Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250, Core Ultra 9 285K, 64GB, 8TB SSD + 8TB SSD, RTX 5080, Basalt Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
RAM 64 GB
Storage 16 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Form Factor mid-tower
psu w 1000
OS Windows 11 Pro
74 Overall Score
Price $7,500
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong port selection (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong storage (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average social proof (23rd 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 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 8 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 8 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | NVMe 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 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 16384 | 4096 | 4096 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1000 | 480 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 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 | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | 90.6 | 95.9 | 72.5 | 88.4 | 82.8 | 70 | 23 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.7 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.4 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 90.4 | 82.8 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $7,500
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall74
- AI/LLM68.4
- Gaming89
- Portability27
- Creator85.8
- Business67.8
- Developer77.7
- Home Office71.7
- Workstation80.8
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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