Comparison between BenQ PD2720U vs LG UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL

General Info
Model Number	BenQ PD2720U	LG UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2018	2019
Brand	BenQ	LG
Model Number	PD2720U	UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	26.93 in 68.4 cm 684 mm 2.24 ft	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.768 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.682 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	LG Display	LG Display
Display Type	IPS	AH-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	5120 x 2880
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.155 mm	0.117 mm
Screen Pixel Density	163 ppi	218 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.07 %	68.97 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	96%	99%
sRGB	100 %
Adobe RGB 1998	100 %
Screen Brightness	350 cd/m²	500 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1200 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms
Display Average Response Time	14 ms	14 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Glossy
HDR	HDR10
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	3.44 in 8.7 cm 87.39 mm 0.29 ft	2.13 in 5.4 cm 54 mm 0.18 ft
Case Weight	5.3 kg 12 lbs	6.4 kg 14 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.19 in 61.4 cm 614.4 mm 2.02 ft	24.65 in 62.6 cm 626 mm 2.05 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.47 in 44.4 cm 443.71 mm 1.46 ft	18.27 in 46.4 cm 464 mm 1.52 ft
Case Depth with Stand	7.34 in 18.6 cm 186.31 mm 0.61 ft	9.41 in 23.9 cm 239 mm 0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand	8.3 kg 18 lbs	8.5 kg 19 lbs
Case Color	Black, Gray	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	Yes
Connectivity	1 x USB 3.1 (upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (65 W) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (15 W) 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x USB (KVM keyboard connection) 2 x USB 3.1 (downstream)	3 x USB 3.0 (Type-C) 1 x Thunderbolt 3.0
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W	2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features	CAD/CAM mode Display Pilot HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 Picture-by-Picture Low Blue Light Flicker-free technology AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) Picture-in-Picture Animation mode
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.19 in 61.4 cm 614.4 mm 2.02 ft	24.65 in 62.6 cm 626 mm 2.05 ft
Case Height	14.41 in 36.6 cm 366 mm 1.2 ft	18.27 in 46.4 cm 464 mm 1.52 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	No
Left Pivot	0 °
Right Pivot	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	30 °
Right Swivel	30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	24 Hz - 76 Hz	48 Hz - 60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	27 kHz - 140 kHz	30 kHz - 178 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP HDMI cable	Thunderbolt 3 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR 7.0 Epeat Silver TCO 7.0 WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)	BSMI CB CCC CE ENERGY STAR 7.0 Epeat Gold FCC Class B KC RCM RoHS UL/cUL VCCI
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level		0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level		10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature		-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		5 % - 85 %

BenQ PD2720U

LG UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL