Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090 vs Maingear Retro98 | 5090

The Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090 ($8,850, 97/100 gaming score) goes head-to-head with the Maingear Retro98 | 5090 ($4,999, 95/100). On raw performance, the Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090 leads, scoring 97 versus 95. For the money, the Maingear Retro98 | 5090 is the better value at $4,999, delivering more performance per dollar than the Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090.

Alienware

Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090

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Maingear Retro98 | 5090

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Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090Maingear Retro98 | 5090

Price$8,850▲$4,999

Gaming Score97/100▲95/100

Productivity Score96/100▲78/100

Content Creation Score98/100▲90/100

CPUamd ryzen 9 9950x3damd ryzen 7 9850x3d

GPUnvidia rtx 5090nvidia rtx 5090

RAM64GB DDR5 XMP32GB (2x16GB) DDR5

Storage4TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen5 SSD2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD

PSU1500W PSU—

CaseAlienware Area 51 chassis (tempered glass door)SilverStone FLP02 (beige tower)

Cooler360mm liquid CPU cooler—

MotherboardAlienware X870E—

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