27" ASUS MX279HS gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The ASUS MX279HS is a relatively new monitor. For graphics color quality, the ASUS MX279HS has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The ASUS MX279HS has no Display Port and which is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The monitor does not have a VESA mount. The minimum response rate of ASUS MX279HS is 10.1 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. For the average response rate, the ASUS MX279HS scores 18.3 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate. The brightness of ASUS MX279HS is lower than other monitors. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1073 : 1. Graphically demanding games may cause frame drops outside the adative refresh rate of 60 Hz. The ASUS MX279HS has a maximum refresh rate of 60 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games. In terms of pixel density, the ASUS MX279HS has an low density of 82 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. ASUS MX279HS has a total input lag of 28.8 ms, which is bad among the competition. Without the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is not compatible with AMD graphics cards.

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Brand	ASUS
Year	2019
Model	MX279HS
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	60Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	60Hz
AMD FreeSync	No
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	1920 x 1080
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	82 ppi
Minimum Response Time	10.1ms
Average Response Time	18.3ms
Total Response + Input Lag	28.8ms
Maximum Brightness	206 cd/m^2
Price	$ 229.0
VESA Mount	No
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	1073 : 1
Display Port	No
Overall Combination Score	43.8/100	Acceptable

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Specifications

27" ASUS MX279HS Design

Borders	0.2" (0.5 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved
Curved	No
Depth	8.8" (22.3 cm)
Height Adjustment	0.0" (0.0 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	No
Swivel Range	No swivel
Thickness (with stand)	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	N/A
Tilt Range	-20° to 5°
Wall Mount	No Mount
Weight (with stand)	12.3 lbs (5.6 kg)
Weight (without stand)	N/A
Width	8.8" (22.3 cm)

27" ASUS MX279HS Features

HDR10	No
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	No
Speakers	Yes

27" ASUS MX279HS Inputs

10 Bit HDR	N/A
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm	1
Analog Audio Out RCA	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	N/A
DVI	No
Digital Optical Audio Out	No
DisplayPort	No
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	2 (HDMI 1.4)
Megapixels	2.1 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	1
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	8.8 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	8.8 ms
Pixel Density	82 PPI
Power Supply	External Brick
Screen Area	310 in²
Screen Diagonal	27.0"
USB	No
USB C	No
VGA	1
Variable Refresh Rate	N/A
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	N/A

27" ASUS MX279HS Motion

BFI Maximum Frequency	N/A
BFI Minimum Frequency	N/A
Best Overdrive Setting	0
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	No
Dark Overshoot Error	0.0%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	11.1 ms
Dark Total Response Time	19.0 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	No
G-SYNC	No
Max Refresh Rate	60 Hz
Native	60 Hz
Overshoot Error	0.0%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	10.1 ms
Total Response Time	18.3 ms
VRR Maximum	N/A
VRR Minimum	N/A
VRR Supported Connectors	No VRR
Variable Refresh Rate	No VRR

27" ASUS MX279HS Picture Quality

5% DSE	0.076%
5% Std. Dev.	0.535%
50% DSE	0.110%
50% Std. Dev.	3.573%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	77.2%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Standard
Adobe RGB xy	71.7%
Backlight	Direct
Black Level Raise From Above	58°
Black Level Raise From Below	70°
Black Level Raise From Left	70°
Black Level Raise From Right	70°
Brightness Loss From Above	30°
Brightness Loss From Below	32°
Brightness Loss From Left	48°
Brightness Loss From Right	46°
Calculated Direct Reflections	0.4%
Color Depth	8 Bit
Color Shift From Above	26°
Color Shift From Below	33°
Color Shift From Left	52°
Color Shift From Right	52°
Color Temperature	6,832 K
Color Washout From Above	26°
Color Washout From Below	30°
Color Washout From Left	47°
Color Washout From Right	44°
Color dE	3.01
Contrast Setting	80
Contrast With Local Dimming	N/A
DCI P3 Picture Mode	No HDR
DCI P3 xy	N/A
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	N/A
Gamma	2.23
Gamma Setting	No Gamma Setting
Gamma Shift From Above	27°
Gamma Shift From Below	31°
Gamma Shift From Left	54°
Gamma Shift From Right	52°
HDR ABL	N/A
HDR Peak 10% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 100% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 2% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 25% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 50% Window	N/A
HDR Real Scene	N/A
HDR Sustained 10% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 100% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 2% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 25% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 50% Window	N/A
IR After 0 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 10 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 2 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 4 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 6 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 8 Min Recovery	0.00%
Indirect Reflections	4.3%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	206 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	90
Native Contrast	1,073 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	2.776%
Picture Mode	Standard
Pixel Column Error	0.000%
Pixel Row Error	0.000%
Pixel Type	IPS
RGB Controls	100-100-100
Rec. 2020 In ICtCp	N/A
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode	No HDR
Rec. 2020 xy	N/A
SDR ABL	0.000
SDR Peak 10% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	186 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	205 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	206 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	4.7%
White Balance dE	2.88
Wide Color Gamut	N/A
sRGB In ICtCp	93.2%
sRGB Picture Mode	Standard
sRGB xy	91.5%