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- Main Differences
- Design
- Picture Quality
- Motion
- Inputs
- Features
- Comments
Dell Alienware AW3225QF vs MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED
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Max Refresh Rate240 Hz
Size32"
Pixel TypeQD-OLED
Native Resolution3840 x 2160
Max Refresh Rate240 Hz
Size32"
Pixel TypeQD-OLED
Native Resolution3840 x 2160
Variants
- Alienware AW3225QF (32")
- MPG 321URX QD-OLED (32")
- MPG 321URXW QD-OLED (32")
Our Verdict
Dell Alienware AW3225QF
MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED
The Dell Alienware AW3225QF and the MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED are both 32-inch 4k @ 240Hz QD-OLED monitors. The Dell is the better choice if video quality is important to you, as it has Dolby Vision support, and content available in that format will look better. It also has a curved screen, which you may or may not prefer, depending on your preferences. However, the MSI is better for productivity, as it has a KVM switch and delivers up to 90W of power over USB-C.
Main Differences forPC Gaming
PC Gaming
Threshold
PC Gaming
9.0
9.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture
Curved
Yes
No
Curve Radius
1700R
Not Curved
Accelerated Longevity Test
Uniformity Pictures
Longevity Graph
Build Quality
8.5
8.5
Build Quality Picture
Ergonomics
7.2
6.9
Ergonomics Picture
Back Picture
Height Adjustment
4.2" (10.7 cm)
4.3" (11.0 cm)
Min Height To Top Of Panel
18.2" (46.2 cm)
18.7" (47.4 cm)
Tilt Range
-21° to 5°
-15° to 5°
Rotate Portrait/Landscape
No
No
Swivel Range
-20° to 20°
-30° to 30°
Wall Mount
VESA 100x100
VESA 100x100
Stand
Stand Picture
Thickness Picture
Base Width
16.9" (43.0 cm)
12.3" (31.2 cm)
Base Depth
11.6" (29.5 cm)
9.5" (24.2 cm)
Thickness (With Display)
10.0" (25.5 cm)
7.1" (18.0 cm)
Weight (With Display)
19.4 lbs (8.8 kg)
20.5 lbs (9.3 kg)
Display
Display Picture
Size
32"
32"
Housing Width
28.1" (71.4 cm)
28.3" (71.8 cm)
Housing Height
16.6" (42.1 cm)
16.5" (41.9 cm)
Thickness (Without Stand)
3.6" (9.2 cm)
2.6" (6.5 cm)
Weight (Without Stand)
12.9 lbs (5.9 kg)
14.5 lbs (6.6 kg)
Borders Size (Bezels)
0.4" (1.0 cm)
0.4" (1.0 cm)
Controls
Controls Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Power Supply
Internal
Internal
Picture Quality
Contrast
10
10
Checkerboard Picture
Native Contrast
Inf : 1
Inf : 1
Contrast With Local Dimming
Inf : 1
Inf : 1
Local Dimming
10
10
Local Dimming Video
Local Dimming
No
No
Backlight
No Backlight
No Backlight
SDR Brightness
6.7
6.8
Real Scene
234 cd/m²
241 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
245 cd/m²
249 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
245 cd/m²
249 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
248 cd/m²
249 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
250 cd/m²
250 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
245 cd/m²
245 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
241 cd/m²
248 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
244 cd/m²
248 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
246 cd/m²
248 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
247 cd/m²
249 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
244 cd/m²
244 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.001
0.001
Minimum Brightness
26 cd/m²
30 cd/m²
HDR Brightness
6.8
6.8
EOTF
VESA DisplayHDR Certification
DisplayHDR TRUE BLACK 400
DisplayHDR TRUE BLACK 400
Real Scene
420 cd/m²
417 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window
976 cd/m²
1,025 cd/m²
Peak 10% Window
448 cd/m²
469 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window
355 cd/m²
369 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window
300 cd/m²
312 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window
249 cd/m²
260 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window
971 cd/m²
1,017 cd/m²
Sustained 10% Window
446 cd/m²
466 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window
352 cd/m²
368 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window
297 cd/m²
310 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window
247 cd/m²
259 cd/m²
Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL)
0.078
0.078
Horizontal Viewing Angle
10
10
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Graph
Color Washout From Left
70°
70°
Color Washout From Right
70°
70°
Horizontal Hue Graph
Color Shift From Left
70°
70°
Color Shift From Right
70°
70°
Horizontal Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss From Left
70°
70°
Brightness Loss From Right
70°
70°
Black Level Raise From Left
70°
70°
Black Level Raise From Right
70°
70°
Gamma Shift From Left
70°
70°
Gamma Shift From Right
70°
70°
Vertical Viewing Angle
10
10
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Graph
Color Washout From Below
70°
70°
Color Washout From Above
70°
70°
Vertical Hue Graph
Color Shift From Below
70°
70°
Color Shift From Above
70°
70°
Vertical Lightness Graph
Brightness Loss From Below
70°
70°
Brightness Loss From Above
70°
70°
Black Level Raise From Below
70°
70°
Black Level Raise From Above
70°
70°
Gamma Shift From Below
70°
70°
Gamma Shift From Above
70°
70°
Gray Uniformity
9.3
9.3
50% Uniformity Picture
50% Std. Dev.
0.531%
0.537%
50% DSE
0.100%
0.092%
Black Uniformity
10
10
Native Black Uniformity Picture
Native Std. Dev.
0.162%
0.236%
Black Uniformity Picture With Local Dimming
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.
N/A
N/A
Color Accuracy (Pre-Calibration)
9.7
8.5
Pre Calibration Picture
Pre Gamma Curve Picture
Pre Color Picture
Picture Mode
Creator (sRGB)
sRGB
sRGB Gamut Area xy
98.8%
107.8%
White Balance dE (Avg.)
0.76
1.53
Color Temperature (Avg.)
6,452 K
6,233 K
Gamma (Avg.)
2.15
2.28
Color dE (Avg.)
0.42
1.34
Contrast Setting
75
N/A
RGB Settings
Default
Default
Gamma Setting
2.2
No Gamma Setting
Brightness Setting
75
70
Measured Brightness
167 cd/m²
214 cd/m²
Brightness Locked
No
No
Color Accuracy (Post-Calibration)
9.7
9.8
Post Calibration Picture
Post Gamma Curve Picture
Post Color Picture
Picture Mode
Custom Color
User
sRGB Gamut Area xy
101.0%
100.9%
White Balance dE (Avg.)
0.58
0.53
Color Temperature (Avg.)
6,492 K
6,454 K
Gamma (Avg.)
2.18
2.21
Color dE (Avg.)
0.48
0.37
Contrast Setting
75
70
RGB Settings
97-98-100
96-98-100
Gamma Setting
No Gamma Setting
No Gamma Setting
Brightness Setting
37
27
Measured Brightness
100 cd/m²
100 cd/m²
SDR Color Gamut
9.8
9.8
sRGB Color Gamut Picture
sRGB Coverage xy
100.0%
100.0%
sRGB Picture Mode
Custom Color
User
Adobe RGB Color Gamut Picture
Adobe RGB Coverage xy
94.6%
95.1%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode
Custom Color
User
HDR Color Gamut
9.5
9.5
Wide Color Gamut
Yes
Yes
DCI-P3 Color Gamut Picture
DCI-P3 Coverage xy
98.8%
98.6%
DCI-P3 Picture Mode
HDR Peak 1000
Premium Color, User, HDR Peak 1000
Rec. 2020 Color Gamut Picture
Rec. 2020 Coverage xy
78.3%
78.7%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode
HDR Peak 1000
Premium Color, User, HDR Peak 1000
HDR Color Volume
8.8
8.9
DCI-P3 Color Volume ITP Picture
1,000 cd/m² DCI-P3 Coverage ICtCp
93.4%
96.6%
DCI-P3 Picture Mode
HDR Peak 1000
Premium Color, User, HDR Peak 1000
Rec. 2020 Color Volume ITP Picture
10,000 cd/m² Rec. 2020 Coverage ICtCp
45.6%
46.7%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode
HDR Peak 1000
Premium Color, User, HDR Peak 1000
Text Clarity
8.5
8.5
ClearType On
ClearType Off
Pixel Type
QD-OLED
QD-OLED
Pixels
Subpixel Layout
Triangular RGB
Triangular RGB
Reflections
9.4
9.4
Average Room
Average Room Off Picture
Bright Room Off Picture
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
1.2%
1.3%
Indirect Reflections
0.7%
0.9%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.5%
0.4%
Gradient
9.8
9.8
Gradient Picture
Color Depth
10 Bit
10 Bit
Motion
Refresh Rate
8.0
8.0
Native Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Max Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP
240 Hz
240 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI
240 Hz
240 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP @ 10-bit
240 Hz
240 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI @ 10-Bit
240 Hz
240 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
Variable Refresh Rate
Yes
Yes
FreeSync
Compatible (Tested)
Yes
G-SYNC
Compatible (NVIDIA Certified)
Compatible (Tested)
VRR Maximum
240 Hz
240 Hz
VRR Minimum
< 20 Hz
< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors
DisplayPort, HDMI
DisplayPort, HDMI
VRR Motion Performance
9.7
9.9
Pursuit Photo VRR
OD Mode CAD Comparison
Recommended VRR OD Setting
No OD Mode
No OD Mode
Variable Overdrive Advertised
No
No
Avg. CAD
29
12
Best CAD
17
12
Worst CAD
38
12
Refresh Rate Compliance
9.5
9.7
Fast GTG Sequence
VRR Compliance
Compliance @ Max Hz
89%
90%
Compliance @ 120 FPS
92%
95%
Compliance @ 60 FPS
95%
97%
CAD @ Max Refresh Rate
9.9
9.9
Pursuit Photo At Max Refresh
CAD Heatmap At Max Refresh
OD Transition Max Refresh Rate
OD no
0 to 31
OD noodmode
0 to 31
Recommended Overdrive Setting
No OD Mode
No OD Mode
Avg. CAD
13
12
Best 10% CAD
7
6
Worst 10% CAD
23
19
Response Time @ Max Refresh Rate
First Response Time
0.4 ms
0.3 ms
Total Response Time
0.4 ms
0.3 ms
Recommended Overdrive Setting
No OD Mode
No OD Mode
RGB Overshoot
0 RGB
0 RGB
Worst 10% RGB Overshoot
0 RGB
0 RGB
Worst 10% First Response Time
1.9 ms
1.0 ms
Worst 10% Total Response Time
1.9 ms
1.0 ms
Heatmap First Response
Heatmap Total Response
Heatmap RGB Overshoot
CAD @ 120Hz
9.9
9.9
Pursuit Photo 120Hz
CAD Heatmap 120Hz
OD Transition 120Hz
OD no
0 to 31
OD noodmode
0 to 31
Recommended Overdrive Setting
No OD Mode
No OD Mode
Avg. CAD
13
13
Best 10% CAD
7
7
Worst 10% CAD
20
19
Response Time @ 120Hz
Worst 10% First Response Time
1.4 ms
0.8 ms
RGB Overshoot
0 RGB
0 RGB
Total Response Time
0.4 ms
0.3 ms
First Response Time
0.4 ms
0.3 ms
Recommended Overdrive Setting
No OD Mode
No OD Mode
Worst 10% Total Response Time
1.4 ms
0.8 ms
Worst 10% RGB Overshoot
0 RGB
0 RGB
120Hz First Response Heatmap
120Hz Total Response Heatmap
120Hz Heatmap RGB Overshoot
CAD @ 60Hz
9.9
9.9
Pursuit Photo 60Hz
CAD Heatmap 60Hz
OD Transition 60Hz
OD no
0 to 31
OD noodmode
0 to 31
Recommended Overdrive Setting
No OD Mode
No OD Mode
Avg. CAD
13
13
Best 10% CAD
6
6
Worst 10% CAD
20
19
Response Time @ 60Hz
Recommended Overdrive Setting
No OD Mode
No OD Mode
First Response Time
0.4 ms
0.3 ms
Total Response Time
0.4 ms
0.3 ms
RGB Overshoot
0 RGB
0 RGB
Worst 10% Total Response Time
1.4 ms
0.9 ms
Worst 10% First Response Time
1.4 ms
0.9 ms
Worst 10% RGB Overshoot
0 RGB
0 RGB
60Hz First Response Heatmap
60Hz Total Response Heatmap
60Hz RGB Overshoot Heatmap
Backlight Strobing (BFI)
Backlight Strobing Picture
Backlight Strobing Frequency Picture
Backlight Strobing (BFI)
No BFI
No BFI
Maximum Frequency
N/A
N/A
Minimum Frequency
N/A
N/A
Longest Pulse Width Brightness
N/A
N/A
Shortest Pulse Width Brightness
N/A
N/A
Pulse Width Control
No BFI
No BFI
Pulse Phase Control
No BFI
No BFI
Pulse Amplitude Control
No BFI
No BFI
VRR At The Same Time
No BFI
No BFI
VRR Flicker
5.5
7.8
VRR Flicker Video
VRR Flicker Graph
Dark Gray Flicker
5.6 RGB
1.9 RGB
Middle Gray Flicker
0.9 RGB
0.8 RGB
Light Gray Flicker
1.1 RGB
1.0 RGB
Image Flicker
10
10
Backlight Picture
Flicker-Free
No
No
PWM Dimming Frequency
0 Hz
0 Hz
Inputs
Input Lag
8.9
9.1
Native Resolution @ Max Hz
3.1 ms
2.8 ms
Native Resolution @ 120Hz
7.3 ms
5.1 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz
15.0 ms
13.5 ms
Backlight Strobing (BFI)
N/A
N/A
Resolution
8.5
8.5
Native Resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Megapixels
8.3 MP
8.3 MP
Pixel Density
138 PPI
140 PPI
PS5 Compatibility
10
10
PS5 Compatibility Photo
PS5 Compatibility Table
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
4k @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
Xbox Series X|S Compatibility
8.2
10
XSX Compatibility Photo
XSX Compatibility Table
4k @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
4k @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
1440p @ 120Hz
No
Yes
1440p @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 120Hz
Yes
Yes
1080p @ 60Hz
Yes
Yes
Inputs Photos
Inputs 1
Inputs 2
Video And Audio Ports
DisplayPort
1 (DP 1.4)
1 (DP 1.4)
DisplayPort Transmission Bandwidth
No DisplayPort 2.1
No DisplayPort 2.1
Mini DisplayPort
No
No
HDMI
2 (HDMI 2.1)
2 (HDMI 2.1)
HDMI 2.1 Bandwidth
48Gbps (FRL 12x4)
48Gbps (FRL 12x4)
DVI
No
No
VGA
No
No
Daisy Chaining
No
No
3.5mm Audio Out
No
1
HDR10
Yes
Yes
3.5mm Audio In
No
No
3.5mm Microphone In
No
No
USB
USB-A Ports
3
2
USB-A Rated Speed
5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)
480Mbps (USB 2.0)
USB-B Upstream Port
Yes
Yes
USB-C Ports
1
1
USB-C Upstream
No
Yes
USB-C Rated Speed
5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)
5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)
USB-C Power Delivery
15W
90W
USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode
No
Yes
Thunderbolt
No
No
macOS Compatibility
macOS Screenshot
Features
Additional Features
Speakers
No
No
RGB Illumination
Controllable
Presets
Multiple Input Display
PIP + PBP
PIP + PBP
KVM Switch
No
Yes
On-Screen Display (OSD)
OSD Picture
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