Dell PowerEdge R940 8-Bay SFF Server 2.7Ghz 96-Core 128GB RAM Database Host
Dell R940 · model page: price history, specs & configurations →
Estimated value only (limited sold-price data) · ~$1,135.86 estimated value
~131% above typical (est.) · 96-core / 128 GB
US · First seen 9 days ago · Checked yesterday
100% · 8.6kPrice historyDell R940 · sold & asking medians from the daily index
Each point is a day's median across the listings we saw that day; the y-axis is price, the x-axis is time. Bigger dots = more listings behind that day (1–160 per point). Hover or tap anywhere for the exact value.
Lower confidence: this is an older platform (2017) with few recent sales (1 in 90 days), so its typical price is a rougher guide than for high-volume models.
Installed Hardware
- CPU
- Xeon Platinum 8168 (96 cores)
- RAM
- 128 GB / 6144 GB max
- Condition
- Refurbished
Upgrade Headroom
Platform: Dell R940 (G14)
- Form factor
- 3U rack
- CPU socket
- LGA3647 × 4
- RAM max
- 6144 GB DDR4 · RDIMM, LRDIMM
- DIMM slots
- 48 (RDIMM, LRDIMM)
- Noise tier
- 4/5, Loud (55–65 dB) · estimatedPlatform-level figure. How we rate noise & power
- Fan control
- good
- PCIe
- Gen 3 · 13 slots · 192 lanes
- AVX-512
- Yes
- IOMMU default
- Disabled (must enable for passthrough)
- Management
- iDRAC 9
- Max PSU
- 2400W
- Released
- 2017
GPU-ready host: fits an RTX A6000 (48GB), aux power
Confirmed by 10 full-height PCIe slots + 2400W PSU + PCIe aux power. Also fits Tesla P4, RTX A2000 12GB, RTX A4000, Tesla P40, Tesla M40 24GB, Tesla P100 16GB, RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 3090, Tesla V100 16GB, A100 40GB, A40, A10, RTX A5000, RTX A4500, AMD MI50 16GB. Compare GPU hosts →
Item specifics
From the seller's eBay listing, not verified by Hardwarehoard.
- Brand
- Dell
- Type
- Server
- Product Line
- PowerEdge
- Model
- PowerEdge R940
- Form Factor
- 3U
- RAM Size
- 128 GB
- Interface
- Ethernet (RJ-45), SAS
- Network Management Type
- Unmanaged
- Network Connectivity
- Wired-Ethernet (RJ-45)
- Network Type
- ATA over Ethernet
- Number of Processors
- 4
- RAID Levels
- 0, 1, 5, 6, 1+0, 5+0, 6+0
- Processor Manufacturer
- Intel
- Processor Type
- Xeon Platinum 8168
- Memory Type
- DDR4 SDRAM
- Processor Speed
- 2.7 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 $2,627.95, this listing is 131% above the typical sold price (~$1,135.86), and 33% below the typical asking price (~$3,905.96 across 155 live R940 listings). Sold = what it's worth; asking = what sellers want now (usually higher).
Part-out value ~$336.40 (resale of its 2+ parts, est.)
How we estimate the value (~$336.40 of parts)
| CPU platinum-8168 | $170.00 |
| RAM 128GB DDR4 | $166.40 |
| Estimated component value | $336.40 |
Summed from used-market component prices (13% of the $2,627.95 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part. Component prices as of mid-2026.