Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025
Dell
94 Overall Score
vs
MXZ R5
MXZ
46 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025
No customer feedback yet
MXZ R5
72 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
The MXZ gaming PC receives mostly positive feedback for solid performance at a budget price, with many users praising the easy setup and ability to run modern games smoothly. However, a few verified buyers reported critical defects like a dead WiFi card or system failure after short usage, and the company's customer service is unresponsive. Overall value is high when the unit works, but reliability and support are real concerns.
Pros
- Solid performance for the price
- Easy plug-and-play setup
- Runs modern games at high settings
- Fast NVMe SSD and 16GB RAM
- Quiet and effective RGB fan cooling
Cons
- Defective WiFi card in some units
- Customer support unresponsive
- Risk of complete system failure shortly after purchase
Performance value 6
Customer support 2
Cooling noise 4
Setup ease 5
Hardware defects 2
Build design 4
Scores
Creator
Gaming
Developer
Home Office
Workstation
Business
Ai Llm
Compact
Specifications
| Dell Area-51 | MXZ R5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K★ | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 24★ | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB★ | 32 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 500 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | desktop | mid-tower |
| PSU | 1500W★ | 450W |
| Weight | 34.93 kg | 8.62 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2★ | — |
| USB Ports | 10★ | — |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 | — |
| HDMI | 0 | — |
| DisplayPort | 0 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4★ | — |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000/2500 | — |
| System | ||
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025
- Strong port selection (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong cpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong ram (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong gpu (91st percentile)91st %ile
MXZ R5
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong gpu (67th percentile)
- Below average port selection (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average reliability (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average ram (33rd percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (34th percentile)
Pricing
Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025
No current pricing available
MXZ R5
Verdict
Winner: Dell Area-51
Scores 94 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 26 specs.
