MSI MAG401QR
Today
Typical price$600
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
4.3 out of 10 on the spec sheet
Buy on AmazonMSI MAG401QR or Sceptre QUT168?
Sceptre QUT168 costs $227 less today and also has score 0.2 higher (4.5 vs. 4.3).
MSI MAG401QR
4.3score
Sceptre QUT168
4.5score · higher
MSI wins 2by componentSceptre wins 1
- 3.0Image1.1
- 5.5Smoothness9.5
- 5.0Connections4.0
MSI MAG401QR is the cheaperSceptre QUT168 is $227 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 Sceptre QUT168 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
MAG401QR wins on image and connections; Sceptre QUT168 wins on smoothness.
- 3.0 (wins)Image1.1
- 5.5Smoothness9.5 (wins)
- 5.0 (wins)Connections4.0
Sceptre QUT168
Today
Typical price$373
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
4.5 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.2
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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
MAG401QR
- Amazon Lowest price$600Buy on Amazon
Sceptre QUT168
- Amazon Lowest price$373Buy on Amazon
The math the store doesn’t do
Price divided by size and running cost, side by side.
| Math | MAG401QR | Sceptre QUT168 |
|---|---|---|
| Price per inch | $15.00 | $10.97 menor |
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | MAG401QR | Sceptre QUT168 |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | ||
| Type | Ultrawide (21:9 or 32:9) | Ultrawide (21:9 or 32:9) |
| Size changes | 40 ″ | 34 ″ |
| Resolution changes | UWQHD | QHD |
| Pixel density changes | 93 ppi | 86 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 21:9 |
| Curved screen changes | not listed | Yes |
| Stated HDR changes | HDR400 | not listed |
| Line changes | not listed | UltraWide |
| Smoothness | ||
| Refresh rate changes | 155 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Response time (stated) changes | not listed | 1 ms |
| Sync changes | FreeSync | not listed |
| Connections | ||
| HDMI ports changes | 1 | not listed |
| DisplayPort ports | 1 | 1 |
| Built-in speaker changes | not listed | Yes |
| General | ||
| Model code changes | MAG401QR | QUT168 |
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- Sceptre QUT168 or MSI MP225$97 · score 4.3
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.