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Comparison between MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD vs Gigabyte M32U Arm Edition

General Info
Model Number MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD Gigabyte M32U Arm Edition
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2021 2022
Brand MSI Gigabyte
Model Series MPG
Model Number Optix MPG321UR-QD M32U Arm Edition
Alias M32U-AE
Display
Screen Size Class 32" (inches) 32" (inches)
Diagonal Size 31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
Screen Width 27.48 in
69.8 cm
698.112 mm
2.29 ft
27.45 in
69.7 cm
697.306 mm
2.29 ft
Screen Height 15.46 in
39.3 cm
392.688 mm
1.29 ft
15.44 in
39.2 cm
392.234 mm
1.29 ft
Display Manufacturer Innolux
Display Type IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control Yes Yes
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 1073741824
Bits 30 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.185 mm 0.181 mm
Screen Pixel Density 139 ppi 140 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.16 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 97% 90%
sRGB 99 % 123 %
Adobe RGB 1998 99 %
Screen Brightness 400 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 600 cd/m² 450 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 2 ms
Display Average Response Time 7 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte
HDR DisplayHDR 600 DisplayHDR 400
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.69 in
6.8 cm
68.2 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 7.21 kg
16 lbs
Case Width with Stand 28.63 in
72.7 cm
727.1 mm
2.39 ft
28.18 in
71.6 cm
715.8 mm
2.35 ft
Case Height with Stand 18.98 in
48.2 cm
482.2 mm
1.58 ft
23.14 in
58.8 cm
587.7 mm
1.93 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.91 in
25.2 cm
251.8 mm
0.83 ft
8.7 in
22.1 cm
221 mm
0.73 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.2 kg
22 lbs
10.53 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)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-C; upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC; HBR3)
3 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream; BC 1.2 charging at 5V/1.5A)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W
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
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Flicker-free technology
Smart OD
KVM Switch
OSD Sidekick
Low Blue Light
GameAssist (Aim Stabilizer / Crosshair / Dashboard / Black Equalizer / Timer / Counter / Auto-Update)
6-axis color control
Picture-by-Picture
Adaptive-Sync technology
Picture-in-Picture
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
28.18 in
71.6 cm
715.8 mm
2.35 ft
Case Height 16.69 in
42.4 cm
423.8 mm
1.39 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 100 mm
10 cm
3.937 in
0.3281 ft
167 mm
16.7 cm
6.5748 in
0.5479 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 30 ° 270 °
Right Swivel 30 ° 270 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 47 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 180 kHz - 317 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
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB cable
Ergonomic arm
Certificates and Standards
Licenses Eyesafe certified
TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free certified
TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certified
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 %
MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD Gigabyte M32U Arm Edition