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Comparison between Gigabyte AORUS FI32U vs MSI Optix MAG342CQR

General Info
Model Number Gigabyte AORUS FI32U MSI Optix MAG342CQR
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2021 2020
Brand Gigabyte MSI
Model Series MAG
Model Number AORUS FI32U Optix MAG342CQR
Display
Screen Size Class 32" (inches) 34" (inches)
Diagonal Size 31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
34 in
86.4 cm
863.6 mm
2.83 ft
Screen Width 27.45 in
69.7 cm
697.306 mm
2.29 ft
33.11 in
84.1 cm
841.02 mm
2.76 ft
Screen Height 15.44 in
39.2 cm
392.234 mm
1.29 ft
14.92 in
37.9 cm
378.92 mm
1.24 ft
Display Curvature 1500
Display Manufacturer Innolux
Display Type IPS VA
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 21:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 3440 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.181 mm 0.232 mm
Screen Pixel Density 140 ppi 104 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.93 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 95% 89%
sRGB 123 % 112 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 4000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR DisplayHDR 400
3D No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.61 in
6.6 cm
66.2 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 7.7 kg
17 lbs
Case Width with Stand 33.76 in
85.7 cm
857.379 mm
2.81 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.64 in
47.3 cm
473.461 mm
1.55 ft
Case Depth with Stand 11.24 in
28.5 cm
285.454 mm
0.94 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.9 kg
24 lbs
9.301 kg
20 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C; upstream; DP Alt Mode)
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
2 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
Audio
Features
Cool Features Adaptive-Sync Technology
RGB Fusion 2.0
Quantum Dot Color
Super Speed IPS
Aim Stabilizer Sync
Low Blue Light
Crosshair
Display Stream Compression (DSC) via DP 1.4
Picture-in-Picture
OSD Sidekick
Dashboard
Black Equalizer 1.0
6-axis color control
Picture-by-Picture
Flicker-free technology
Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) 2.0
KVM Switch
Fliсkеr-frее tесhnоlоgy
Lоw Вluе Light
Νight Visiоn
Widе Соlоr Gаmut
МSΙ Мystiс Light
Аdарtivе-Synс tесhnоlоgy
АМD FrееSynс tесhnоlоgy
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 28.25 in
71.8 cm
717.6 mm
2.35 ft
Case Height 16.69 in
42.4 cm
423.8 mm
1.39 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 200
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Range 130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
90 mm
9 cm
3.5433 in
0.2953 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 0 ° 5 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 5 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 20 ° 30 °
Right Swivel 20 ° 30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 275 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
Remote controller
Certificates and Standards
Licenses Eyesafe Display
TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free
TÜV Rheinland Low blue light
CE
FCC-B
REACH
RoHS
WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 85 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
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