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Dell PowerEdge R740 16SFF 40 Core 2x Gold 6148 256GB H740P X540/I350 NO HDD

Dell R740

$2,127.7112% below typicalTypically sells ~$2,426.61Free shipping (to US)

12% below typical · Typically sells ~$2,426.61

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

Fit 80Value 21
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🇺🇸 US · First seen 9 days ago

100% · 90k

Comparable sold · 19 sales · last 90 days

Median $1,256.85 · range $651.68–$2,539.04

This listing is 69% 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 6148 (40 cores)
RAM
256 GB / 3072 GB max
Drive bays
16× SFF (16 NVMe-capable)
Backplane: SAS 12G/SATA
Condition
Refurbished

Upgrade Headroom

RAM98100256 GB → up to 3,072 GB · 24 DIMM slots
Drives16 drive bays
CPU2 of 2 CPU sockets populated

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

Fit Breakdown (Balanced lens)

Cores
92
RAM
98
Storage
50
Deal:barebones · bare unit· Typically ~$2,426.6120

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 $2,127.71, this listing is 12% below the typical sold price (~$2,426.61), and about level with 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 ~$894.80 (resale of its 2+ parts, est.)

How we estimate the value (~$894.80 of parts)
Chassis / base$500.00
RAM 256GB DDR4$332.80
HBA dell-perc-h740p$62.00
Estimated component value$894.80

Summed from used-market component prices (42% of the $2,127.71 asking price). A rough build-up, not the whole-unit sold price; (est.) marks an inferred part.