Comparison between MSI Optix MAG272QR vs Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG272QR	Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2019	2019
Brand	MSI	Asus
Model Number	Optix MAG272QR	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	23.53 in 59.8 cm 597.6 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.74 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.15 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer		AU Optronics
Display Type	VA	AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1440	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	108 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		89.04 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	95.6%
sRGB	123.7 %	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		4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time		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	24.21 in 61.5 cm 614.9 mm 2.02 ft	24.4 in 62 cm 619.77 mm 2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand	20.97 in 53.3 cm 532.7 mm 1.75 ft	21.75 in 55.3 cm 552.53 mm 1.81 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.14 in 20.7 cm 206.7 mm 0.68 ft	9.37 in 23.8 cm 237.9 mm 0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand	6.05 kg 13 lbs	7 kg 15 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	2 x USB 2.0 (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 2.0 (Type-B; 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	Flicker-free technology Game Mode Low Blue Light RGB LED control Night Vision HDR Ready 5-way OSD navigation joystick Wide color gamut AMD FreeSync 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)
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
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	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment Range	100 mm 10 cm 3.937 in 0.3281 ft	120 mm 12 cm 4.7244 in 0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	Yes
Left Pivot	90 °	0 °
Right Pivot	90 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	75 °	60 °
Right Swivel	75 °	60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 165 Hz	30 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	53 kHz - 183 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	20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	10 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000

MSI Optix MAG272QR

Asus RoG Swift PG279Q