IBM Power 9 Pricing
A used Power S914 for IBM i sells for $7,500 to $8,500 today with 64 GB of memory and a 60-day warranty, and the same box set up for AIX is $4,000 to $6,000. A used S924 runs $7,500 to $22,500. Here are the published Power 9 prices by model, used today and at launch.
Published Power 9 price ranges by model
Bars show the lowest published used price and the top of Midland's configured range for each A model as of October 2026. The G models share the same ranges and are listed in the table.
IBM Power 9 price by model
| Model | Software tier | Published price | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Power S914 (9009-41A) | P05, P10 | $4,000 to $28,300 | Published used prices and configured range, October 2026 |
| IBM Power S914 (9009-41G) | P05, P10 | $12,500 to $28,300 | Configured range shared with the 41A, October 2026 |
| IBM Power S922 (9009-22A) | P10 | $8,000 to $52,000 | Published used prices and configured range, October 2026 |
| IBM Power S922 (9009-22G) | P05, P10 | $17,000 to $52,000 | Published used price and configured range, October 2026 |
| IBM Power S924 (9009-42A) | P20 | $2,900 to $28,300 | Published used prices, bare base to configured range, October 2026 |
| IBM Power S924 (9009-42G) | P20 | $20,000 to $28,300 | Configured range shared with the 42A, October 2026 |
| IBM Power L922 (9008-22L) | IBM i: not supported | Quote only | No published price found, October 2026 |
| IBM Power H922 (9223-22H) | Confirm IBM i tier and SAP certification by configuration | Quote only | No published price found, October 2026 |
| IBM Power H922S (9223-22S) | IBM i: not supported | Quote only | No published price found, October 2026 |
| IBM Power H924 (9223-42H) | Confirm IBM i tier and SAP certification by configuration | Quote only | No published price found, October 2026 |
| IBM Power H924S (9223-42S) | IBM i: not supported | Quote only | No published price found, October 2026 |
| IBM Power E950 (9040-MR9) | PowerVM Enterprise, IBM i: not supported | Quote only | No published price found, October 2026 |
| IBM Power E980 (9080-M9S) | IBM i P30, PowerVM Enterprise | Quote only | No published price found, October 2026 |
Published prices with dates, not quotes. Power 9 is a used market, so the hardware is cheap and the IBM i entitlement, warranty and migration labor are what you actually budget for.
Power 9 is a used market
IBM stopped selling the first S914, S922 and S924 in January 2021. The G models followed. So the price you pay for a Power 9 today is a dealer price, not a list price.
That cuts both ways. The hardware is cheap. The IBM i entitlement, the warranty and the migration labor are not, and none of them show up in a $7,500 listing.
Where these Power 9 prices come from
Sources behind the Power 9 price table
| Source | What it gives us | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Data Tech Computer, published used S914, S922 and S924 systems | Posted prices by processor feature for IBM i and AIX builds, each with a 60-day warranty | Checked October 27, 2026 |
| Flagship Technologies | A bare custom-to-order S924 base at $2,900 with no operating system; the S914 listed as call for pricing | Checked October 27, 2026 |
| Vibrant Technologies | Parts priced, such as a 9009-41A system planar at $2,995; complete systems listed as contact for pricing | Checked October 27, 2026 |
| Midland Information Systems, IBM Power 9 page | Configured price ranges for the S914, S922 and S924, covering the A and G models | Checked October 27, 2026 |
| IT Jungle: The Battle Of The Single-Core IBM i Machines | IBM list prices for the S914 and S922 base systems and the Solution Edition bundles | July 20, 2020 |
| IT Jungle: Drilling Down Into The New Power9 Entry Servers | Chassis prices and a fully configured S924 at launch | February 19, 2018 |
Prices move. Treat each figure as a dated example, not a quote for your build.
What IBM charged for Power 9 at launch
IBM list prices for Power 9 at launch
| Model | Build | List price | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| S914 (9009-41A) | Base: 4-core processor, no activations, no IBM i, 64 GB, 1.2 TB disk | $11,600 | IT Jungle, July 2020 |
| S914 (9009-41A) | Single core, 1.6 TB flash, Solution Edition with IBM i and users | $21,176 | IT Jungle, July 2020 |
| S922 (9009-22A) | Base: one processor, no activations, 64 GB, 1.2 TB disk | $10,500 | IT Jungle, July 2020 |
| S922 (9009-22A) | Single core, 1.6 TB flash, Solution Edition with IBM i and users | $20,076 | IT Jungle, July 2020 |
| S924 (9009-42A) | 24 cores at 3.4 GHz, 768 GB, four 600 GB drives | $99,290 | IT Jungle, February 2018 |
Launch list prices are history now, but they explain the used prices. A $99,290 server trading at $22,500 eight years later is normal for this market.
Why a $7,500 server rarely stays a $7,500 project
Midland's configured S914 range starts at $12,500 and runs to $28,300. The difference between that and a $7,500 bare unit is memory, disk, the IBM i entitlement and a warranty longer than 60 days.
So the used price is the start of the budget, not the budget. Here is how the pieces separate.
Power 9 price signals to separate
| Buying situation | What changes the price | Best next step |
|---|---|---|
| Used configured system | Processor feature, memory, storage, IBM i entitlement, warranty | Request an exact serial-aware quote. |
| Refurbished system | Testing, warranty, parts availability, OS preload, migration service | Compare against Power 10 and Power 11 replacement cost. |
| Parts or MES upgrade | Memory size, disk generation, adapter availability, firmware level | Validate support and slot rules before ordering. |
| Maintenance extension | Model, geography, SLA, parts pool, IBM versus third-party coverage | Match the service level to the actual business risk. |
Ask for the serial number, the activated cores and the IBM i entitlement before you ask for the price. A unit without a clean entitlement is a parts machine.