Comparison between BenQ EL2870U vs MSI Optix MAG321QR

General Info
Model Number	BenQ EL2870U	MSI Optix MAG321QR

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2018	2021
Brand	BenQ	MSI
Model Series		MAG
Model Number	EL2870U	Optix MAG321QR
Display
Screen Size Class	28" (inches)	32" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27.91 in 70.9 cm 709 mm 2.33 ft	31.54 in 80.1 cm 801 mm 2.63 ft
Screen Width	24.45 in 62.1 cm 620.928 mm 2.04 ft	27.48 in 69.8 cm 698.112 mm 2.29 ft
Screen Height	13.44 in 34.1 cm 341.28 mm 1.12 ft	15.46 in 39.3 cm 392.688 mm 1.29 ft
Display Manufacturer	Innolux
Display Type	TN	IPS
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	Yes	Yes
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	1073741824
Bits	30	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	3840 x 2160	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.162 mm	0.272 mm
Screen Pixel Density	157 ppi	93 ppi
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	70%	93%
sRGB	97 %	127.1 %
NTSC 1953	72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness		400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1200 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	120000000 : 1	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag	5 ms	15.7 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms
Display Coating		Anti-glare/Matte
HDR	HDR	DisplayHDR 400
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Width with Stand	25.9 in 65.8 cm 657.9 mm 2.16 ft	28.2 in 71.6 cm 716.2 mm 2.35 ft
Case Height with Stand	18.75 in 47.6 cm 476.27 mm 1.56 ft	18.76 in 47.7 cm 476.52 mm 1.56 ft
Case Depth with Stand	5.89 in 15 cm 149.6 mm 0.49 ft	9.2 in 23.4 cm 233.68 mm 0.77 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.7 kg 13 lbs	8.23 kg 18 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4	1 x USB 3.1 (Type-B; Gen 1; upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a) 2 x USB 2.0 (Type-A; downstream) 1 x USB 2.0 (Type-C; upstream; 15W; DP Alt Mode)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Brightness Intelligence Plus Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) AMD FreeSync technology	Low Blue Light MSI Mystic Light NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible Night Vision 5-way OSD navigation joystick Flicker-free technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width		28.2 in 71.6 cm 716.2 mm 2.35 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	No	Yes
Height Adjustment Range		130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		45 °
Right Swivel		45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	15 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	60 Hz	48 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 135 kHz	90.9 kHz - 242.4 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit		NULL
Accessories
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR 7.0 TÜV Flicker-free TÜV Low Blue Light WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level		10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level		10 % - 80 %

BenQ EL2870U

MSI Optix MAG321QR