27" Dell Alienware AW2723DF
vs
27" Dell Alienware AW2721D

For the extremely fast frame rates, the Dell AW2723DF has better maximum refresh rate of 280 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. The minimum response rate of Dell AW2721D is 2.6 ms, which is 42 % faster than the Dell AW2723DF . Unlike Dell AW2721D , the Dell AW2723DF has FreeSync support which makes it compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. The Dell AW2723DF is newer than Dell AW2721D . The brightness of Dell AW2721D is better than Dell AW2723DF by 22 %. Dell AW2721D has lower total input lag than Dell AW2723DF .

27" Dell Alienware AW2723DF

For the average response rate, the Dell AW2723DF scores 7.6 ms, which ensures effective synchronization with the high refresh rate. The Dell AW2723DF has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. For graphics color quality, the Dell AW2723DF has an excellent color depth of 10 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The monitor has a VESA mount. The brightness of Dell AW2723DF is significantly better than other monitors. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the Dell AW2723DF has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 20 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. In terms of pixel density, the Dell AW2723DF has an excellent density of 109 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. The Dell AW2723DF is a relatively new monitor. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. For the extremely fast frame rates, the Dell AW2723DF has a maximum refresh rate of 280 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1020 : 1. The minimum response rate of Dell AW2723DF is 4 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. Dell AW2723DF has a total input lag of 16.1 ms, which is bad among the competition.

27" Dell Alienware AW2721D

The Dell AW2721D is a relatively new monitor. In terms of pixel density, the Dell AW2721D has an excellent density of 109 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. For the extremely fast frame rates, the Dell AW2721D has a maximum refresh rate of 240 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. For graphics color quality, the Dell AW2721D has an excellent color depth of 10 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The brightness of Dell AW2721D is significantly better than other monitors. Dell AW2721D has a total input lag of 10.6 ms, which is excellent among the competition. The monitor has a VESA mount. The Dell AW2721D has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The minimum response rate of Dell AW2721D is 2.6 ms, which is eliminates ghosting effects. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the Dell AW2721D has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 20 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. For the average response rate, the Dell AW2721D scores 7.1 ms, which ensures effective synchronization with the high refresh rate. Without the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is not compatible with AMD graphics cards. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1088 : 1.

Design

	27" Dell Alienware AW2723DF	27" Dell Alienware AW2721D
Base Depth	10.4" (26.5 cm)	10.0" (25.4 cm)
Base Width	15.9" (40.5 cm)	18.3" (46.5 cm)
Borders Size (Bezels)	0.2" (0.4 cm)	0.2" (0.5 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved	Not Curved
Curved	No	No
Height Adjustment	4.3" (11.0 cm)	5.1" (13.0 cm)
Housing Height	14.1" (35.8 cm)	14.0" (35.5 cm)
Housing Width	24.1" (61.1 cm)	23.9" (60.8 cm)
Power Supply	Internal	Internal
Rotate Portrait/Landscape	Yes, Both Ways	Yes, Both Ways
Size	27"	27"
Swivel Range	-20° to 20°	-20° to 20°
Thickness (With Display)	7.6" (19.4 cm)	9.1" (23.0 cm)
Thickness (Without Stand)	2.8" (7.1 cm)	3.3" (8.3 cm)
Tilt Range	-20° to 5°	-21° to 5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100	VESA 100x100
Weight (With Display)	19.6 lbs (8.9 kg)	24.5 lbs (11.1 kg)
Weight (Without Stand)	12.6 lbs (5.7 kg)	14.1 lbs (6.4 kg)

Features

	27" Dell Alienware AW2723DF	27" Dell Alienware AW2721D
KVM Switch	No	No
Multiple Input Display	No	No
RGB Illumination	Controllable	Controllable
Speakers	No	No

Inputs

	27" Dell Alienware AW2723DF	27" Dell Alienware AW2721D
1080p @ 60Hz	Yes	Yes
1080p @ 120Hz	Yes	Yes
1080p @ 60Hz	Yes	Yes
1440p @ 120Hz	Yes	PS5 doesn't output 1440p
1440p @ 60Hz	Yes	PS5 doesn't output 1440p
3.5mm Audio In	No	No
3.5mm Audio Out	2	2
3.5mm Microphone In	No	No
4k @ 120Hz	No	No
4k @ 60Hz	Yes	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Backlight Strobing (BFI)	N/A	N/A
DVI	No	No
Daisy Chaining	No	No
DisplayPort	1 (DP 1.4)	1 (DP 1.4)
HDMI	2 (HDMI 2.0)	2 (HDMI 2.0)
HDMI 2.1 Rated Speed	No HDMI 2.1	No HDMI 2.1
HDR	Yes	Yes
HDR10	Yes	Yes
Measured Screen Diagonal	26.9"	27.0"
Megapixels	3.7 MP	3.7 MP
Mini DisplayPort	No	No
Native Resolution	2560 x 1440	2560 x 1440
Native Resolution @ 120Hz	4.6 ms	4.8 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	8.6 ms	12.4 ms
Native Resolution @ Max Hz	2.3 ms	3.0 ms
Pixel Density	109 PPI	109 PPI
Screen Area	310 in²	310 in²
Thunderbolt	No	No
USB-A Ports	4	4
USB-A Rated Speed	5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)	5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)
USB-B Upstream Port	Yes	Yes
USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode	No USB-C Ports	No USB-C Ports
USB-C Ports	0	0
USB-C Power Delivery	No USB-C Ports	No USB-C Ports
USB-C Rated Speed	No USB-C Ports	No USB-C Ports
USB-C Upstream	No USB-C Ports	No USB-C Ports
VGA	No	No
VRR	No	Yes

Motion

	27" Dell Alienware AW2723DF	27" Dell Alienware AW2721D
Backlight Strobing (BFI)	No BFI	No BFI
Flicker-Free	Yes	Yes
FreeSync	Yes	Compatible (Tested)
G-SYNC	Compatible (Tested)	Yes (Native)
Longest Pulse Width Brightness	N/A	N/A
Max Refresh Rate	280 Hz	240 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP	280 Hz	240 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP @ 10-bit	280 Hz	144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI	144 Hz	144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI @ 10-Bit	60 Hz	60 Hz
Maximum Frequency	N/A	N/A
Minimum Frequency	N/A	N/A
Native Refresh Rate	240 Hz	240 Hz
Overshoot Error	0.0%	8.9%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz	0 Hz
Pulse Amplitude Control	No BFI	No BFI
Pulse Phase Control	No BFI	No BFI
Pulse Width Control	No BFI	No BFI
Recommended Overdrive Setting	Extreme	Fast
Rise / Fall Time	4.0 ms	2.6 ms
Shortest Pulse Width Brightness	N/A	N/A
Total Response Time	7.6 ms	7.1 ms
VRR At The Same Time	No BFI	No BFI
VRR Maximum	280 Hz	240 Hz
VRR Minimum	< 20 Hz	< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	Yes	Yes
Worst 3 Overshoot Error	0.0%	27.8%
Worst 3 Rise / Fall Time	7.0 ms	3.3 ms
Worst 3 Total Response Time	12.6 ms	10.8 ms

Picture Quality

	27" Dell Alienware AW2723DF	27" Dell Alienware AW2721D
50% DSE	0.143%	0.132%
50% Std. Dev.	2.284%	2.762%
ABL	0.000	0.014
Adobe RGB Coverage xy	89.5%	85.6%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	87.0%	88.1%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Custom Color	Custom Color
Backlight	Edge	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	70°	70°
Black Level Raise From Below	70°	70°
Black Level Raise From Left	70°	70°
Black Level Raise From Right	70°	70°
Brightness Locked	No	No
Brightness Loss From Above	43°	41°
Brightness Loss From Below	41°	42°
Brightness Loss From Left	41°	44°
Brightness Loss From Right	43°	44°
Brightness Setting	100	50
Calculated Direct Reflections	3.9%	3.5%
Color Depth	10 Bit	10 Bit
Color Shift From Above	45°	52°
Color Shift From Below	40°	52°
Color Shift From Left	43°	54°
Color Shift From Right	46°	55°
Color Temperature (Avg.)	6,949 K	6,384 K
Color Washout From Above	39°	38°
Color Washout From Below	37°	39°
Color Washout From Left	37°	39°
Color Washout From Right	38°	39°
Color dE (Avg.)	1.44	3.42
Contrast Setting	75	75
Contrast With Local Dimming	1,354 : 1	1,026 : 1
DCI-P3 Coverage xy	93.9%	97.7%
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	79.4%	88.9%
DCI-P3 Picture Mode	DisplayHDR 600	Gamer 1
Gamma (Avg.)	2.16	2.16
Gamma Setting	2.2	No Gamma Setting
Gamma Shift From Above	48°	70°
Gamma Shift From Below	63°	68°
Gamma Shift From Left	36°	40°
Gamma Shift From Right	39°	41°
ICC Profile	Download	Download
Indirect Reflections	3.6%	4.2%
Local Dimming	Yes	Yes
Measured Brightness	435 cd/m²	206 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness	29 cd/m²	38 cd/m²
Native Contrast	1,020 : 1	1,088 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	3.319%	2.769%
Peak 10% Window	379 cd/m²	586 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window	384 cd/m²	479 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window	340 cd/m²	544 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window	381 cd/m²	586 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window	383 cd/m²	480 cd/m²
Picture Mode	Creator (sRGB)	Warm
Pixel Type	IPS	IPS
RGB Settings	Locked	100-100-100
Real Scene	347 cd/m²	545 cd/m²
Rec. 2020 Coverage xy	68.0%	71.9%
Rec. 2020 In ICtCp	63.5%	70.5%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode	DisplayHDR 600	Gamer 1
Screen Finish	Semi-Gloss	Semi-Gloss
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	2.175%	5.472%
Subpixel Layout	RGB	RGB
Sustained 10% Window	379 cd/m²	572 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window	384 cd/m²	474 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window	340 cd/m²	536 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window	380 cd/m²	576 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window	382 cd/m²	465 cd/m²
Total Reflections	7.6%	7.8%
VESA DisplayHDR Certification	DisplayHDR 600	DisplayHDR 600
White Balance dE (Avg.)	2.36	2.66
Wide Color Gamut	Yes	Yes
sRGB Coverage xy	99.6%	99.8%
sRGB Gamut Area xy	103.1%	136.9%
sRGB In ICtCp	91.0%	98.1%
sRGB Picture Mode	Custom Color	Custom Color