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Comparison between BenQ XL2420T vs Dell Alienware AW2523HF

General Info
Model Number BenQ XL2420T Dell Alienware AW2523HF
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2013 2022
Brand BenQ Dell
Model Number XL2420T Alienware AW2523HF
Display
Screen Size Class 24" (inches) 25" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24 in
61 cm
609.7 mm
2 ft
24.48 in
62.2 cm
621.8 mm
2.04 ft
Screen Width 20.92 in
53.1 cm
531.36 mm
1.74 ft
21.38 in
54.3 cm
543.17 mm
1.78 ft
Screen Height 11.77 in
29.9 cm
298.89 mm
0.98 ft
11.91 in
30.3 cm
302.616 mm
0.99 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type TN IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits (6 bits + FRC) 8 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes No
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 0.276 mm 0.283 mm
Screen Pixel Density 91 ppi 89 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.63 % 90.86 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 95 % 99 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 3 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 3 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D Yes No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.4 in
6.1 cm
61 mm
0.2 ft
2.62 in
6.7 cm
66.65 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 3.45 kg
8 lbs
Case Width with Stand 22.4 in
56.9 cm
569 mm
1.87 ft
21.86 in
55.5 cm
555.19 mm
1.82 ft
Case Height with Stand 20.3 in
51.6 cm
515.6 mm
1.69 ft
15.36 in
39 cm
390.25 mm
1.28 ft
Case Depth with Stand 5.8 in
14.7 cm
147.3 mm
0.48 ft
9.59 in
24.4 cm
243.7 mm
0.8 ft
Case Weight with Stand 6.1 kg
13 lbs
5.77 kg
13 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 2 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 2.0 (upstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-B; Gen 1; upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (speakers)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
3 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream; charging)
Audio
Features
Cool Features Display Pilot
Flicker-free technology
Senseye
Low Blue Light
Nvidia 3D LightBoost
Motion Blur Reduction 2.0
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Nvidia 3D Vision 2
Black eQualizer 2.0
S Switch Arc
ComfortView
Console Mode
Fast IPS
Low Blue Light
Flicker-free technology
Dell Display Manager
AlienFX custom lighting
Slide-out hook for headphones
AMD FreeSync Premium
VESA AdaptiveSync Display
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 22.4 in
56.9 cm
569 mm
1.87 ft
21.86 in
55.5 cm
555.19 mm
1.82 ft
Case Height 13.3 in
33.8 cm
337.8 mm
1.11 ft
12.83 in
32.6 cm
325.84 mm
1.07 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 130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 0 ° 90 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 35 ° 20 °
Right Swivel 35 ° 20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 24 Hz - 120 Hz 48 Hz - 360 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 15 kHz - 140 kHz 30 kHz - 413 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras D-sub cable
DVI-D cable
USB 3.0 cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
Mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort
USB 3.2 Gen 1 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
WHQL (Windows 8; Windows 7)
FCC
RoHS
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 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
BenQ XL2420T Dell Alienware AW2523HF