Comparison between Asus RoG Strix XG27VQ vs MSI Optix G27CQ4

General Info
Model Number	Asus RoG Strix XG27VQ	MSI Optix G27CQ4

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2017	2019
Brand	Asus	MSI
Model Series		MPG
Model Number	RoG Strix XG27VQ	Optix G27CQ4
Alias	XG27VQ	3CB0
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.54 in 59.8 cm 597.888 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.24 in 33.6 cm 336.312 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	1800	1500
Display Manufacturer	Samsung	Samsung
Display Type	SVA	VA
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	No	Yes
Max Number of Colors	16777216	1073741824
Bits	24	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.311 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	87.44 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3		92%
sRGB	95 %	115 %
Adobe RGB 1998	70 %
NTSC 1953	72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 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	16 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	4 ms
Display Average Response Time	10 ms
Display Maximum Response Time	20 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	4.29 in 10.9 cm 109 mm 0.36 ft
Case Width with Stand	24.4 in 62 cm 619.64 mm 2.03 ft	24.07 in 61.2 cm 611.5 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.69 in 42.4 cm 423.91 mm 1.39 ft	18.03 in 45.8 cm 457.9 mm 1.5 ft
Case Depth with Stand	10.58 in 26.9 cm 268.62 mm 0.88 ft	8.87 in 22.5 cm 225.4 mm 0.74 ft
Case Weight with Stand	6.9 kg 15 lbs	5.4 kg 12 lbs
Case Color	Gray	Black, Red
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 (b) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Extreme Low Motion Blur Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology Low Blue Light GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer) 5-way OSD joystick Trace Free Technology AMD FreeSync technology	Low Blue Light AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.4 in 62 cm 619.64 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height	14.61 in 37.1 cm 371.12 mm 1.22 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	No
Height Adjustment Range	100 mm 10 cm 3.937 in 0.3281 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	50 °
Right Swivel	50 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 144 Hz	48 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	55.3 kHz - 162 kHz	70.56 kHz - 243.37 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit		NULL
Accessories
Extras	Audio cable DisplayPort cable - optional HDMI cable - optional
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	BSMI C-Tick CB CCC CE CU ENERGY STAR 7.0 ErP FCC J-MOSS RoHS TÜV Flicker-free TÜV Low Blue Light UL/cUL VCCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	5 °C - 40 °C 41 °F - 104 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	20 % - 90 %	20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	10 % - 90 %	10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude		5000

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