Comparison between MSI Optix MAG27CQ vs AOC AGON AG273QCX

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG27CQ	AOC AGON AG273QCX

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2017	2018
Brand	MSI	AOC
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG27CQ	AGON AG273QCX
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	26.96 in 68.5 cm 684.7 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	1800	1800
Display Manufacturer	Samsung	TP Vision
Display Type	SVA	SVA
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	No	Yes
Max Number of Colors	16777216	1073741824
Bits	24	30
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	109 ppi	109 ppi
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	110 %	122 %
Adobe RGB 1998		99 %
NTSC 1953	85 %	102 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	400 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness		450 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	3000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		6 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	12 ms	4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR		HDR10 DisplayHDR 400
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Width with Stand	24.4 in 62 cm 619.7 mm 2.03 ft	24.1 in 61.2 cm 612.1 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.76 in 45.1 cm 451 mm 1.48 ft	18.5 in 47 cm 470 mm 1.54 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.41 in 23.9 cm 239 mm 0.78 ft	10.53 in 26.7 cm 267.4 mm 0.88 ft
Case Weight with Stand	4.89 kg 11 lbs	8.14 kg 18 lbs
Case Color	Black, Red	Black, Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2	1 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x D-sub 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In 2 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x USB (mini) 4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers		2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features	Low Blue Light AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology	Flicker-free technology FPS Counter Low Blue Light HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) AMD FreeSync 2 technology Crosshair
Extra Features		Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	75 x 75	75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment Range	65 mm 6.5 cm 2.5591 in 0.2133 ft	110 mm 11 cm 4.3307 in 0.3609 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	30 °	30 °
Right Swivel	30 °	30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	3.5 °
Backward Tilt	15 °	21.5 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 144 Hz	30 Hz - 146 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	56 kHz - 214.56 kHz	30 kHz - 160 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable	Audio cable DisplayPort cable HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		CE FCC Gost ENERGY STAR 7.0 TCO Certified Displays
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 % - 85 %
Internal Storage Temperature		-25 °C - 55 °C -13 °F - 131 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		5 % - 93 %
Max Operating Altitude		3657.6
Max Storage Altitude		12192

MSI Optix MAG27CQ

AOC AGON AG273QCX