Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Black 2025
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
RAM 64 GB
Storage 8 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
form factor mid-tower
psu w 1000
OS Windows 11 Pro
71 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong gpu (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average reliability (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 5.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 8 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 1000 |
| Weight | 18.1 kg / 40.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| Thunderbolt | USB 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Area-51 | The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ | ASUS ROG GM700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Core i9 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 8192 | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 5120 | 2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1000 | 850 | 850 | 1500 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | 97.4 | 90.8 | 94.5 | 89.6 | 99.7 | 11.1 | 37.4 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 79.8 | 92.9 | 91.9 | 69.4 | 87.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.2 | 79.8 | 89.6 | 98.5 | 69.4 | 100 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 97.4 | 90.8 | 91.6 | 99.5 | 87.1 | 69.4 | 66.6 |
| The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ Compare | 99.1 | 84.7 | 93 | 98.9 | 97.5 | 11.1 | 91.1 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.3 | 88.2 | 83.4 | 96.5 | 82.8 | 36 | 99.7 |
Usage Scores
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