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Comparison between Asus RoG Strix XG258Q vs BenQ XL2720Z

General Info
Model Number Asus RoG Strix XG258Q BenQ XL2720Z
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2017 2013
Brand Asus BenQ
Model Number RoG Strix XG258Q XL2720Z
Display
Screen Size Class 25" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24.5 in
62.2 cm
622.3 mm
2.04 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 21.41 in
54.4 cm
543.744 mm
1.78 ft
23.53 in
59.8 cm
597.6 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 11.91 in
30.3 cm
302.616 mm
0.99 ft
13.23 in
33.6 cm
336.15 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type TN TN
Display Bit Depth 8 bits (6 bits + FRC) 8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.283 mm 0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density 89 ppi 81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.23 % 64.52 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 89 %
Adobe RGB 1998 64.9 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 400 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 500 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 3.2 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 4 ms 4 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 7 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
3D No Yes
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.85 in
7.3 cm
72.5 mm
0.24 ft
2.91 in
7.4 cm
74 mm
0.24 ft
Case Weight 3 kg
7 lbs
Case Width with Stand 22.21 in
56.4 cm
564.1 mm
1.85 ft
25.28 in
64.2 cm
642 mm
2.11 ft
Case Height with Stand 15.11 in
38.4 cm
383.7 mm
1.26 ft
21.57 in
54.8 cm
548 mm
1.8 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.99 in
25.4 cm
253.7 mm
0.83 ft
10.75 in
27.3 cm
273 mm
0.9 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.5 kg
12 lbs
7.5 kg
17 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
TV Tuner Analog (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
DVB-T
DVB-T2
DVB-C
DVB-S2
DVB-S
Built-in Camera No No
Network LAN
Wi-Fi
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999)
802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)
802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009)
802.11n 5GHz
802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac)
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi Direct
DLNA
Connectivity 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
2 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x D-sub
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x USB (mini)
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 18W
Features
OS Loewe OS
Cool Features Flicker-free technology
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Trace Free Technology
Low Blue light
GameVisual
5-way OSD joystick
AMD FreeSync technology
Flicker-free technology
FPS / RTS mode
S Switch Arc
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Motion Blur Reduction 2.0
Senseye 3
Low Blue Light
Game mode loader
Black eQualizer 2.0
Nvidia 3D LightBoost
Display Pilot
Nvidia 3D Vision 2
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 22.21 in
56.4 cm
564.1 mm
1.85 ft
25.28 in
64.2 cm
642 mm
2.11 ft
Case Height 13.02 in
33.1 cm
330.6 mm
1.08 ft
19.09 in
48.5 cm
485 mm
1.59 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 100 mm
10 cm
3.937 in
0.3281 ft
140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 0 ° 0 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 50 ° 45 °
Right Swivel 50 ° 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 24 Hz - 240 Hz 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 255 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
DisplayPort cable
D-sub cable
DVI cable
USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level 1
cTick
CU
eStandby
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
J-MOSS
KCC
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TÜV Flicker-free
TÜV Low Blue Light
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
ENERGY STAR 6.0
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Max Operating Altitude 2000
Asus RoG Strix XG258Q BenQ XL2720Z