Comparison between Asus MX27UC vs MSI Optix MAG27CQ

General Info
Model Number	Asus MX27UC	MSI Optix MAG27CQ

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2016	2017
Brand	Asus	MSI
Model Series	Designo	MAG
Model Number	MX27UC	Optix MAG27CQ
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	1700	1800
Display Manufacturer	LG Display	Samsung
Display Type	AH-IPS	SVA
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	3840 x 2160	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.155 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	163 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	85.96 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	100 %	110 %
Adobe RGB 1998	72 %
NTSC 1953	91 %	85 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1300 : 1	3000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag	10 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time		12 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	4.02 in 10.2 cm 102 mm 0.33 ft
Case Weight	7.32 kg 16 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.19 in 61.4 cm 614.4 mm 2.02 ft	24.4 in 62 cm 619.7 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.91 in 43 cm 429.5 mm 1.41 ft	17.76 in 45.1 cm 451 mm 1.48 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.87 in 22.5 cm 225.4 mm 0.74 ft	9.41 in 23.9 cm 239 mm 0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.5 kg 12 lbs	4.89 kg 11 lbs
Case Color	Black, Gold	Black, Red
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x USB 3.0 1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C)	1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light Trace Free Technology SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology Blue Light Filter GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)	Low Blue Light AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology
Extra Features	Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width	29.41 in 74.7 cm 746.9 mm 2.45 ft
Case Height	17.72 in 45 cm 450.2 mm 1.48 ft
Vesa Mount Support	No	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	No	Yes
Height Adjustment Range		65 mm 6.5 cm 2.5591 in 0.2133 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		30 °
Right Swivel		30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	40 Hz - 76 Hz	48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	24 kHz - 94 kHz	56 kHz - 214.56 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable DisplayPort over USB Type-C cable HDMI cable USB Type-C to Type-A cable	DisplayPort cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI CB CCC CE CEL level CU ENERGY STAR ErP eStandby FCC J-MOSS KCC PSE RCM RoHS TÜV Flicker-free TÜV Low Blue Light UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F	10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 85 %	10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-25 °C - 55 °C -13 °F - 131 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	5 % - 93 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000
Max Storage Altitude	12192

Asus MX27UC

MSI Optix MAG27CQ