.36–$1,299.51

This listing is 35% below the median sold.

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 ~$50.80 more to run

This listing is missing parts to be a bootable server. Estimated cost to add: 1 CPU ~$30.00 · 16 GB RAM ~$20.80.

All-in ≈ $625.80 (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

CPU2-socket platform

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
50
RAM
50
Storage
50
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$200.0020

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 $575.00, this listing is 188% above the typical sold price (~$200.00), and 28% below the typical asking price (~$803.32 across 50 live C240 M5 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

How we estimate the value (~$200.00 of parts)
Chassis / base$200.00
Estimated component value$200.00

Summed from used-market component prices (35% of the $575.00 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.