Dell Alienware Aurora Gaming Black 2025
Combining an Intel Core Ultra 9 285 processor with 64GB of DDR5 RAM and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 with 16GB VRAM, this mid-tower delivers top-tier frame rates and multitasking headroom. Its optimized chassis features a 240mm liquid cooling option and customizable AlienFX stadium lighting for sustained thermal performance under load. This desktop is best for competitive gamers and streamers who need to simultaneously run demanding titles and encoding tasks without compromise.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
form factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Home
74 Overall Score
Price £0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong cpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong gpu (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong storage (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.5 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 | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 16.3 kg / 36.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 7 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 3 x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware Aurora Gaming | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 36 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 3072 | 2048 | 512 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | 850 | - | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora Gaming | 93.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 68.6 | 85.2 | 70.1 | 6.8 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 | 84.7 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.7 | 90 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92 | 70.1 | 86.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.8 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92 | 37.4 | 87.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 | 95 |
Usage Scores
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