Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Black 2025
Equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 with 16GB GDDR7 and an Intel 20-core Ultra 7 265F, this mid-tower delivers high frame-rate 4K gaming and up to 1801 AI TOPS for local AI workloads. The 1000W Platinum PSU and 240mm liquid cooler provide robust, sustained power delivery and thermal headroom out of the box. This desktop is best for gamers and creators who need top-tier GPU compute for rendering or AI tasks but don't require a compact footprint.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
form factor mid-tower
psu w 1000
OS Windows 11 Pro
83 Overall Score
Price MX$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong gpu (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong cpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
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 5080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 1000 |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.1 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| Thunderbolt | USB 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Ethernet | 2.5GbE |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 2048 | 3072 | 2048 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1000 | 850 | 1200 | 850 | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | 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 | 88.9 | 72.7 | 90.1 | 51 | 70.5 | 78.2 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 96 | 88.9 | 78.7 | 93.2 | 91.6 | 70.5 | 87.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.5 | 88.9 | 96.4 | 91.7 | 96.4 | 70.5 | 84.2 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 79.5 | 93.9 | 97.2 | 91.6 | 37.9 | 74.2 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.5 | 90.7 | 97.4 | 98.2 | 91.6 | 37.9 | 87 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 82.4 | 96.4 | 86.3 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 95.5 |
Usage Scores
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