Comparison between MSI Optix MAG342CQ vs BenQ EX3501R

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG342CQ	BenQ EX3501R

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2021	2017
Brand	MSI	BenQ
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG342CQ	EX3501R
Display
Screen Size Class	34" (inches)	35" (inches)
Diagonal Size	34 in 86.4 cm 863.6 mm 2.83 ft	35 in 88.9 cm 889 mm 2.92 ft
Screen Width	31.39 in 79.7 cm 797.184 mm 2.62 ft	32.26 in 81.9 cm 819.408 mm 2.69 ft
Screen Height	13.14 in 33.4 cm 333.72 mm 1.09 ft	13.62 in 34.6 cm 345.888 mm 1.13 ft
Display Curvature	1500	1800
Display Manufacturer		AU Optronics
Display Type	VA	AMVA
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	21:9	21:9
Screen Resolution	3440 x 1440	3440 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.232 mm	0.238 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	106 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		85.92 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	89.48%	85%
sRGB	112.2 %	100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		75 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	4000 : 1	2500 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast		200000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		15 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	4 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time	14 ms	15 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		20 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR		HDR10
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		3.72 in 9.4 cm 94.49 mm 0.31 ft
Case Width with Stand	31.83 in 80.9 cm 808.6 mm 2.65 ft	32.83 in 83.4 cm 833.95 mm 2.74 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.31 in 41.4 cm 414.2 mm 1.36 ft	17.48 in 44.4 cm 444.02 mm 1.46 ft
Case Depth with Stand	10.63 in 27 cm 270 mm 0.89 ft	8.82 in 22.4 cm 224.08 mm 0.74 ft
Case Weight with Stand	6.8 kg 15 lbs	10.4 kg 23 lbs
Case Color	Black	Gray
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4	2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.1 (Type-C)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Frameless Design Low Blue Light Picture-by-Picture Wide Color Gamut Picture-in-Picture Night Vision Adaptive-Sync technology Flicker-free technology	Brightness Intelligence Plus Flicker-free technology Low Blue light Picture-in-Picture Picture-by-Picture HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width		32.83 in 83.4 cm 833.95 mm 2.74 ft
Case Height		15.57 in 39.6 cm 395.55 mm 1.3 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	No
VESA Interface Standard Size	75 x 75	200 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment Range	90 mm 9 cm 3.5433 in 0.2953 ft	60 mm 6 cm 2.3622 in 0.1969 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	No
Left Pivot	5 °
Right Pivot	5 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	30 °
Right Swivel	30 °
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	48 Hz - 100 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	58.56 kHz - 148.1 kHz	28 kHz - 155 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL
Accessories
Extras		DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP HDMI cable USB Type-C cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	CE FCC-B REACH RoHS WEEE	ENERGY STAR TCO Displays
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 85 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000
Max Storage Altitude	12192

MSI Optix MAG342CQ

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