ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV vs MSI G24C4 E2

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

40 differences
SpecificationASUS ProArt Display PA278QVMSI G24C4 E2
Contrast ratio (typical)Differs1000:13000:1
Display brightness (typical)Differs350 cd/m²250 cd/m²
Display diagonalDiffers68.6 cm (27")23.6"
Display number of coloursDiffers16.78 million colours16.7M
Display resolutionDiffers2560 x 1440 pixels1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffersQuad HDFHD
Maximum refresh rateDiffers75 Hz180 Hz
Panel typeDiffersIPSVA
Pixel pitchDiffers0.2331 x 0.2331 mm0.27156 x 0.27156 mm
Response timeDiffers5 ms1 ms
Screen shapeDiffersFlatCurved
sRGB coverage (typical)Differs100%115%
Supported graphics resolutionsDiffers640 x 480 (VGA), 720 x 400, 720 x 480, 720 x 576, 800 x 600 (SVGA), 1024 x 768 (XGA), 1152 x 864 (XGA+), 1280 x 1024 (SXGA), 1280 x 720 (HD 720), 1280 x 768 (WXGA), 1280 x 800 (WXGA), 1280 x 960, 1440 x 900 (WXGA+), 1680 x 1050 (WSXGA+), 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080), 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)1920 x 1080 (HD 1080)
Supported video modesDiffers480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p1080p
Viewable size, horizontalDiffers59.7 cm52.1 cm
Viewable size, verticalDiffers33.6 cm29.3 cm
Built-in USB hubDiffersYesNo
DisplayPort versionDiffers1.21.2a
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI versionDiffers1.41.4b
Height adjustmentDiffersYesNo
Tilt angle rangeDiffers-5 - 35°-5 - 20°
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz50/60 Hz
Energy consumption (SDR) per 1000 hoursDiffers32 kWh17.7 kWh
Power supply typeDiffersInternalExternal Adaptor
Depth (with stand)Differs226 mm225 mm
Depth (without stand)Differs51 mm68 mm
Height (with stand)Differs532 mm429 mm
Height (without stand)Differs372 mm326 mm
Weight (with stand)Differs7.72 kg6.3 kg
Weight (without stand)Differs4.96 kg5.5 kg
Width (with stand)Differs615 mm537 mm
Width (without stand)Differs615 mm537 mm
AMD FreeSyncDiffersNoYes
Market positioningDiffersGraphics designGaming
Built-in speaker(s)DiffersYesNo
Package depthDiffers216 mm172 mm
Package heightDiffers464 mm409 mm
Package weightDiffers10.8 kg9 kg
Package widthDiffers735 mm606 mm
Contrast ratio (dynamic)Same100000000:1100000000:1
Display technologySameLEDLED
Native aspect ratioSame16:916:9
Native refresh rateSame60 Hz60 Hz
TouchscreenSameNoNo
Viewing angle, horizontalSame178°178°
Viewing angle, verticalSame178°178°
DisplayPorts quantitySame11
HDMISameYesYes
Headphone connectivitySame3.5 mm3.5 mm
Headphone outSameYesYes
Headphone outputsSame11
Cable lock slotSameYesYes
Cable lock slot typeSameKensingtonKensington
On Screen Display (OSD)SameYesYes
Panel mounting interfaceSame100 x 100 mm100 x 100 mm
Tilt adjustmentSameYesYes
VESA mountingSameYesYes
AC input voltageSame100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Energy efficiency class (HDR)SameNot availableNot available
Energy efficiency class (SDR)SameEE
Energy efficiency scaleSameA to GA to G
Power consumption (off)Same0.3 W0.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Same0.5 W0.5 W
Feet colourSameBlackBlack
Frameless designSameYesYes
Built-in cameraSameNoNo
Stand includedSameYesYes
Adobe RGB coveragenot knownnot known88%
Anti-glare screennot knownnot knownYes
Aspect rationot knownnot known16:9
Colour gamut standardnot knownsRGBnot known
Digital horizontal frequencynot known30 - 112 kHznot known
Digital vertical frequencynot known46 - 75 Hznot known
Display diagonal (metric)not knownnot known60 cm
Display surfacenot knownMattnot known
Dynamic contrast ratio marketing namenot knownSmartContrastnot known
Horizontal scan rangenot knownnot known53 - 183 kHz
Screen curvature ratingnot knownnot known1500R
Vertical scan rangenot knownnot known48 - 170 Hz
Viewable size diagonalnot known68.5 cmnot known
Audio inputnot knownYesnot known
DC-in jacknot knownnot knownYes
DVI portnot knownYesnot known
DVI-D ports quantitynot known1not known
HDCPnot knownYesnot known
Mini DisplayPorts quantitynot known1not known
Number of upstream portsnot known1not known
USB hub versionnot known3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)not known
USB Type-A downstream ports quantitynot known4not known
Adjustable height (max)not known15 cmnot known
LED indicatorsnot knownYesnot known
On Screen Display (OSD) languagesnot knownSimplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Croatian, Czech, German, Dutch, English, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkishnot known
Pivotnot knownYesnot known
Pivot anglenot known-90 - 90°not known
Swivel angle rangenot known-90 - 90°not known
Swivellingnot knownYesnot known
Wall mountablenot knownnot knownYes
AC adapter output voltagenot knownnot known20 V
Input currentnot knownnot known100~240V
Power consumption (typical)not known32.1 Wnot known
Box dimensions (W x D x H)not knownnot known621 x 187 x 434 mm
AMD FreeSync typenot knownnot knownFreeSync Premium
Flicker-free technologynot knownYesnot known
Low Blue Light technologynot knownYesnot known
NVIDIA G-SYNCnot knownNonot known
VESA Adaptive Sync supportnot knownYesnot known
Detachable standnot knownnot knownYes
Number of speakersnot known2not known
RMS rated powernot known4 Wnot known
Operating temperature (T-T)not known0 - 40 °Cnot known
Storage temperature (T-T)not known-20 - 60 °Cnot known
Number of OSD languagesnot known21not known
Adaptive synchronisationnot knownnot knownYes
Certificationnot knownEnergy Star, BSMI, CB, CCC, CEL level , CU, ErP, FCC, ISO-9241-307, J-MOSS, KCC, PSE, TUV-Ergo, TUV-GS, UkrSEPRO, UL/cUL, VCCI, WEEE, WHQL (Windows 10, Windows 7), RCM, TUV Flicker-free , KC , eStandby, TUV Low Blue Light, TCO, ICES-3, PC recyclenot known
Warranty periodnot known12 monthsnot known
Cables includednot knownACnot known
Package typenot knownnot knownBox
Harmonized System (HS) codenot known85285210not known