Comparison between MSI Optix MAG27CQ vs Dell S2716DG

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG27CQ	Dell S2716DG

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2017	2015
Brand	MSI	Dell
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG27CQ	S2716DG
Alias		S2716DGR
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 596.74 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	13.21 in 33.6 cm 335.66 mm 1.1 ft
Display Curvature	1800
Display Manufacturer	Samsung	AU Optronics
Display Type	SVA	TN
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	No	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		90.21 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	110 %	99 %
NTSC 1953	85 %	72 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	160 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	170 °
Screen Input Lag		4.5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	12 ms	3 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		5 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.19 in 5.6 cm 55.6 mm 0.18 ft
Case Weight		4.4 kg 10 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.4 in 62 cm 619.7 mm 2.03 ft	24.11 in 61.3 cm 612.5 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.76 in 45.1 cm 451 mm 1.48 ft	16.39 in 41.6 cm 416.3 mm 1.37 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.41 in 23.9 cm 239 mm 0.78 ft	7.89 in 20 cm 200.3 mm 0.66 ft
Case Weight with Stand	4.89 kg 11 lbs	7.2 kg 16 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	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 4 x USB 3.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Low Blue Light AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Extra Features		Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width		24.11 in 61.3 cm 612.5 mm 2.01 ft
Case Height		14.27 in 36.3 cm 362.5 mm 1.19 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	Yes
Left Pivot		90 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	30 °	45 °
Right Swivel	30 °	45 °
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	30 Hz - 145 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	56 kHz - 214.56 kHz	69.7 kHz - 250.6 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable	DisplayPort cable USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		CECP ENERGY STAR 6 Epeat Silver RoHS compliant 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 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature		-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude		5000
Max Storage Altitude		12191

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