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Lot of 3 Dell Optiplex 3040 Micro i5-6500t 8GB DDR3 500GB HDD Home Lab Cluster

Dell 3040 Micro

$250.0097% above typicalTypically sells ~$126.72Free shipping (to US)

97% above typical · Typically sells ~$126.72

~97% above typical (est.) · 8 GB · low idle ~9 W

Fit 21Value 11

🇺🇸 US · First seen 14 hours ago

100% · 704

Installed Hardware

CPU
i5-6500t
RAM
8 GB / 32 GB max
Installed drives
1× 500GB HDD SAS
Condition
Used

Upgrade Headroom

RAM12398 GB → up to 32 GB · 2 DIMM slots
CPU1-socket platform

Platform: Dell 3040 Micro (Skylake)

Form factor
mini
CPU socket
LGA1151 × 1
RAM max
32 GB DDR4 · SODIMM
DIMM slots
2 (SODIMM)
Noise tier
1/5, Whisper (<35 dB)
Idle power
9W · ~$9/yr · ~$28/3yr to run (idle @ )
PCIe
Gen 3 · 1 slots
Management
Intel vPro/AMT
Max PSU
90W
Released
2015

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
50
RAM
12
Storage
2
Deal:over typical · est.· Typically ~$126.7220

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

Price context

At $250.00, this listing is 97% above the typical sold price (~$126.72), and 233% above the typical asking price (~$75.00 across 21 live 3040 Micro listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).

Part-out value ~$52.50 (resale of its 2+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$52.50 of parts)
CPU i5-6500t$45.00
Drives 1× 500GB HDD$7.50
Estimated component value$52.50

Summed from used-market component prices (21% of the $250.00 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.