Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Black 2025
Powered by a 20-core Intel Ultra 7 265F and 16GB RTX 5070 Ti, this tower delivers high frame rates with DLSS 4 and stable thermals via its 240mm liquid cooler. A 1000W Platinum PSU and Wi-Fi 7 provide headroom for future upgrades and low-latency connectivity, while the 32GB of DDR5 memory handles multitasking smoothly. This desktop is best for gamers seeking 1440p-to-4K performance and AI hobbyists who need strong GPU compute without building their own rig.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
form factor mid-tower
psu w 1000
OS Windows 11 Pro
74 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong cpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong ram (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 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 | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 1000 |
| Weight | 15.4 kg / 33.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| Thunderbolt | USB 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Ethernet | 2.5G Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ | ASUS ROG GM700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | Apple M3 Ultra | Core i9 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 4096 | 1000 | 5120 | 2000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1000 | 850 | 850 | - | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | 87.3 | 88.2 | 74.2 | 89.6 | 57.6 | 69.4 | 48.3 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 79.8 | 92.9 | 91.9 | 69.4 | 87.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 96.5 | 88.2 | 79.8 | 89.6 | 98.5 | 69.4 | 100 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 98.9 | 72.5 | 96.2 | 94.3 | 51.6 | 99.4 | 88 |
| The Horizon Pcs Autherium Dragon PITPJ7JXJ Compare | 99.1 | 84.7 | 93 | 98.9 | 97.5 | 11.2 | 91.2 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.3 | 88.2 | 83.4 | 96.5 | 82.8 | 36 | 99.7 |
Usage Scores
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