Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Basalt Black 2026
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285
RAM 64 GB
Storage 4 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
form factor mid-tower
psu w 1000
OS Windows 11 Pro
75 Overall Score
Price MX$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port selection (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 5.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe 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 (20 Gbps) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M4 Max |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 36 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 2048 | 3072 | 3000 | 2048 | 512 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple M4 Max 32-core |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | desktop | sff |
| Psu W | 1000 | 850 | 1200 | 460 | 850 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | 93.5 | 89 | 93.9 | 90.2 | 98.4 | 11.8 | 71.1 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 96 | 89 | 78.8 | 93.3 | 91.6 | 70.6 | 87.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.5 | 89 | 96.4 | 91.8 | 96.4 | 70.6 | 84.1 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 89.6 | 73.2 | 78.8 | 97 | 95.7 | 70.6 | 99.1 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 79.6 | 93.9 | 97.3 | 91.6 | 38 | 74.2 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.6 | 66.7 | 69.4 | 94.5 | 31.7 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
Usage Scores
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