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Comparison between MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD vs Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ

General Info
Model Number MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2021 2023
Brand MSI Asus
Model Series MPG
Model Number Optix MPG321UR-QD ROG Swift PG38UQ
Display
Screen Size Class 32" (inches) 38" (inches)
Diagonal Size 31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
37.98 in
96.5 cm
964.783 mm
3.17 ft
Screen Width 27.48 in
69.8 cm
698.112 mm
2.29 ft
33.11 in
84.1 cm
840.96 mm
2.76 ft
Screen Height 15.46 in
39.3 cm
392.688 mm
1.29 ft
18.62 in
47.3 cm
473.04 mm
1.55 ft
Display Type IPS 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 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.185 mm 0.219 mm
Screen Pixel Density 139 ppi 116 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.48 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 97% 98%
sRGB 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 99 %
Screen Brightness 400 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 600 cd/m² 600 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
HDR DisplayHDR 600 DisplayHDR 600
3D No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.88 in
4.8 cm
47.8 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 9.04 kg
20 lbs
Case Width with Stand 28.63 in
72.7 cm
727.1 mm
2.39 ft
33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.98 in
48.2 cm
482.2 mm
1.58 ft
22.99 in
58.4 cm
583.9 mm
1.92 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.91 in
25.2 cm
251.8 mm
0.83 ft
10.06 in
25.5 cm
255.4 mm
0.84 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.2 kg
22 lbs
10.23 kg
23 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 3 x USB 2.0 (Type-B; upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (a)
6 x USB 2.0 (Type-A; downstream)
1 x USB 2.0 (Type-C; upstream; DP Alt Mode)
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x S/PDIF
4 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-B; Gen 1; upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features Flicker-free technology
Frameless design
Picture-in-Picture
Low Blue Light
Night Vision
Quantum Dot Color
MSI Mystic Light
KVM Switch 3.0
5-way OSD navigation joystick
Rapid Boost
NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible
Built-in power supply
Picture-by-Picture
Picture-in-Picture
VESA AdaptiveSync Display 144Hz
Variable Overdrive
AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
HDR Setting
Game Visual
Trace Free Technology
NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible
Aspect Ratio Control
Extreme Low Motion Blur Sync (ELMB Sync)
Delta E<2
Dynamic Local Dimming
GamePlus
Fast IPS
Picture-by-Picture
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
VividPixel
Ultra-Low Blue Light
Asus DisplayWidget
5-way navigation joystick
Flicker-free technology
Dynamic Shadow Boost
Adaptive-Sync technology
Extreme Low Motion Blur (ELMB)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 28.63 in
72.7 cm
727.1 mm
2.39 ft
33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
Case Height 20.56 in
52.2 cm
522.2 mm
1.71 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 100 mm
10 cm
3.937 in
0.3281 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
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 ° 5 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 47 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 180 kHz - 317 kHz 30 kHz - 350 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras Audio combo cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
Mouse bungee
USB Type-A to Type-B cable (x3)
USB Type-C to Type-C cable
Color pre-calibration report
DisplayPort cable
HDMI Ultra High-Speed Cable
Remote control
ROG pouch
ROG sticker
USB 3.2 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses Energy Star 8.0
TUV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified
TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certified
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 10 °C - 40 °C
50 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 %
MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ