Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 2025, Core Ultra 9 285K, 48GB, 2TB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
RAM 48 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
Form Factor mid-tower
psu w 180
OS Windows 11 Pro
83 Overall Score
Price $749
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 48 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 5.5 kg / 12.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US | iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| RAM (GB) | 48 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | - | 500 | 850 | 750 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 | 96.6 | 35.7 | 96.5 | 78.6 | 98.2 | 19.9 | 70 | 86.3 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.7 | 94.9 | 99.3 | 86.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 90YA003GUS Compare | 90.7 | 82 | 81.8 | 93.2 | 69.1 | 94.9 | 70 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.8 | 89.3 | 87.3 | 98 | 53.7 | 98.5 | 70 | 99.1 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 C7NVP-1449US Compare | 74.8 | 89.3 | 87.3 | 93.8 | 69.1 | 94.9 | 37.4 | 83 |
| iBUYPOWER Element EBI7N5701 Compare | 90.7 | 89.3 | 78.1 | 98 | 90.2 | 94.9 | 27.3 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall83.4
- AI/LLM36.8
- Gaming17.2
- Portability39.9
- Creator34
- Business97.8
- Developer87.9
- Home Office98
- Workstation74
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