Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti with 16GB VRAM deliver strong 1440p gaming performance in a chassis designed for reduced acoustics and efficient airflow. Its streamlined design with hexagonal vents keeps temperatures low while 32GB of DDR5 memory handles multitasking smoothly. This desktop suits gamers seeking a quiet, pre-built system that balances frame rates with thermal management out of the box.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
form factor desktop
OS Windows 11 Home
82 Overall Score
Price CA$3,067
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong social proof (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 3.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
| 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 90Y6003JUS | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 36 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 3072 | 2048 | 512 | 2048 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 1200 | 850 | - | 1300 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | 95.7 | 74.6 | 79.5 | 99.2 | 73.8 | 70.1 | 75.2 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.3 | 90 | 96.5 | 91.9 | 96.5 | 70.1 | 84.7 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.7 | 90 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92 | 70.1 | 86.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 94.6 | 32.4 | 99.3 | 99.9 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.3 | 91.8 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 92 | 37.4 | 87.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 83.6 | 96.5 | 86.7 | 99.3 | 11.7 | 95 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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