Minisforum DeskMini M1 Pro Silver 2025

Minisforum DeskMini M1 Pro Silver 2025

Minisforum
73 Overall Score
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Dell
93 Overall Score

Scores

Home Office
Minisforum
70
Dell
92
Business
Minisforum
61
Dell
89
Developer
Minisforum
69
Dell
84
Compact
Minisforum
72
Dell
38
Workstation
Minisforum
62
Dell
69
Ai Llm
Minisforum
32
Dell
33
Creator
Minisforum
31
Dell
30
Gaming
Minisforum
17
Dell
15

Specifications

Minisforum DeskMini M1 ProDell Tower ECT1250
Processor
CPU*Apple M1 ProIntel Core Ultra 7 265
CPU Multi-Core Score
21,940
49,732
Cores820
Frequency2.9 GHz2.4 GHz
L3 Cache16 MB30 MB
Graphics
GPU*Intel Arc GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics
GPU Benchmark Score
5,939
1,534
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM16 GB
VRAM TypeSharedShared
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB32 GB
RAM GenerationDDR5DDR5
Storage 11 TB2 TB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU180W
Weight1.36 kg6.41 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports21
USB Ports48
ThunderboltUSB4 (40Gbps)
HDMIHDMI1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP1.41x DisplayPort 1.4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 6
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4Bluetooth
Ethernet2.5GbEGigabit Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Minisforum DeskMini M1 Pro Silver 2025

  • Strong social proof (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong ram (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong port selection (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Below average reliability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

  • Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong cpu (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong port selection (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Below average gpu (31st percentile)

Pricing

Minisforum DeskMini M1 Pro Silver 2025 is $632 cheaper (1.9x less).

Minisforum DeskMini M1 Pro Silver 20250.105score per dollar
vs
Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 20250.071score per dollar

Minisforum DeskMini M1 Pro Silver 2025 offers 1.5x better value for money

Minisforum DeskMini M1 Pro Silver 2025

Dell Tower ECT1250 Black 2025

Verdict

Winner: Dell Tower ECT1250

Scores 93 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 7 of 26 specs.

Minisforum DeskMini M1 Pro Better at:

Compact

Dell Tower ECT1250 Better at:

BusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation

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