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Dell Poweredge R420 2x Xeon E5-2470 2.3ghz | 96gb | H310 | 8x Trays | 2x 350w

Dell R420

$289.9925% above typicalTypically sells ~$231.72Free shipping (to US)

25% above typical · Typically sells ~$231.72

~25% above typical (est.) · 16-core / 96 GB · low idle ~70 W

Fit 64Value 45

🇺🇸 US · First seen 21 days ago

100% · 100k

Installed Hardware

CPU
2× E5-2470 (16 cores)
RAM
96 GB / 192 GB max
Drive bays
8× SFF
Backplane: SAS 6G/SATA
PSU
2× 350W
Condition
Refurbished

Upgrade Headroom

RAM789596 GB → up to 192 GB · 12 DIMM slots
Drives8 drive bays
CPU2 of 2 CPU sockets populated

Platform: Dell R420 (G12)

Form factor
1U rack
CPU socket
LGA1356 × 2
RAM max
192 GB DDR3 · RDIMM, LRDIMM
DIMM slots
12 (RDIMM, LRDIMM)
Noise tier
4/5, Loud (55–65 dB)
Idle power
70W · ~$74/yr · ~$221/3yr to run (idle @ )
Fan control
poor
PCIe
Gen 3 · 2 slots · 40 lanes
AVX-512
No
IOMMU default
Disabled (must enable for passthrough)
Management
iDRAC 7
Max PSU
550W
Released
2012

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
63
RAM
78
Storage
50
Deal:over typical · est.· Typically ~$231.7220

Approximate. Sold data for this model is limited, so the estimate leans on the value of this server's parts and the broader market.

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

Outlook · Vintage, Cheap but aging. Verify firmware, OS support, and running cost before buying.

Price context

At $289.99, this listing is 25% above the typical sold price (~$231.72), and 84% above the typical asking price (~$157.50 across 2 live R420 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$96.00 (resale of its 3+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$96.00 of parts)
Chassis / base$25.00
CPU ×2 generic-lga1356-mid (est.)$14.00
RAM 96GB DDR3$48.00
HBA dell-perc-h310$9.00
Estimated component value$96.00

Summed from used-market component prices (33% of the $289.99 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.