NextComputing Edge XTA EXTA-R99950X-03, Ryzen 9 9950X, 128GB, 1TB SSD + 4TB SSD, RTX 5080
The liquid-cooled AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-core processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 with 16GB GDDR7 deliver top-tier rendering performance, paired with 128GB of 5600MHz DDR5 RAM and 5TB of NVMe PCIe 4.0 storage. Its liquid CPU cooling and 1200W PSU sustain peak performance under continuous workloads, while extensive connectivity with 9 USB-A ports and Wi-Fi 7 accommodates peripherals. This workstation is best for 4K video editors, 3D animators,
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
RAM 128 GB
Storage 5 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Form Factor workstation
psu w 1200
OS Windows 11 Pro
79 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 4.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 128 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD |
| Storage 2 | 4 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | workstation |
| PSU | 1200 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 9 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5GbE |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | NextComputing Edge XTA EXTA-R99950X-03 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Area-51 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 128 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 5120 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | workstation | mini | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1200 | 480 | 850 | 1500 | 850 | 1300 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextComputing Edge XTA EXTA-R99950X-03 | 97.3 | 95.9 | 99.3 | 93.8 | 99 | 11.6 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 |
| Dell Area-51 Compare | 98.1 | 95.9 | 90.6 | 99.5 | 90.1 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 97.6 | 98.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall78.6
- AI/LLM77.9
- Gaming85
- Portability56.5
- Creator85.1
- Business63.8
- Developer78.4
- Home Office78.5
- Workstation91
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