Dell ECT1250 2025, Core Ultra 5 225, 48GB, 2TB SSD, Black
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 processor with a dedicated AI Boost NPU and 48GB of DDR5 RAM provides substantial multitasking headroom for complex development environments. Its generous 2TB NVMe SSD and wide port selection, including HDMI 2.1 and USB-C, offer strong expandability for a multi-monitor home office setup. This tower is best for software developers and data analysts who need high memory capacity and local AI acceleration but do not require a discrete GPU.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5
RAM 48 GB
Storage 2 TB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
Form Factor mid-tower
OS Windows 11 Home
73 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong port selection (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 48 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell ECT1250 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | 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 5 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 48 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1024 | 4096 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 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 | - | - | 850 | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | 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 ECT1250 | 68.2 | 58.7 | 92.7 | 78.6 | 90.1 | 70 | 56.9 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| 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 | 53.6 | 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 | 90.5 | 82.8 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall72.9
- AI/LLM33.3
- Gaming19.4
- Portability40
- Creator34.4
- Business71.4
- Developer75.2
- Home Office76.1
- Workstation72.4
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