Dell ECS 1250, Core Ultra 5 225, 16GB, 1TB SSD
Powered by an Intel Core Ultra 5-225 10-core chip, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD, this compact SFF desktop handles office multitasking swiftly. Its seven USB-A ports, one USB-C, DisplayPort, and HDMI support dual monitors and broad peripheral connectivity, while Windows 11 Pro and 1-2 day shipping add practical business value. The system is best for home office workers and small business employees needing a tidy, reliable PC for productivity apps, not gaming.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5225
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
Form Factor sff
psu w 180
OS Windows 11 Pro
64 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong storage (69th percentile) 69th
- Strong cpu (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5225 |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell ECS 1250 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5225 | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | mid-tower | tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | - | 850 | - | 850 | 850 |
| 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 ECS 1250 | 68.2 | 58.7 | 46.1 | 78.6 | 68.9 | 70 | 62.6 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76.1 | 95.7 | 93.7 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 70 | 66.9 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.3 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall64.4
- AI/LLM24.7
- Gaming14.6
- Portability63.9
- Creator26.2
- Business63.2
- Developer61
- Home Office65.1
- Workstation53.8
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