Comparison between MSI MAG ARTYMIS 242C vs Dell Alienware AW2521HF

General Info
Model Number	MSI MAG ARTYMIS 242C	Dell Alienware AW2521HF

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2021	2020
Brand	MSI	Dell
Model Number	MAG ARTYMIS 242C	Alienware AW2521HF
Alias		Alienware AW2521HFL
Display
Screen Size Class	24" (inches)	25" (inches)
Diagonal Size	23.58 in 59.9 cm 599 mm 1.97 ft	24.5 in 62.2 cm 622.3 mm 2.04 ft
Screen Width	20.53 in 52.1 cm 521.395 mm 1.71 ft	21.41 in 54.4 cm 543.744 mm 1.78 ft
Screen Height	11.55 in 29.3 cm 293.284 mm 0.96 ft	11.91 in 30.3 cm 302.616 mm 0.99 ft
Display Curvature	1000
Display Type	VA	IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes
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	0.272 mm	0.283 mm
Screen Pixel Density	93 ppi	89 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		90.11 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	90.3%
sRGB	113.8 %	99 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time		1 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.87 in 7.3 cm 72.95 mm 0.24 ft
Case Weight		3.55 kg 8 lbs
Case Width with Stand	21.01 in 53.4 cm 533.75 mm 1.75 ft	21.9 in 55.6 cm 556.29 mm 1.83 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.65 in 42.3 cm 422.86 mm 1.39 ft	16.58 in 42.1 cm 421.21 mm 1.38 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.99 in 22.8 cm 228.37 mm 0.75 ft	9.92 in 25.2 cm 251.92 mm 0.83 ft
Case Weight with Stand	3.77 kg 8 lbs	7.17 kg 16 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 1.4 (CEC) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (line-out) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 3 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream; BC 1.2 2A)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Frameless Design Low Blue Light Wide Color Gamut Night Vision AMD FreeSync Premium Flicker-free technology	Low Blue Light NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible AMD FreeSync Premium Flicker-free technology
Ergonomics
Case Width		21.9 in 55.6 cm 556.29 mm 1.83 ft
Case Height		12.92 in 32.8 cm 328.24 mm 1.08 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	No	Yes
Height Adjustment Range		130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		90 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		20 °
Right Swivel		20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	30 Hz - 165 Hz	48 Hz - 240Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	56.8 kHz - 186.8 kHz	30 kHz - 255 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL	NULL
Accessories
Extras		DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 Type-B to Type-A cable
Certificates and Standards
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %	10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature		-20 °C - 80 °C -4 °F - 176 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude		5000
Max Storage Altitude		12192

MSI MAG ARTYMIS 242C

Dell Alienware AW2521HF