Hardware made Human

Best value right now

• Workstation GPU

  GeForce RTX 5080

  $999launch price

  Score 62

  Workstation GPU

  NVIDIA

  $999launch price

  GeForce RTX 5080

  Score 62

  Picked for most performance per dollar.

  Next step up, the GeForce RTX 5090, costs 100% more for 28% more performance.

• Workstation processor

  Core Ultra 9 285K

  $589launch price

  Score 72.5

  Workstation processor

  Intel

  $589launch price

  Core Ultra 9 285K

  Score 72.5

  Picked for most performance per dollar.

  Next step up, the Ryzen 9 9950X, costs 10% more for 1% more performance.

• SSD

  990 PRO 4TB

  $345launch price

  4 TB · $86/TB

  SSD

  Samsung

  $345launch price

  990 PRO 4TB

  4 TB · $86/TB

  Picked for lowest cost per TB among drives built for sustained writes and endurance.

  Next step up, the FURY Renegade G5 4TB, costs 30% more per TB for 34% more performance.

• Memory kit

  128GB DDR5-5600 CL46

  $330launch price

  128 GB · $2.58/GB

  Memory kit

  Crucial

  $330launch price

  128GB DDR5-5600 CL46

  128 GB · $2.58/GB

  Picked for lowest cost per GB: capacity is what big projects and scenes need.

  Next step up, the Trident Z5 RGB 96GB DDR5-6400 CL32, costs 54% more per GB for 2% more performance.

Among parts on sale that clear a mainstream performance bar, at launch prices. Performance from real app results (Blender, Puget Bench) where measured. Updated 9 min ago. How it's picked