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Alienware Area-51, Core Ultra 9 285K, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5070
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Form Factor desktop
psu w 1500
OS Windows 11 Home
62 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong port selection (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong gpu (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average social proof (4th percentile)
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
| PSU | 1500 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Alienware Area-51 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | desktop | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1500 | - | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienware Area-51 | 98.1 | 89.3 | 72.4 | 96.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 | 3.7 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.4 | 93.1 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall62
- AI/LLM53.5
- Gaming77.8
- Portability45.9
- Creator75
- Business45.8
- Developer67.4
- Home Office57.7
- Workstation69.9
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