Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 2025, Intel Ultra 7 265F, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 5070 Ti, Black
Powered by a 20-core Intel Ultra 7 265F and 16GB RTX 5070 Ti, this tower delivers high frame rates with DLSS 4 and stable thermals via its 240mm liquid cooler. A 1000W Platinum PSU and Wi-Fi 7 provide headroom for future upgrades and low-latency connectivity, while the 32GB of DDR5 memory handles multitasking smoothly. This desktop is best for gamers seeking 1440p-to-4K performance and AI hobbyists who need strong GPU compute without building their own rig.
CPU Intel Core i7 14700
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Form Factor mid-tower
psu w 1000
OS Windows 11 Pro
70 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong cpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong ram (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14700 |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 33 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| 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 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | HP OMEN GT16-0285t | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14700 | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1000 | 480 | 850 | 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 Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | 83.4 | 93.2 | 72.4 | 88.5 | 53.5 | 70 | 36 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.7 | 98.4 | 89.2 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 81.4 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.5 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0285t Compare | 98.1 | 95.9 | 97.6 | 93.7 | 90.1 | 70 | 70.3 |
| 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 | 84.4 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall70.4
- AI/LLM66
- Gaming84.5
- Portability25.9
- Creator80.6
- Business66.5
- Developer73.4
- Home Office67.3
- Workstation75.9
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