Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Black 2025
Equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 with 16GB GDDR7 and an Intel 20-core Ultra 7 265F, this mid-tower delivers high frame-rate 4K gaming and up to 1801 AI TOPS for local AI workloads. The 1000W Platinum PSU and 240mm liquid cooler provide robust, sustained power delivery and thermal headroom out of the box. This desktop is best for gamers and creators who need top-tier GPU compute for rendering or AI tasks but don't require a compact footprint.
About This Desktop
Equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 with 16GB GDDR7 and an Intel 20-core Ultra 7 265F, this mid-tower delivers high frame-rate 4K gaming and up to 1801 AI TOPS for local AI workloads. The 1000W Platinum PSU and 240mm liquid cooler provide robust, sustained power delivery and thermal headroom out of the box. This desktop is best for gamers and creators who need top-tier GPU compute for rendering or AI tasks but don't require a compact footprint.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1000 GB
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Form factor mid-tower
- Psu 1000 W
- OS Windows 11 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong gpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong cpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong ram (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | 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 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Ethernet | 2.5GbE |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265F | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 3072 | 2048 | 2048 | 4000 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1000 | 1200 | 850 | 850 | 240 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | 86.8 | 87.9 | 72 | 90.9 | 49.5 | 71.1 | 72 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 96.6 | 92.1 | 96.4 | 71.1 | 80.4 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 87.9 | 78.3 | 93.6 | 90.9 | 71.1 | 98.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 77 | 94.3 | 97.6 | 90.9 | 39.1 | 72 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.8 | 87.9 | 97.9 | 39.1 | 85.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 80.9 | 96.6 | 87.1 | 99.1 | 11.9 | 98.6 |
Usage Scores
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