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Comparison between Dell Alienware AW3420DW vs BenQ PD2700U

General Info
Model Number Dell Alienware AW3420DW BenQ PD2700U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2019 2018
Brand Dell BenQ
Model Number Alienware AW3420DW PD2700U
Display
Screen Size Class 34" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 34.14 in
86.7 cm
867.2 mm
2.85 ft
26.93 in
68.4 cm
684 mm
2.24 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 1900
Display Manufacturer LG Display
Display Type IPS AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 21:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3440 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.48 % 88.7 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 98%
sRGB 134.5 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 70 %
NTSC 1953 75 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1300 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 2 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 4.64 in
11.8 cm
117.9 mm
0.39 ft
2.31 in
5.9 cm
58.8 mm
0.19 ft
Case Weight 6.8 kg
15 lbs
5 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 32.01 in
81.3 cm
813 mm
2.67 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
613.8 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.92 in
43 cm
429.8 mm
1.41 ft
16.83 in
42.8 cm
427.5 mm
1.4 ft
Case Depth with Stand 10.78 in
27.4 cm
273.8 mm
0.9 ft
9.08 in
23.1 cm
230.7 mm
0.76 ft
Case Weight with Stand 11.1 kg
24 lbs
7.7 kg
17 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 3 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (line-out)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphone)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (downstream; BC 1.2)
2 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (Input mini)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (Output MST)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x USB (KVM keyboard connection)
4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Built in cable-management
Flicker-free technology
Dynamic on-screen display
AlienFX custom lighting
Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Animation mode
CAD/CAM mode
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Display Pilot
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
AMD FreeSync technology
Ergonomics
Case Width 32.01 in
81.3 cm
813 mm
2.67 ft
24.17 in
61.4 cm
613.8 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 14.33 in
36.4 cm
364 mm
1.19 ft
14.48 in
36.8 cm
367.9 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
140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 20 ° 45 °
Right Swivel 20 ° 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 21 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 30 Hz - 120 Hz 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 73 kHz - 180 kHz 27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Stand base
Stand riser
I/O cover
DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Gold
TCO 7.0
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 0 % - 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
Dell Alienware AW3420DW BenQ PD2700U