Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090 vs Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)

The Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090 ($8,850, 97/100 gaming score) goes head-to-head with the Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α) ($9,799, 97/100). Both systems score identically on raw gaming performance. For the money, the Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090 is the better value at $8,850, delivering more performance per dollar than the Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α).

Alienware

Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090

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Maingear

Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)

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Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)

Price$8,850$9,799▲

Gaming Score97/10097/100

Productivity Score96/10096/100

Content Creation Score98/100▲97/100

CPUamd ryzen 9 9950x3damd ryzen 9 9950x3d

GPUnvidia rtx 5090nvidia rtx 5090

RAM64GB DDR5 XMP64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000 (Kingston FURY Beast)

Storage4TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen5 SSD4TB Gen4 NVMe SSD (Kingston FURY Renegade)

PSU1500W PSU—

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

Cooler360mm liquid CPU coolerCustom open loop liquid cooling (dual radiators)

MotherboardAlienware X870E—

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