Comparison between MSI Optix MAG321QR vs BenQ EL2870U

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG321QR	BenQ EL2870U

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2021	2018
Brand	MSI	BenQ
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG321QR	EL2870U
Display
Screen Size Class	32" (inches)	28" (inches)
Diagonal Size	31.54 in 80.1 cm 801 mm 2.63 ft	27.91 in 70.9 cm 709 mm 2.33 ft
Screen Width	27.48 in 69.8 cm 698.112 mm 2.29 ft	24.45 in 62.1 cm 620.928 mm 2.04 ft
Screen Height	15.46 in 39.3 cm 392.688 mm 1.29 ft	13.44 in 34.1 cm 341.28 mm 1.12 ft
Display Manufacturer		Innolux
Display Type	IPS	TN
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	Yes	Yes
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	1073741824
Bits	30	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1440	3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.272 mm	0.162 mm
Screen Pixel Density	93 ppi	157 ppi
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	93%	70%
sRGB	127.1 %	97 %
NTSC 1953		72 %
Screen Brightness	350 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness	400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1200 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	120000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag	15.7 ms	5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time		4 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte
HDR	DisplayHDR 400	HDR
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Width with Stand	28.2 in 71.6 cm 716.2 mm 2.35 ft	25.9 in 65.8 cm 657.9 mm 2.16 ft
Case Height with Stand	18.76 in 47.7 cm 476.52 mm 1.56 ft	18.75 in 47.6 cm 476.27 mm 1.56 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.2 in 23.4 cm 233.68 mm 0.77 ft	5.89 in 15 cm 149.6 mm 0.49 ft
Case Weight with Stand	8.23 kg 18 lbs	5.7 kg 13 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x USB 3.1 (Type-B; Gen 1; upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a) 2 x USB 2.0 (Type-A; downstream) 1 x USB 2.0 (Type-C; upstream; 15W; DP Alt Mode)	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio
Audio Speakers		2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Low Blue Light MSI Mystic Light NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible Night Vision 5-way OSD navigation joystick Flicker-free technology	Brightness Intelligence Plus Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	28.2 in 71.6 cm 716.2 mm 2.35 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	No
Height Adjustment Range	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	No
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	45 °
Right Swivel	45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 165 Hz	60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	90.9 kHz - 242.4 kHz	30 kHz - 135 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL
Accessories
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		ENERGY STAR 7.0 TÜV Flicker-free TÜV Low Blue Light WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %

MSI Optix MAG321QR

BenQ EL2870U