Stormcraft Gaming Desktop PC VA980XDCB-97BN1 2026, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Radeon RX 9070 XT
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Form Factor mid-tower
psu w 850
OS Windows 11
52 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong gpu (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong cpu (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
- Below average port selection (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 96 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 850 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | 802.11ax Wireless LAN |
System
| OS | Windows 11 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Stormcraft Gaming Desktop PC VA980XDCB-97BN1 | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT | ASUS ROG GM700 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Apple M5 Max | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 4096 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | sff | tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | 480 | 850 | 180 | - | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormcraft Gaming Desktop PC VA980XDCB-97BN1 | 80.6 | 86.2 | 87.2 | 16.7 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.7 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.2 | 78 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 |
| HP OMEN TPC-W062-MT Compare | 98.1 | 97.8 | 93.9 | 99.3 | 90.1 | 70 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.6 | 93.2 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 |
Usage Scores
- Overall52.1
- AI/LLM60.3
- Gaming72
- Portability21.8
- Creator64.1
- Business43.5
- Developer54.2
- Home Office52
- Workstation63.2
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