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Comparison between LG UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL vs BenQ EW3270U

General Info
Model Number LG UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL BenQ EW3270U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2019 2018
Brand LG BenQ
Model Number UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL EW3270U
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 32" (inches)
Diagonal Size 26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.768 mm
1.96 ft
27.5 in
69.8 cm
698.4 mm
2.29 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.682 mm
1.1 ft
15.47 in
39.3 cm
392.85 mm
1.29 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display Innolux
Display Type AH-IPS MVA
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 5120 x 2880 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.117 mm 0.182 mm
Screen Pixel Density 218 ppi 139 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.97 % 85.36 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 99% 95%
sRGB 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 88 %
Screen Brightness 500 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1200 : 1 3000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms 9 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 20 ms
Display Coating Glossy Anti-glare/Matte
HDR HDR
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.13 in
5.4 cm
54 mm
0.18 ft
2.57 in
6.5 cm
65.2 mm
0.21 ft
Case Weight 6.4 kg
14 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
28.6 in
72.6 cm
726.4 mm
2.38 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 ft
20.56 in
52.2 cm
522.2 mm
1.71 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.41 in
23.9 cm
239 mm
0.78 ft
8.46 in
21.5 cm
215 mm
0.71 ft
Case Weight with Stand 8.5 kg
19 lbs
7.5 kg
17 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera Yes No
Connectivity 3 x USB 3.0 (Type-C)
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x USB (Type-C)
2 x HDMI 2.0
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features 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
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.65 in
62.6 cm
626 mm
2.05 ft
28.6 in
72.6 cm
726.4 mm
2.38 ft
Case Height 18.27 in
46.4 cm
464 mm
1.52 ft
17.42 in
44.3 cm
442.5 mm
1.45 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 110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 60 Hz 24 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 178 kHz 30 kHz - 135 kHz
Accessories
Extras Thunderbolt 3 cable DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
USB Type-C cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Gold
FCC Class B
KC
RCM
RoHS
UL/cUL
VCCI
ENERGY STAR 7.0
TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 85 %
LG UltraFine 5K 27MD5KL BenQ EW3270U