Comparison between MSI Optix MAG27CQ vs Gigabyte AORUS CV27Q

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG27CQ	Gigabyte AORUS CV27Q

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2017	2019
Brand	MSI	Gigabyte
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG27CQ	AORUS CV27Q
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	23.49 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	1500
Display Manufacturer	Samsung
Display Type	SVA	VA
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	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	109 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		88.41 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3		90%
sRGB	110 %	122 %
Adobe RGB 1998		82 %
NTSC 1953	85 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness		400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	3000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time	12 ms	4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR		HDR DisplayHDR 400
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.89 in 7.4 cm 73.5 mm 0.24 ft
Case Width with Stand	24.4 in 62 cm 619.7 mm 2.03 ft	24.17 in 61.4 cm 614 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.76 in 45.1 cm 451 mm 1.48 ft	15.83 in 40.2 cm 402 mm 1.32 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.41 in 23.9 cm 239 mm 0.78 ft	10.24 in 26 cm 260 mm 0.85 ft
Case Weight with Stand	4.89 kg 11 lbs	7 kg 15 lbs
Case Color	Black, Red	Black
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	2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Low Blue Light AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology	ANC (Active Noice Cancelling) Aorus Dashboard Picture-by-Picture Blue Light Reduction GameAssist Picture-in-Picture Flicker-free technology Black Equalizer 2.0 Aim Stabilizer RGB Fusion 2.0 HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 AMD FreeSync 2 technology OSD Sidekick
Extra Features		Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width		24.17 in 61.4 cm 614 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height		14.53 in 36.9 cm 369 mm 1.21 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	75 x 75	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment Range	65 mm 6.5 cm 2.5591 in 0.2133 ft	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left Pivot		90 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	30 °	20 °
Right Swivel	30 °	20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	15 °	21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 144 Hz	48 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	56 kHz - 214.56 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %

MSI Optix MAG27CQ

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