Comparison between MSI Optix MAG251RX vs BenQ SW240

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG251RX	BenQ SW240

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2020	2018
Brand	MSI	BenQ
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG251RX	SW240
Display
Screen Size Class	25" (inches)	24" (inches)
Diagonal Size	24.5 in 62.2 cm 622.3 mm 2.04 ft	24.06 in 61.1 cm 611 mm 2 ft
Screen Width	21.41 in 54.4 cm 543.744 mm 1.78 ft	20.41 in 51.8 cm 518.4 mm 1.7 ft
Screen Height	11.91 in 30.3 cm 302.616 mm 0.99 ft	12.76 in 32.4 cm 324 mm 1.06 ft
Display Manufacturer		AU Optronics
Display Type	IPS	AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	Yes	Yes
Lut		3D LUT 14 bits
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	1073741824
Bits	30	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:10
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1200
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.283 mm	0.27 mm
Screen Pixel Density	89 ppi	94 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		88.44 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	84%	95%
sRGB	107 %	100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		99 %
Screen Brightness	400 cd/m²	250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		17 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	5 ms
Display Average Response Time		14 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		18 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte
HDR	DisplayHDR 400
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.22 in 5.6 cm 56.44 mm 0.19 ft
Case Weight		4.9 kg 11 lbs
Case Width with Stand	19.93 in 50.6 cm 506.1 mm 1.66 ft	20.99 in 53.3 cm 533.2 mm 1.75 ft
Case Height with Stand	19.96 in 50.7 cm 507 mm 1.66 ft	16.87 in 42.9 cm 428.5 mm 1.41 ft
Case Depth with Stand	7.18 in 18.2 cm 182.4 mm 0.6 ft	9.08 in 23.1 cm 230.71 mm 0.76 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.4 kg 12 lbs	7.6 kg 17 lbs
Case Color	Black	Gray
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x USB 2.0 (Type-B; upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 (b) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a) 1 x USB (Type-C; DisplayPort; 15W) 3 x USB 2.0 (Type-A; downstream)	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x SD Memory Card Slot 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Game Mode HDR Mode MSI Mystic Light Nvidia G-Sync Compatible Night Vision Low Blue Light AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) Hardware calibration ready
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width		20.99 in 53.3 cm 533.2 mm 1.75 ft
Case Height		14.02 in 35.6 cm 356.2 mm 1.17 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment Range	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft	140 mm 14 cm 5.5118 in 0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		0 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		45 °
Right Swivel		45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 240 Hz	50 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	121 kHz - 256 kHz	30 kHz - 83 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL
Accessories
Extras		DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP DVI-D cable USB upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		ENERGY STAR 7.0 TCO 7.0 WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
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 % - 90 %

MSI Optix MAG251RX

BenQ SW240