{"id":995,"date":"2020-11-02T20:19:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T20:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/?p=995"},"modified":"2023-08-11T17:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T00:59:05","slug":"server-pricing-report-november-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/server-pricing-report-november-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Server Pricing Report \u2013 November 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>Welcome to the Ninth installment of our monthly server price reporting for 2020. <\/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\/07\/capacitors-chip-circuit-2588757-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"motherboard and ram\" class=\"wp-image-721\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/capacitors-chip-circuit-2588757-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/capacitors-chip-circuit-2588757-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/capacitors-chip-circuit-2588757-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/capacitors-chip-circuit-2588757-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ioflood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/capacitors-chip-circuit-2588757-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\">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 style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\">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 1st November 2020<\/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 style=\"font-size:12px\" class=\"has-text-align-center\">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\">$54(-) \/ $110() \/ 480gb Intel DC S3500<br>$175(-) \/ $2950(+) \/ 800gb Intel DC S3500<br>$180(-) \/ $250(-) \/ 1.6TB Intel DC S3500<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$166(-) \/ $200(-) \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe<br>$240() \/ $388() \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe (U.2)<br>$650() \/ $848() \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM983 NVMe<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$148() \/ $215(+) \/ 480gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$260(-) \/ $306() \/ 960gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$360(-) \/ $540(-) \/ 1.92tb Intel D3-S4610<br>$750(-) \/ $1050(-) \/ 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\">$40() \/ $50() \/ 3TB HGST SATA<br>$150() \/ $170() \/ 8TB HGST SATA<br>$200() \/ $230() \/ 10TB HGST SATA<br>$250(-) \/ $320() \/ 12TB HGST SATA<br>$357(+) \/ $586(+) \/ 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>$60(+) \/ $78(+) \/ 32GB DDR3 (c)<br>$120(-) \/ $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\">$50() \/ $75() \/ 16GB DDR4 (d)<br>$40(-) \/ $78(-) \/ 16GB DDR4 (e)<br>$79() \/ $195() \/ 16GB DDR4 (f)<br>$130() \/ $190() \/ 32GB DDR4 (d)<br>$99() \/ $145() \/ 32GB DDR4 (e)<br>$119(-) \/ $179(-) \/ 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\">$74(-) \/ $149() \/ E5-2660v2<br>$114(+) \/ $209(+) \/ E5-2680v2<br>$172(-) \/ $228() \/ 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\">$118(+) \/ $180(+) \/ 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\">$165(-) \/ $235(-) \/ E5-2680v4<br>$385(+) \/ $530(-) \/ E5-2690v4<br>$680(-) \/ $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 has-medium-font-size\"><em>To compare with the last report, here are the October 1st, 2020 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\">$60(-) \/ $110(-) \/ 480gb Intel DC S3500<br>$190() \/ $230(-) \/ 800gb Intel DC S3500<br>$250() \/ $280(-) \/ 1.6TB Intel DC S3500<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$209() \/ $250() \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe<br>$240() \/ $388() \/ 1.6TB Intel P3605 NVMe (U.2)<br>$650() \/ $848() \/ 3.84TB Samsung PM983 NVMe<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">$148(-) \/ $208() \/ 480gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$266(-) \/ $306(-) \/ 960gb Intel D3-S4610<br>$511(+) \/ $730(+) \/ 1.92tb Intel D3-S4610<br>$860(-) \/ $1292() \/ 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\">$40() \/ $50() \/ 3TB HGST SATA<br>$150() \/ $170() \/ 8TB HGST SATA<br>$200(+) \/ $230(+) \/ 10TB HGST SATA<br>$260(-) \/ $320() \/ 12TB HGST SATA<br>$230(+) \/ $514(+) \/ 14TB HGST SATA<br>$370(+) \/ $415(+) \/ 14TB WD 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>$32() \/ $50() \/ 16GB DDR3 (b)<br>$55() \/ $68() \/ 32GB DDR3 (c)<br>$180() \/ $495() \/ 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(+) \/ $75(-) \/ 16GB DDR4 (d)<br>$50() \/ $95() \/ 16GB DDR4 (e)<br>$79(-) \/ $195(+) \/ 16GB DDR4 (f)<br>$130(+) \/ $190(+) \/ 32GB DDR4 (d)<br>$99(+) \/ $145() \/ 32GB DDR4 (e)<br>$139(+) \/ $345(+) \/ 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\">$99(+) \/ $149(+) \/ E5-2660v2<br>$110(-) \/ $150(-) \/ E5-2680v2<br>$193(+) \/ $228(-) \/ 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\">$115() \/ $125(-) \/ 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\">$168(-) \/ $250(-) \/ E5-2680v4<br>$493(-) \/ $580(-) \/ E5-2690v4<br>$850(-) \/ $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 hasn&#8217;t been a great deal of change in most of our products for this past month, with the majority of products hovering at the same price point as last month.<\/li><li>RAM has been mostly stable with pricing, and there has been improved availability on most RAM we follow.<\/li><li>Availability of CPU and SSD&#8217;s has also continued to improve again this month which is likely a contributing factor to the continued decrease in pricing.<\/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 Ninth installment of our monthly server price reporting for 2020. 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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