Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Black 2025
ZYNEEX S5 2025
What Buyers Say
Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Black 2025
The Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 receives mixed feedback. Users praise its quiet operation, premium build quality, and strong performance for AI and VR tasks, but criticize thermal throttling, single-channel RAM, and a weak power supply that limits GPU upgrades. The included peripherals are considered cheap, and the custom motherboard raises long-term upgradability concerns.
Pros
- Quiet operation
- Premium build quality
- Strong AI and VR performance
- Good front I/O options
- Easy access to internals
Cons
- Thermal throttling under load
- Single-channel RAM configuration
- Weak power supply limits GPU upgrades
- Cheap included keyboard and mouse
- Custom motherboard limits upgradability
ZYNEEX S5 2025
This gaming PC generally impresses with its performance, handling modern games at ultra settings smoothly and remaining quiet under load. However, a few users encountered issues like needing to reload Windows on arrival or stiff USB ports. The colorful lighting and included remote are popular features, and most buyers find it a solid value for the price.
Pros
- Excellent gaming performance at ultra settings
- Quiet operation under heavy load
- Easy setup process
- Colorful lighting with remote control
- Good value for the price
Cons
- Some units require Windows reinstallation
- Stiff USB ports in some units
- Glass panel removal tricky initially
- Pre-installed setup with foreign language bookmarks
Scores
Specifications
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | ZYNEEX S5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core Ultra 7 265★ | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 20★ | 1 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB★ | 16 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★ | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | NVMe SSD★ |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB★ | — |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD★ | — |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| PSU | 460W | 550W★ |
| Weight | 8.62 kg | 11.16 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 1★ | — |
| USB Ports | 9★ | 8 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 1 | — |
| HDMI | 2x HDMI | — |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | — |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | — |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000/2500 | — |
| System | ||
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows |
Pros & Cons
Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Black 2025
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong port selection (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong storage (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong cpu (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (25th percentile)
ZYNEEX S5 2025
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong storage (73rd percentile)
- Below average reliability (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
- Below average ram (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 93 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 28 specs.