{"id":1132,"date":"2021-07-12T18:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T18:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:20:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T01:20:03","slug":"server-pricing-report-july-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/server-pricing-report-july-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Server Pricing Report \u2013 July 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>Welcome to the sixth 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\"><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 July 10th, 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\">$79(+) \/ $129() \/ 480gb Intel DC S3500<br>$110(-) \/ $317(-) \/ 800gb Intel DC S3500<br>$250() \/ $509(+) \/ 1.6TB Intel DC S3500<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$460(-) \/ $900(+) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe<br>$513(-) \/ $700(-) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe (U.2)<br>$630() \/ $895() \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM983 NVMe<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$270(+) \/ $339(-) \/ 480gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$245(+) \/ $350(-) \/ 960gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$315(-) \/ $650(-) \/ 1.92tb Intel D3-S4610<br>$660(-) \/ $997(-) \/ 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\">$$38(-) \/ $70() \/ 3TB HGST SATA<br>$220(-) \/ $350(-) \/ 8TB HGST SATA<br>$270(-) \/ $470(-) \/ 10TB HGST SATA<br>$430(-) \/ $463(-) \/ 12TB HGST SATA<br>$379() \/ $379() \/ 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(-) \/ $55(-) \/ 16GB DDR3 (a)<br>$34(-) \/ $50() \/ 16GB DDR3 (b)<br>$78() \/ $115() \/ 32GB DDR3 (c)<br>$160(-) \/ $300(-) \/ 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\">$62(-) \/ $75(-) \/ 16GB DDR4 (d)<br>$82() \/ $95(-) \/ 16GB DDR4 (e)<br>$105(+) \/ $195(-) \/ 16GB DDR4 (f)<br>$150() \/ $200(-) \/ 32GB DDR4 (d)<br>$155(+) \/ $195(+) \/ 32GB DDR4 (e)<br>$195() \/ $240(-) \/ 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\">$44(-) \/ $84(-) \/ E5-2660v2<br>$65(-) \/ $120(-) \/ E5-2680v2<br>$154() \/ $185() \/ 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\">$126(-) \/ $183(-) \/ 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\">$199(-) \/ $250(-) \/ E5-2680v4<br>$275() \/ $399(-) \/ E5-2690v4<br>$1050(-) \/ $1955(+) \/ 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 May 15th, 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>SSDs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$55(-) \/ $110() \/ 480gb Intel DC S3500<br>$175(+) \/ $450(+) \/ 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\">$525(+) \/ $650(+) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe<br>$650(+) \/ $700(+) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe (U.2)<br>$650(+) \/ $950(+) \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM983 NVMe<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$250(+) \/ $369(+) \/ 480gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$239() \/ $440() \/ 960gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$676(+) \/ $1190(+) \/ 1.92tb Intel D3-S4610<br>$915(+) \/ $1293(+) \/ 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\">$47(+) \/ $70() \/ 3TB HGST SATA<br>$240() \/ $472(+) \/ 8TB HGST SATA<br>$400() \/ $530(+) \/ 10TB HGST SATA<br>$450(+) \/ $602(+) \/ 12TB HGST SATA<br>$() \/ $() \/ 14TB HGST SATA &#8212; None Available<\/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\">$39(+) \/ $65(+) \/ 16GB DDR3 (a)<br>$44(+) \/ $50() \/ 16GB DDR3 (b)<br>$() \/ $() \/ 32GB DDR3 (c) &#8212; None Available<br>$225(+) \/ $350(+) \/ 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\">$70(+) \/ $88(+) \/ 16GB DDR4 (d)<br>$82(+) \/ $100(+) \/ 16GB DDR4 (e)<br>$100() \/ $265() \/ 16GB DDR4 (f)<br>$150(+) \/ $215(+) \/ 32GB DDR4 (d)<br>$155(+) \/ $195(+) \/ 32GB DDR4 (e)<br>$195(+) \/ $225() \/ 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\">$45(-) \/ $99() \/ E5-2660v2<br>$75() \/ $180(+) \/ E5-2680v2<br>$154(+) \/ $185(+) \/ 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\">$200(+) \/ $264(+) \/ E5-2680v3 &#8212; Limited Availability<\/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\">$280(+) \/ $400(+) \/ E5-2680v4<br>$275(+) \/ $799(+) \/ E5-2690v4<br>$1199(-) \/ $1660(-) \/ 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 a significant decrease in a lot of parts as well as a solid increase in availability. Probably a good indicator that a lot of people are trying to get out of Crypto and recoup what they can.<\/li><li>Availability of SSD&#8217;s especially has been notably higher, with prices dropping in almost every section. This would probably be a really good time to exercise caution when it comes to buying used SSD&#8217;s, particularly if you don&#8217;t know their origins as crypto mining has been known to cause excessive wear in particular in SSD&#8217;s.<\/li><li>Larger sized HDD&#8217;s are also showing increased availability with decreasing prices.<\/li><li>All in all, most parts across the board are starting to get back to where we would have expected them to be, pre crypto-mania.<\/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 sixth 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. Typically this is done monthly, and then shared on our blog. 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