Falcon Northwest Talon (RTX 5090 / Ryzen 9 9950X3D config) vs Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)

The Falcon Northwest Talon (RTX 5090 / Ryzen 9 9950X3D config) ($7,024, 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 Falcon Northwest Talon (RTX 5090 / Ryzen 9 9950X3D config) is the better value at $7,024, delivering more performance per dollar than the Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α).

Falcon Northwest

Falcon Northwest Talon (RTX 5090 / Ryzen 9 9950X3D config)

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Maingear

Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)

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Falcon Northwest Talon (RTX 5090 / Ryzen 9 9950X3D config)Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)

Price$7,024$9,799▲

Gaming Score97/10097/100

Productivity Score96/10096/100

Content Creation Score96/10097/100▲

CPUamd ryzen 9 9950x3damd ryzen 9 9950x3d

GPUnvidia rtx 5090nvidia rtx 5090

RAM32GB DDR564GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000 (Kingston FURY Beast)

Storage2TB NVMe SSD4TB Gen4 NVMe SSD (Kingston FURY Renegade)

CaseFalcon Northwest Talon (4mm aluminum, mid tower)SilverStone FLP02 (beige tower)

CoolerFalcon Northwest custom 280mm AIO liquid coolerCustom open loop liquid cooling (dual radiators)

MotherboardAMD X870E chipset—

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