Dell Area-51 Lunar Silver 2025
Dell
94 Overall Score
vs
ASUS NUC 14 Essential
ASUS
36 Overall Score
Scores
Creator
Gaming
Developer
Workstation
Home Office
Business
Ai Llm
Compact
Specifications
| Dell Area-51 | ASUS NUC 14 Essential | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K★ | Intel Core 3 N355 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 24★ | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB★ | 6 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ | Intel Graphics |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | integrated★ |
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | — |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB★ | — |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | — |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | desktop | mini |
| PSU | 1500W★ | 65W |
| Weight | 34.93 kg | 0.93 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 10★ | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 | — |
| HDMI | 0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4★ | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000/2500 | 2.5 GbE |
| System | ||
| OS | Windows 11 Home | No OS |
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
ASUS NUC 14 Essential
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile)
- Below average storage (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average ram (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average cpu (24th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Dell Area-51
Scores 94 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 26 specs.