{"id":1231,"date":"2021-12-08T02:12:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T02:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:38:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T01:38:50","slug":"server-pricing-report-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/server-pricing-report-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Server Pricing Report \u2013 December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Welcome to the eleventh 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=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1514-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"purple ram and nvme\" class=\"wp-image-1234\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1514-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1514-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1514-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1514-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1514-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">If you were following along,  last year we&#8217;ve been tracking changing parts prices for RAM, SSDs, Hard Drives, and various CPUs. 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 wp-block-paragraph\" 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 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Prices as of December 1st, 2021<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><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 wp-block-paragraph\" 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 wp-block-paragraph\"> ___________________________________________________________________ <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>SSDs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$49() \/ $62(-) \/ 480gb Intel DC S3500<br>$80(-) \/ $110(-) \/ 800gb Intel DC S3500<br>$109(-) \/ $250() \/ 1.6TB Intel DC S3500<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$189(-) \/ $229(-) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe<br>$339() \/ $699() \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe (U.2)<br>$515(-) \/ $1595(+) \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM983 NVMe<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$160() \/ $400(+) \/ Samsung PM863 1.92TB SATA<br>$429(+) \/ $950(+) \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM1633A 12Gbps 2.5\u2033 SAS SSD<br>$189() \/ $260(-) \/ HGST Ultrastar SSD1600MM 1.6TB SSD SAS 12Gb\/s<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Hard Drives<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$35(-) \/ $90(+) \/ 3TB HGST SATA<br>$119(-) \/ $194(+) \/ 8TB HGST SATA<br>$185(+) \/ $369(+) \/ 10TB HGST SATA<br>$210(-) \/ $445(+) \/ 12TB HGST SATA<br>$290(+) \/ $574(+) \/ 14TB HGST SATA<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">DDR3 RAM<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$19(-) \/ $60(+) \/ 16GB DDR3 (a)<br>$19(-) \/ $100(+) \/ 16GB DDR3 (b)<br>$45(-) \/ $130(+) \/ 32GB DDR3 (c)<br>$119() \/ $350(+) \/ 64GB DDR3 (g)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">DDR4 RAM<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$33(-) \/ $61(-) \/ 16GB DDR4 (d)<br>$59(+) \/ $88(-) \/ 16GB DDR4 (e)<br>$49(-) \/ $199(+) \/ 16GB DDR4 (f)<br>$75(-) \/ $120(-) \/ 32GB DDR4 (d)<br>$84(-) \/ $295(+) \/ 32GB DDR4(e)<br>$95(-) \/ $225(+) \/ 32GB DDR4 (f)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">E5v2 CPUs<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$21(-) \/ $135(+) \/ E5-2660v2<br>$40(-) \/ $145(+) \/ E5-2680v2<br>$86(-) \/ $100(-) \/ E5-2697v2<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">E5v3 CPUs<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$69(-) \/ $463(+) \/ E5-2680v3<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">E5v4 CPUs<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$120(-) \/ $1450(+) \/ E5-2680v4<br>$275(+) \/ $977(+) \/ E5-2690v4<br>$599(-) \/ $3950(+) \/ E5-2699v4<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">New CPU\u2019s<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$955() \/ $1160() \/ Xeon Platinum 8168<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To compare with the last report, here are the November 4th, 2021 prices:<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>SSDs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$49(+) \/ $89(-) \/ 480gb Intel DC S3500<br>$99() \/ $135() \/ 800gb Intel DC S3500<br>$179(+) \/ $250() \/ 1.6TB Intel DC S3500<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$199() \/ $299() \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe<br>$339() \/ $699() \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe (U.2)<br>$579() \/ $849(-) \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM983 NVMe<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$160() \/ $299() \/ Samsung PM863 1.92TB SATA<br>$399() \/ $775() \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM1633A 12Gbps 2.5\u2033 SAS SSD<br>$189() \/ $475() \/ HGST Ultrastar SSD1600MM 1.6TB SSD SAS 12Gb\/s<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Hard Drives<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$40() \/ $70() \/ 3TB HGST SATA<br>$120(-) \/ $180(-) \/ 8TB HGST SATA<br>$180(-) \/ $300() \/ 10TB HGST SATA<br>$274() \/ $388() \/ 12TB HGST SATA<br>$250(-) \/ $479(-) \/ 14TB HGST SATA<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>DDR3 RAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$30() \/ $55() \/ 16GB DDR3 (a)<br>$25() \/ $45() \/ 16GB DDR3 (b)<br>$59() \/ $109() \/ 32GB DDR3 (c)<br>$119() \/ $300() \/ 64GB DDR3 (g)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>DDR4 RAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$50() \/ $70() \/ 16GB DDR4 (d)<br>$50(-) \/ $95() \/ 16GB DDR4 (e)<br>$74() \/ $139() \/ 16GB DDR4 (f)<br>$80() \/ $140() \/ 32GB DDR4 (d)<br>$89(-) \/ $155() \/ 32GB DDR4 (e)<br>$120(-) \/ $195() \/ 32GB DDR4 (f)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>E5v2 CPUs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$35(+) \/ $70() \/ E5-2660v2<br>$49() \/ $99() \/ E5-2680v2<br>$99(-) \/ $325() \/ E5-2697v2<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>E5v3 CPUs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$79() \/ $199() \/ E5-2680v3<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>E5v4 CPUs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$131(-) \/ $169(-) \/ E5-2680v4<br>$255(+) \/ $299(+) \/ E5-2690v4<br>$750(+) \/ $999(-) \/ E5-2699v4<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New CPU\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">$980() \/ $1400() \/ Xeon Platinum 8160<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><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>Make sure you check our blog! We recently published an article full of helpful tips to help you navigate the second hand server hardware ma0rket on eBay! You can read our <a href=\"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/ebay-buyer-be-aware\/\">Buyer BeAware post here<\/a>!<\/li><li>We have also recently published a post discussing the Base Clock, Max Turbo, and All Cores Turbo to help break through some of the confusion around CPU core performances. You can read about our <a href=\"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/what-is-all-cores-turbo-base-clock-max-turbo-and-all-cores-turbo-explained\/\" >All Cores Turbo post here<\/a>.<\/li><li>For the past months we have been tracking Xeon Platinum 8160 CPU Prices, however this month the CPU was all -but- unavailable.<\/li><li>Alternatively, we will track the price for Xeon Platinum 8168 CPUs this month.<\/li><li>There is a shortage on availability for <strong>1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe (U.2)<\/strong> as well as the <strong>32GB DDR4 RAM(e)<\/strong><\/li><li>Other parts have seen a noticeable fluctuation in price and stock.<\/li><li>All Types of DDR3 RAM are more available than the prior month, resulting in a larger spread of prices and sellers<\/li><li>Similarly, CPUs of all types are readily available, many sellers are advertising listings at low prices.<\/li><li>Specifically for drives, we are seeing a resurgence in availability for <strong>Samsung PM863 1.92TB SATA<\/strong>, <strong>HGST Ultrastar SSD1600MM 1.6TB SSD SAS<\/strong> and the <strong>3TB HGST SATA<\/strong><\/li><li>If you&#8217;d like to see more parts added to the list, please don&#8217;t hesitate to let me know!<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\r\n\r\n___________________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><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 wp-block-paragraph\">(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>(g) &#8212; 8RX4 PC3L-10600L<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">(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 wp-block-paragraph\"> ___________________________________________________________________  <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"> Make sure to visit our site to find more of our blogs: https:\/\/ioflood.com <br>If you&#8217;ve got any feedback, or have any questions, contact us at sales[at]ioflood.com<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the eleventh 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, and various CPUs. Typically this is done monthly, and then shared on our blog. Currently, all listed prices are from eBay, for used hardware. 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