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

General Info
Model Number Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2023 2021
Brand Asus MSI
Model Series MPG
Model Number ROG Swift PG38UQ Optix MPG321UR-QD
Display
Screen Size Class 38" (inches) 32" (inches)
Diagonal Size 37.98 in
96.5 cm
964.783 mm
3.17 ft
31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
Screen Width 33.11 in
84.1 cm
840.96 mm
2.76 ft
27.48 in
69.8 cm
698.112 mm
2.29 ft
Screen Height 18.62 in
47.3 cm
473.04 mm
1.55 ft
15.46 in
39.3 cm
392.688 mm
1.29 ft
Display Type IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.219 mm 0.185 mm
Screen Pixel Density 116 ppi 139 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.48 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 98% 97%
sRGB 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 99 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 400 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 33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
28.63 in
72.7 cm
727.1 mm
2.39 ft
Case Height with Stand 22.99 in
58.4 cm
583.9 mm
1.92 ft
18.98 in
48.2 cm
482.2 mm
1.58 ft
Case Depth with Stand 10.06 in
25.5 cm
255.4 mm
0.84 ft
9.91 in
25.2 cm
251.8 mm
0.83 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.23 kg
23 lbs
10.2 kg
22 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 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)
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)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features 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)
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
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
28.63 in
72.7 cm
727.1 mm
2.39 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 No Yes
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 No Yes
Left Swivel 30 °
Right Swivel 30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 5 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 144 Hz 47 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 350 kHz 180 kHz - 317 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras Color pre-calibration report
DisplayPort cable
HDMI Ultra High-Speed Cable
Remote control
ROG pouch
ROG sticker
USB 3.2 cable
Audio combo cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
Mouse bungee
USB Type-A to Type-B cable (x3)
USB Type-C to Type-C 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 %
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