Comparison between Dell Alienware AW3418HW vs MSI Optix MAG272CQR

General Info
Model Number	Dell Alienware AW3418HW	MSI Optix MAG272CQR

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2017	2019
Brand	Dell	MSI
Model Number	Alienware AW3418HW	Optix MAG272CQR
Display
Screen Size Class	34" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	34.13 in 86.7 cm 867 mm 2.84 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	31.49 in 80 cm 799.8 mm 2.62 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.18 in 33.5 cm 334.8 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	3800	1500
Display Manufacturer		Samsung
Display Type	IPS	SVA
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	21:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1080	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.31 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.34 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3		90%
sRGB	99 %	100 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	3000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast		100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	4 ms	1 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	3.75 in 9.5 cm 95.15 mm 0.31 ft
Case Weight	6.91 kg 15 lbs
Case Width with Stand	32.04 in 81.4 cm 813.83 mm 2.67 ft	24.07 in 61.2 cm 611.5 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.42 in 44.2 cm 442.44 mm 1.45 ft	22.66 in 57.6 cm 575.5 mm 1.89 ft
Case Depth with Stand	12.56 in 31.9 cm 319.09 mm 1.05 ft	9.06 in 23 cm 230.2 mm 0.76 ft
Case Weight with Stand	11.81 kg 26 lbs	5.9 kg 13 lbs
Case Color	Gray	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 2 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 4 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)	2 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1; downstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 (b) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a) 1 x USB (Type-C; DisplayPort alternate) 1 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1; Type-B; upstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Low Blue Light Nvidia G-SYNC Technology Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)	Flicker-free technology HDR Ready Night Vision Wide color gamut RGB LED Low Blue Light 5-way OSD navigation joystick AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features	Security lock slot	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	32.04 in 81.4 cm 813.83 mm 2.67 ft
Case Height	14.5 in 36.8 cm 368.28 mm 1.21 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	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	20 °
Right Swivel	20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	25 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	30 Hz - 160 Hz	48 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	66 kHz - 166 kHz	70.56 kHz - 243.37 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	RoHS Compliant
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F	10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %	20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	5 % - 90 %	10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000	5000
Max Storage Altitude	12192

Dell Alienware AW3418HW

MSI Optix MAG272CQR