Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250
The 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti with 12GB VRAM deliver strong 1440p gaming and development performance in a chassis engineered for reduced acoustics and efficient airflow. Its streamlined mid-tower design packs extensive connectivity including Wi-Fi 7 and Thunderbolt, though the 1TB storage may require expansion for large game libraries. This pre-built desktop is best for developers and gamers who want a quiet, out-of-the-box system with the latest Intel architecture and NVIDIA graphics without building their own.
About This Desktop
The 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti with 12GB VRAM deliver strong 1440p gaming and development performance in a chassis engineered for reduced acoustics and efficient airflow. Its streamlined mid-tower design packs extensive connectivity including Wi-Fi 7 and Thunderbolt, though the 1TB storage may require expansion for large game libraries. This pre-built desktop is best for developers and gamers who want a quiet, out-of-the-box system with the latest Intel architecture and NVIDIA graphics without building their own.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- Form factor mid-tower
- OS Windows 11 Home
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong gpu (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong ram (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| Weight | 15.4 kg / 33.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| Thunderbolt | USB4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1b |
| DisplayPort | 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 2.5 GbE |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
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 9 285 | 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) | 1024 | 3072 | 2048 | 2048 | 4000 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 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 | - | 1200 | 850 | 850 | 240 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | 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 | 93 | 84.7 | 78.3 | 99.3 | 71.2 | 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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