{"id":1079,"date":"2021-03-05T19:52:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T19:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:09:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T01:09:51","slug":"server-pricing-report-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/server-pricing-report-march-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Server Pricing Report \u2013 March 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>Welcome to the Third installment of our monthly server price reporting for 2021. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/partsphoto1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"motherboard and ram\" class=\"wp-image-763\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/partsphoto1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/partsphoto1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/partsphoto1-200x133.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/partsphoto1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/partsphoto1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\">If you were following along,  last year we&#8217;ve been tracking changing parts prices for RAM, SSDs, Hard Drives, CPUs, and a couple of GPUs. Typically this is done monthly, and then shared on our blog.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Currently, all listed prices are from eBay, for used hardware. I may start tracking more new hardware as well if there is a demand for it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Prices as of March 5th, 2021<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>+ or &#8211; indicates if the price has gone up or down since last month<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:12px\">Price Low* \/ Price High** \/ Part Name<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> ___________________________________________________________________ <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>SSDs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$59() \/ $110(+) \/ 480gb Intel DC S3500<br>$89() \/ $183(-) \/ 800gb Intel DC S3500<br>$250() \/ $475(+) \/ 1.6TB Intel DC S3500<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$500(+) \/ $500(+) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe<br>$385(-) \/ $500(+) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe (U.2)<br>$499() \/ $649() \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM983 NVMe<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$135(-) \/ $198(-) \/ 480gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$231(-) \/ $260(-) \/ 960gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$400(+) \/ $550(+) \/ 1.92tb Intel D3-S4610<br>$600(-) \/ $755(-) \/ 3.84tb Intel D3-S4610<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Hard Drives<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$30() \/ $50() \/ 3TB HGST SATA<br>$110() \/ $150() \/ 8TB HGST SATA<br>$180() \/ $230() \/ 10TB HGST SATA<br>$200(-) \/ $320() \/ 12TB HGST SATA<br>$295() \/ $510() \/ 14TB HGST SATA<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>DDR3 RAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$30() \/ $50() \/ 16GB DDR3 (a)<br>$35() \/ $50() \/ 16GB DDR3 (b)<br>$48() \/ $48() \/ 32GB DDR3 (c)<br>$150(+) \/ $310(+) \/ 64GB DDR3 (g)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>DDR4 RAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$50(+) \/ $70(-) \/ 16GB DDR4 (d)<br>$50() \/ $65() \/ 16GB DDR4 (e)<br>$79() \/ $195() \/ 16GB DDR4 (f)<br>$95(-) \/ $135(+) \/ 32GB DDR4 (d)<br>$100() \/ $145() \/ 32GB DDR4 (e)<br>$125(-) \/ $199(+) \/ 32GB DDR4 (f)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>E5v2 CPUs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$59(+) \/ $99(-) \/ E5-2660v2<br>$75() \/ $110() \/ E5-2680v2<br>$119(-) \/ $159(-) \/ E5-2697v2<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>E5v3 CPUs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$99(-) \/ $189(+) \/ E5-2680v3<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>E5v4 CPUs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$156() \/ $210() \/ E5-2680v4<br>$229(-) \/ $399() \/ E5-2690v4<br>$699(+) \/ $1799(+) \/ E5-2699v4<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><em>To compare with the last report, here are the February 9th, 2021 prices:<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>SSD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$59(-) \/ $80(+) \/ 480gb Intel DC S3500<br>$89() \/ $190(-) \/ 800gb Intel DC S3500<br>$250() \/ $250(-) \/ 1.6TB Intel DC S3500<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$379(+) \/ $390(+) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe<br>$388() \/ $480(-) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe (U.2)<br>$499(-) \/ $649(-) \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM983 NVMe<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$135(-) \/ $198(-) \/ 480gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$231(-) \/ $260(-) \/ 960gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$400(+) \/ $550(+) \/ 1.92tb Intel D3-S4610<br>$600(-) \/ $755(-) \/ 3.84tb Intel D3-S4610<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Hard Drives<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$30() \/ $50() \/ 3TB HGST SATA<br>$110(-) \/ $150(-) \/ 8TB HGST SATA<br>$180(+) \/ $230(+) \/ 10TB HGST SATA<br>$205() \/ $320() \/ 12TB HGST SATA<br>$295(-) \/ $510() \/ 14TB HGST SATA<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>DDR3 RAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$30() \/ $50() \/ 16GB DDR3 (a)<br>$35() \/ $50() \/ 16GB DDR3 (b)<br>$48() \/ $48(-) \/ 32GB DDR3 (c)<br>$110(+) \/ $250(-) \/ 64GB DDR3 (g)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>DDR4 RAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$49(+) \/ $79(+) \/ 16GB DDR4 (d)<br>$50() \/ $65() \/ 16GB DDR4 (e)<br>$79() \/ $195() \/ 16GB DDR4 (f)<br>$100(+) \/ $132(+) \/ 32GB DDR4 (d)<br>$100() \/ $145() \/ 32GB DDR4 (e)<br>$130(-) \/ $180() \/ 32GB DDR4 (f)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>E5v2 CPUs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$57(-) \/ $99(-) \/ E5-2660v2<br>$75(-) \/ $110(-) \/ E5-2680v2<br>$130(-) \/ $160(-) \/ E5-2697v2<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>E5v3 CPUs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$105(+) \/ $160(-) \/ E5-2680v3<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>E5v4 CPUs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$156(-) \/ $210() \/ E5-2680v4<br>$248(-) \/ $399(-) \/ E5-2690v4<br>$690(-) \/ $1188() \/ E5-2699v4<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Some noteworthy changes from last month:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There has been very little shift in pricing, which is good.  Everything seems to be rather stable price wise for most of the parts we&#8217;re tracking.<\/li><li>Availability seems good of most parts at the moment.  It is definitely improving each month.  <\/li><li>Even though we don&#8217;t track them, I decided to check out a few of the popular graphics cards right now.  The results could best be summed up with &#8220;LOL!&#8221;<\/li><li>Other than that, there doesn&#8217;t seem to be any noteworthy changes this month!<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\r\n\r\n___________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong> Definition of terms \/ fine print: <\/strong>\ufeff<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Price Low &#8212; The lowest price to buy this part from a reputable seller in a moderate quantity, price as shipped to the US            <\/li><li>Price High &#8212; There is a reasonably large quantity of this part available from multiple reputable sellers for this price or lower, price as shipped to the US            <\/li><li> Price for the lowest priced drive of this size, matching this model number or better in the same class. &#8220;Same class&#8221; would mean sata (S) or nvme (P), as applicable. &#8220;Better&#8221; means a higher model number than listed. Ranked from worst to best, Intel model numbers are 3500, 3510, 3600, 3610, 3700, 3710  <\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">(a) &#8212; 2Rx4 PC3L-10600R ECC REG    <br>(b) &#8212; 2Rx4 PC3L-12800R ECC REG    <br>(c) &#8212; 4Rx4 PC3L-12800L ECC REG LRDIMM     <br>(d) DDR4 PC4-2133P ECC Registered    <br>(e) DDR4 PC4-2400T ECC Registered  <br>(f) DDR4 PC4-2666V ECC Registered <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\r\n\r\n___________________________________________________________________ \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\r\n\r\nAs always, let me know if you&#8217;ve got any feedback, how I can make this more useful, etc.\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Third installment of our monthly server price reporting for 2021. If you were following along, last year we&#8217;ve been tracking changing parts prices for RAM, SSDs, Hard Drives, CPUs, and a couple of GPUs. 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