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Comparison between Asus PA278CV vs BenQ PD3205U

General Info
Model Number Asus PA278CV BenQ PD3205U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2020 2021
Brand Asus BenQ
Model Series ProArt
Model Number PA278CV PD3205U
Alias PD3205UE
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 32" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
27.45 in
69.7 cm
697.31 mm
2.29 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
15.44 in
39.2 cm
392.23 mm
1.29 ft
Display Type IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits
Frame Rate Control No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.185 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 140 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.55 % 90.68 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 100 % 99 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 5 ms 5 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.13 in
5.4 cm
54 mm
0.18 ft
3.36 in
8.5 cm
85.24 mm
0.28 ft
Case Weight 5.5 kg
12 lbs
6.2 kg
14 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.21 in
61.5 cm
615 mm
2.02 ft
28.14 in
71.5 cm
714.7 mm
2.34 ft
Case Height with Stand 14.72 in
37.4 cm
374 mm
1.23 ft
18.86 in
47.9 cm
479 mm
1.57 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.98 in
22.8 cm
228 mm
0.75 ft
10.11 in
25.7 cm
256.8 mm
0.84 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.4 kg
18 lbs
9.4 kg
21 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x HDMI 1.4
2 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x USB (Type-C; upstream; 65W; DP Alt Mode)
4 x USB 3.1 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream)
4 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; downstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; downstream)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-B; upstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; upstream; 90W; DP Alt Mode)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W 2 x 2.5W
Features
Cool Features Asus ProArt Preset (10 modes)
Asus ProArt Palette
Low Blue Light
CalMAN Verified
Color Temperature Selection (5 modes)
QuickFit (3 modes)
Color Accuracy - △E<2
Asus ProArt Widget
6-axis color adjustment
Trace Free Technology
Flicker-free technology
Adaptive-Sync technology
Gamma adjustment
Auto Pivot
Uniformity Technology
Calman Verified
Pantone Validated
DualView
Hotkey Puck G2
Solidworks
Picture-by-Picture
Flicker-free technology
Color Modes
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Picture-in-Picture
Low Blue Light
AMD FreeSync technology
KVM Switch
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.21 in
61.5 cm
615 mm
2.02 ft
28.14 in
71.5 cm
714.7 mm
2.34 ft
Case Height 14.65 in
37.2 cm
372 mm
1.22 ft
16.61 in
42.2 cm
422 mm
1.38 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Range 150 mm
15 cm
5.9055 in
0.4921 ft
110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 90 ° 0 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 45 ° 30 °
Right Swivel 45 ° 30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 35 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 46 Hz - 75 Hz 60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 112 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras Color pre-calibration report
DisplayPort cable (optional)
HDMI cable (optional)
USB Type-C cable (optional)
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEC
CU
Energy Star
ErP
eStandby
FCC
ICES-3
ISO-9241-307
J-MOSS
KC
KCC
MEPS
PC recycle
PSB
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TCO8.0
TUV-Ergo
TUV Flicker-free
TUV-GS
TUV Low Blue Light
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10
Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Asus PA278CV BenQ PD3205U