Asus VG34VQ3B
Today
Typical price$310
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
5.3 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.2
Buy on AmazonAsus VG34VQ3B or MSI MD342CQP?
VG34VQ3B costs $170 less today and also has score 0.2 higher (5.3 vs. 5.1).
Asus VG34VQ3B
5.3score · higher
MSI MD342CQP
5.1score
Asus wins 1by componentMSI wins 2
- 2.6Image2.7
- 9.5Smoothness6.0
- 6.0Connections8.0
- 3.0Ergonomics7.0
Asus VG34VQ3B is $170 the cheaperMSI MD342CQP is the cheaper
The best for each use
By the spec rule for each use, the same one the lists on this site use.
Monitors for competitive gaming
Only Asus VG34VQ3B works: 144 Hz or more and a stated 1 ms.
Neither one fits: Monitors for work and study, Monitors for casual gaming and console, Monitors for creative work (photo and video), Monitors to use two on the desk, Cheap monitors worth buying.
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
VG34VQ3B wins on smoothness; MD342CQP wins on connections and ergonomics.
- 2.6Image2.7
- 9.5 (wins)Smoothness6.0
- 6.0Connections8.0 (wins)
- 3.0Ergonomics7.0 (wins)
MSI MD342CQP
Today
Typical price$480
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
5.1 out of 10 on the spec sheet
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Both prices over the last 30 days
First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.
Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.
Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 12/11/2026
VG34VQ3B
- Amazon Lowest price$310Buy on Amazon
MD342CQP
- Amazon Lowest price$480Buy on Amazon
The math the store doesn’t do
Price divided by size and running cost, side by side.
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | VG34VQ3B | MD342CQP |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | ||
| Type | Ultrawide (21:9 or 32:9) | Ultrawide (21:9 or 32:9) |
| Size | 34 ″ | 34 ″ |
| Resolution changes | QHD | UWQHD |
| Pixel density changes | 86 ppi | 110 ppi |
| Panel changes | VA | not listed |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 21:9 |
| Curved screen | Yes | Yes |
| Line changes | TUF Gaming | not listed |
| Smoothness | ||
| Refresh rate changes | 180 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time (stated) | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Response time measurement changes | GtG | not listed |
| Sync changes | FreeSync | not listed |
| Connections | ||
| HDMI ports | 1 | 1 |
| DisplayPort ports changes | 2 | 1 |
| USB-C changes | not listed | Yes |
| Built-in speaker | Yes | Yes |
| Ergonomics | ||
| Height adjustment changes | No | Yes |
| Pivot (portrait mode) changes | No | not listed |
| VESA mount holes | Yes | Yes |
| General | ||
| Model code changes | VG34VQ3B | MD342CQP |
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How we choose
Source: Amazon.ca catalog, checked on 12/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.ca, delivered to Toronto M5V 3L9, on the day it was read, before GST/HST. The model is the brand plus the name of the monitor; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure the real calibration or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.