Skytech Aqua, Core Ultra 9 285K, 32GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5070 Ti
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Form Factor mid-tower
psu w 850
OS Windows 11 Home
60 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong gpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong ram (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average reliability (27th 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 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 850 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Skytech Aqua | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | 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 M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | 480 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skytech Aqua | 98.1 | 93.1 | 87.2 | 12.8 | 90.1 | 27.2 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall60.2
- AI/LLM65.2
- Gaming79.4
- Portability26.1
- Creator72.8
- Business52.4
- Developer62.4
- Home Office62.3
- Workstation72.3
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