HP OMEN 45L GT22-3090 vs Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)

The HP OMEN 45L GT22-3090 ($5,670, 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 HP OMEN 45L GT22-3090 is the better value at $5,670, delivering more performance per dollar than the Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α).

HP

HP OMEN 45L GT22-3090

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Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)

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HP OMEN 45L GT22-3090Maingear Retro98 Alpha (Retro98α)
Price$5,670$9,799▲
Gaming Score97/10097/100
Productivity Score88/10096/100▲
Content Creation Score95/10097/100▲
CPUintel core ultra 9 285kamd ryzen 9 9950x3d
GPUnvidia rtx 5090nvidia rtx 5090
RAM64GB DDR5 5600 (Kingston FURY)64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6000 (Kingston FURY Beast)
Storage2TB NVMe SSD4TB Gen4 NVMe SSD (Kingston FURY Renegade)
PSU1200W 80 Plus Gold—
CaseOMEN 45L (GT22) tempered glass towerSilverStone FLP02 (beige tower)
CoolerOMEN CRYO CHAMBER liquid AIOCustom open loop liquid cooling (dual radiators)

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