> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # AI hardware prices — 2026-09-22 - URL: https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/ai-hardware-prices-2026-09-22/ - Published: 2026-09-23T03:29:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-23T04:13:20.000Z - Description: Daily AI hardware price/supply snapshot with illustrative landed costs (sales tax ~10%). - Author: Zug Zug - Tags: ai-hardware-prices **Report date:** 2026-09-22 PT **Landed cost:** illustrative estimate with sales tax \~10% **Rule:** No invented prices. Sparse products stay labeled. ## Highlights (landed, sales tax \~10%) - See charts below for illustrative landed costs (sales tax \~10%) and \~1-month trends (DGX Spark, Strix Halo, Mac Studio, RTX 5090, RTX 5090 AI Box / eGPU kits). - Full tables regenerate each morning under `/workspace/ai-hw-prices/reports/`. ### Price table (illustrative landed, sales tax \~10%) **Deal watch (observational):** AI Box $4,799.99 (Micro Center, oos) vs same-day Micro Center discrete 5090 street $4,439.99 (delta $360.00). Complete TB5 kit vs card-only; not a buy recommendation. Illustrative landed \~$5,279.99 (sales tax \~10%). | Product | Retailer | Channel | List | Ship | Tax (\~10%) | Landed | Stock | Config | Link | | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ------- | ---------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | GeForce RTX 5090 32GB | Best Buy | retail | $2,189.99 | unk | $219.00 | **$2,408.99** | unknown | GIGABYTE GAMING OC 32G | [Open](https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?st=5090&ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Max (base) | B&H | retail | $2,449.00 | $0.00 | $244.90 | **$2,693.90** | preorder | 18c/32g/36GB/512GB | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo) | Framework | retail | $3,149.00 | unk | $314.90 | **$3,463.90** | oos | Mainboard only Max+ 395 128GB | [Open](https://frame.work/products/framework-desktop-mainboard-amd-ryzen-ai-max-300-series?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | GMKtec EVO-X2 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo) | GMKtec official | retail | $3,499.99 | $0.00 | $350.00 | **$3,849.99** | in\_stock | 128GB + 1TB SSD / US | [Open](https://www.gmktec.com/products/amd-ryzen%E2%84%A2-ai-max-395-evo-x2-ai-mini-pc?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Minisforum MS-S1 Max (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo) | Minisforum | retail | $3,799.00 | $0.00 | $379.90 | **$4,178.90** | in\_stock | 128GB + 2TB Max AI Compute Edition | [Open](https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-s1-max-mini-pc?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Beelink GTR9 Pro (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 / Strix Halo) | Beelink official | retail | $4,349.00 | unk | $434.90 | **$4,783.90** | in\_stock | 128GB + 2TB Frost Silver / US | [Open](https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-gtr9-pro-amd-ryzen-ai-max-395?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5090 AI BOX 32GB | Micro Center | retail | $4,799.99 | unk | $480.00 | **$5,279.99** | oos | GV-N5090IXEB-32GD / MC SKU 922724 | [Open](https://www.microcenter.com/product/700962/gigabyte-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-aorus-ai-box-32gb-gddr7-external-graphics-cards?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | NVIDIA DGX Spark (Founders / NVIDIA-branded) | Best Buy | retail | $5,054.39 | unk | $505.44 | **$5,559.83** | unknown | Best Buy SKU 6667431 / JXF2C4R2TS | [Open](https://www.bestbuy.com/product/dgx-spark-nvidia-gb10-grace-blackwell-superchip-128-gb-lpddr5x-arm-processor-4tb-nvme-m-2-ssd-storage-gold/JXF2C4R2TS/sku/6667431?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | PNY NVIDIA DGX Spark | B&H | retail | $5,299.00 | $0.00 | $529.90 | **$5,828.90** | in\_stock | PNY NVDGXSPARK-PB 128GB/4TB | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1938749-REG/pny%5Fnvdgxspark%5Fpb%5Fnvidia%5Fdgx%5Fspark%5Fai.html?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | retail | $5,299.99 | $0.00 | $530.00 | **$5,829.99** | preorder | ATAGB10-9001 128GB/4TB PCIe 4.0 | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1926841-REG/gigabyte%5Fatagb10%5F9001%5Fai%5Ftop%5Fatom%5Fai.html?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Max 128GB | B&H | retail | $5,399.00 | $0.00 | $539.90 | **$5,938.90** | preorder | 18c/40g/128GB/1TB | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Ultra 96GB | B&H | retail | $5,499.00 | $0.00 | $549.90 | **$6,048.90** | preorder | 30c/64g/96GB/1TB | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | RTX 5090 complete PC (prebuilt) | Newegg | retail | $5,499.99 | unk | $550.00 | **$6,049.99** | unknown | ABS/Newegg class 5090 gaming PC (example) | [Open](https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=rtx+5090+desktop&ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Lenovo ThinkStation PGX (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | retail | $5,849.00 | $0.00 | $584.90 | **$6,433.90** | unknown | 30KL0002US 128GB/1TB | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1927563-REG/lenovo%5F30kl0002us%5Fthinkstation%5Fpgx%5Fsmall%5Fform.html?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | ASUS Ascent GX10 (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | retail | $5,999.00 | $0.00 | $599.90 | **$6,598.90** | oos | GX10-GG0010BN 128GB/1TB | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1928338-REG/asus%5Fascent%5Fgx10%5Fcompact%5Fdesktop.html?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Dell Pro Max FCM1253 (DGX Spark platform) | B&H | retail | $6,286.58 | $0.00 | $628.66 | **$6,915.24** | unknown | GNFF4 / FCM1253 128GB/2TB | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1968371-REG/dell%5Fgnff4%5Fpro%5Fmax%5Ffcm1253%5Fdesktop.html?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB | B&H | retail | $9,499.00 | $0.00 | $949.90 | **$10,448.90** | preorder | 30c/64g 256GB/1TB | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | | Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB 80-GPU | B&H | retail | $10,799.00 | $0.00 | $1,079.90 | **$11,878.90** | preorder | 36c/80g/256GB/1TB | [Open](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/mac-studio/ci/52937?ref=krumpin.jbhobby.com) | ## Charts ![Illustrative landed cost comparison (sales tax ~10%)](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/09/ca_landed_cost_comparison-3.png) Illustrative landed cost comparison (sales tax \~10%) ![Spotlight product trends](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/09/spotlight_product_trends-3.png) Spotlight product trends ![Capabilities checklist](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/09/capabilities_checklist-3.png) Capabilities checklist ![DGX Spark price trend](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/09/dgx_spark_price_trend-3.png) DGX Spark price trend ![Strix Halo price trend](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/09/strix_halo_price_trend-3.png) Strix Halo price trend ![Mac Studio price trend](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/09/mac_studio_price_trend-3.png) Mac Studio price trend ![RTX 5090 price trend](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/09/rtx_5090_price_trend-3.png) RTX 5090 price trend ![RTX 5090 AI Box / eGPU kits price trend](https://krumpin.jbhobby.com/content/images/2026/09/rtx_5090_egpu_price_trend.png) RTX 5090 AI Box / eGPU kits price trend *Automated daily post from the AI hardware price watch. 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