Dell Desktop ECT1250 2025, Core Ultra 9 285K, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 3050, Black
Dell
85 Overall Score
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HP 6500, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 512GB SSD, GTX 750 Ti
HP
51 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Dell Desktop ECT1250 2025, Core Ultra 9 285K, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 3050, Black
No customer feedback yet
HP 6500, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 512GB SSD, GTX 750 Ti
78 out of 100 low confidence 6 reviews
Most reviewers are impressed with this budget refurbished PC for light gaming and work tasks, praising its compact size, quiet operation, and surprising performance on older titles and esports games. However, a few had serious reliability issues after months of use, including complete failure to power on. Overall, it is seen as good value for non-demanding uses if you accept its hardware limitations.
Pros
- Compact and sleek tower design
- Quiet operation even under load
- Good value for light gaming and work
- Surprisingly runs older and esports titles well
- Quick boot from onboard SSD
Cons
- Unreliable; some units fail after months
- Included keyboard feels cheap and dated
- Cannot run modern AAA titles
- Bluetooth USB may not work with all devices
- Graphics card is outdated (GTX 750 Ti)
Reliability 2
Gaming performance 5
Value for money 6
Build quality 3
Included peripherals 3
Ease of setup 4
Scores
Home Office
Business
Developer
Workstation
Gaming
Creator
Compact
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP 6500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K★ | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 24★ | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz★ | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB★ | 6 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050★ | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6★ | — |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mid-tower | tower |
| PSU | 180W★ | — |
| Weight | 5.45 kg | 8.35 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 1★ | — |
| USB Ports | 7★ | — |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6★ | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4★ | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 | Gigabit Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Dell Desktop ECT1250 2025, Core Ultra 9 285K, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 3050, Black
- Strong cpu (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong ram (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong storage (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong port selection (79th percentile)
HP 6500, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 512GB SSD, GTX 750 Ti
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong reliability (70th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average port selection (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
Pricing
Dell Desktop ECT1250 2025, Core Ultra 9 285K, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 3050, Black
No current pricing available
HP 6500, Core i5-6500, 16GB, 512GB SSD, GTX 750 Ti
Verdict
Winner: Dell Desktop ECT1250
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 25 specs.
