Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090 vs Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090

The Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090 ($8,850, 97/100 gaming score) goes head-to-head with the Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090 ($5,499, 97/100). Both systems score identically on raw gaming performance. For the money, the Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090 is the better value at $5,499, 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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Mike's Computer Shop

Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090

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Alienware Area-51 (AAT2265, AMD) RTX 5090Mike's Computer Shop Apex Halo 9950X RTX 5090

Price$8,850▲$5,499

Gaming Score97/10097/100

Productivity Score96/100▲94/100

Content Creation Score98/100▲93/100

CPUamd ryzen 9 9950x3damd ryzen 9 9950x

GPUnvidia rtx 5090nvidia rtx 5090

RAM64GB DDR5 XMPcorsair vengeance ddr5 6400 64gb

Storage4TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen5 SSDsamsung 9100 pro 2tb

PSU1500W PSUseasonic prime tx 1300

CaseAlienware Area 51 chassis (tempered glass door)fractal design define 7

Cooler360mm liquid CPU coolercorsair icue h150i elite capellix

MotherboardAlienware X870Emsi meg x870e ace

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