Comparison between MSI Optix MAG271C vs Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG271C	Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2018	2019
Brand	MSI	Asus
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG271C	RoG Swift PG279Q
Alias		PG279QZ
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.54 in 59.8 cm 597.888 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.74 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.24 in 33.6 cm 336.312 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	1800
Display Manufacturer		AU Optronics
Display Type	VA	AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	No	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.311 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		89.04 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	90%
sRGB	115 %	100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		68.1 %
NTSC 1953		72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	350 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 °
Screen Input Lag	5 ms	4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time	12 ms	5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		7 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.6 in 6.6 cm 65.98 mm 0.22 ft
Case Width with Stand	24.09 in 61.2 cm 612 mm 2.01 ft	24.4 in 62 cm 619.77 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.79 in 45.2 cm 451.8 mm 1.48 ft	21.75 in 55.3 cm 552.53 mm 1.81 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.87 in 22.5 cm 225.2 mm 0.74 ft	9.37 in 23.8 cm 237.9 mm 0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.6 kg 12 lbs	7 kg 15 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	2 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 2.0 (upstream)	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers		2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Low Blue Light MSI Remote Display App AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Refresh Rate Turbo key Flicker-free technology Ultra-low Blue Light Nvidia G-SYNC Technology Trace Free Technology 5-way OSD joystick GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
Ergonomics
Case Width		24.4 in 62 cm 619.77 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height		14.29 in 36.3 cm 362.96 mm 1.19 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		120 mm 12 cm 4.7244 in 0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		0 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		60 °
Right Swivel		60 °
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	30 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	55.3 kHz - 162 kHz	34 kHz - 209 kHz
Accessories
Extras		DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		BSMI CB CCC CE CEL level 1 cTick CU ErP ENERGY STAR FCC Class B J-MOSS KCC PSE RCM RoHS TÜV Low Blue Light TÜV Flicker-free UL/cUL VCI WEEE WHQL (Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
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 %
Internal Storage Temperature		-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F

MSI Optix MAG271C

Asus RoG Swift PG279Q