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Comparison between Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX vs MSI Optix MAG342CQ

General Info
Model Number Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX MSI Optix MAG342CQ
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2021 2021
Brand Asus MSI
Model Series ROG Swift MAG
Model Number ROG Swift PG32UQX Optix MAG342CQ
Display
Screen Size Class 32" (inches) 34" (inches)
Diagonal Size 32 in
81.3 cm
812.87 mm
2.67 ft
34 in
86.4 cm
863.6 mm
2.83 ft
Screen Width 27.89 in
70.8 cm
708.48 mm
2.32 ft
31.39 in
79.7 cm
797.184 mm
2.62 ft
Screen Height 15.69 in
39.9 cm
398.52 mm
1.31 ft
13.14 in
33.4 cm
333.72 mm
1.09 ft
Display Curvature 1500
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type IPS VA
Display Bit Depth 10 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 21:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 3440 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.185 mm 0.232 mm
Screen Pixel Density 137 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.16 %
Backlight Source Mini LED W-LED
DCI P3 98% 89.48%
sRGB 160 % 112.2 %
Screen Brightness 500 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 1400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 4000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 400000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR DisplayHDR 1400
HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 3.74 in
9.5 cm
95.03 mm
0.31 ft
Case Weight 7.6 kg
17 lbs
Case Width with Stand 28.6 in
72.6 cm
726.48 mm
2.38 ft
31.83 in
80.9 cm
808.6 mm
2.65 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.85 in
50.4 cm
504.13 mm
1.65 ft
16.31 in
41.4 cm
414.2 mm
1.36 ft
Case Depth with Stand 12.03 in
30.6 cm
305.59 mm
1 ft
10.63 in
27 cm
270 mm
0.89 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.9 kg
24 lbs
6.8 kg
15 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 3 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio
Features
Cool Features Dynamic shadow boost
Flicker-free technology
Quantum Dot Color
GameVisual
Local Dimming
Ultra Low Blue Light
LiveDash OLED display
GamePlus (Stopwatch/Crosshair/Timer/FPS Counter/Display Alignment)
Asus Aura Sync Lighting
Ultra Low Motion Blur (ULMB)
NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate
Display Streaming Compression (DSC) technology
OSD Dial
Frameless Design
Low Blue Light
Picture-by-Picture
Wide Color Gamut
Picture-in-Picture
Night Vision
Adaptive-Sync technology
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 28.6 in
72.6 cm
726.48 mm
2.38 ft
Case Height 17.36 in
44.1 cm
440.84 mm
1.45 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Range 70 mm
7 cm
2.7559 in
0.2297 ft
90 mm
9 cm
3.5433 in
0.2953 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 5 °
Right Pivot 5 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 20 ° 30 °
Right Swivel 20 ° 30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 1 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 255 kHz 58.56 kHz - 148.1 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras Acrylic LED light covers
Color pre-calibration report
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses TUV Flicker-free
TUV Low Blue Light
CE
FCC-B
REACH
RoHS
WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 85 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
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