27" Sony INZONE M9 gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The monitor has a VESA mount. Sony M9 has a total input lag of 12.9 ms, which is excellent among the competition. For the extremely fast frame rates, the Sony M9 has a maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the Sony M9 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 Sony M9 has an excellent density of 164 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The brightness of Sony M9 is significantly better than other monitors. For graphics color quality, the Sony M9 has an excellent color depth of 10 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The Sony M9 is a relatively new monitor. The Sony M9 has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. For the average response rate, the Sony M9 scores 8.4 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1046 : 1. The minimum response rate of Sony M9 is 3.3 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. Without the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is not compatible with AMD graphics cards.

Brand	Sony
Year	2022
Model	M9
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	20Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	144Hz
AMD FreeSync	No
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	3840 x 2160
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	164 ppi
Minimum Response Time	3.3ms
Average Response Time	8.4ms
Total Response + Input Lag	12.9ms
Maximum Brightness	432 cd/m^2
Price	$ 898.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	10 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	1046 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	73.8/100	Very Good

Base Depth	9.6" (24.4 cm)
Base Width	17.9" (45.5 cm)
Borders Size (Bezels)	0.3" (0.9 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved
Curved	No
Height Adjustment	2.8" (7.0 cm)
Housing Height	14.3" (36.3 cm)
Housing Width	24.2" (61.4 cm)
Power Supply	External Brick
Rotate Portrait/Landscape	No
Size	27"
Swivel Range	No swivel
Thickness (With Display)	9.7" (24.7 cm)
Thickness (Without Stand)	2.9" (7.3 cm)
Tilt Range	-20° to 0°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (With Display)	14.3 lbs (6.5 kg)
Weight (Without Stand)	8.6 lbs (3.9 kg)

KVM Switch	No
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	Presets
Speakers	Yes

1080p @ 60Hz	Yes
1080p @ 120Hz	Yes
1080p @ 60Hz	Yes
1440p @ 120Hz	Yes
1440p @ 60Hz	Yes
3.5mm Audio In	No
3.5mm Audio Out	1
3.5mm Microphone In	No
4k @ 120Hz	Yes
4k @ 60Hz	Yes
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Backlight Strobing (BFI)	N/A
DVI	No
Daisy Chaining	No
DisplayPort	1 (DP 1.4)
HDMI	2 (HDMI 2.1)
HDMI 2.1 Rated Speed	40Gbps (FRL 10x4)
HDR	Yes
HDR10	Yes
Measured Screen Diagonal	27.0"
Megapixels	8.3 MP
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	3840 x 2160
Native Resolution @ 120Hz	4.8 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	8.9 ms
Native Resolution @ Max Hz	4.2 ms
Pixel Density	164 PPI
Screen Area	310 in²
Thunderbolt	No
USB-A Ports	3
USB-A Rated Speed	5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)
USB-B Upstream Port	Yes
USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode	Yes
USB-C Ports	1
USB-C Power Delivery	15W
USB-C Rated Speed	5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1)
USB-C Upstream	Yes
VGA	No
VRR	Yes

Backlight Strobing (BFI)	No BFI
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	Compatible (Tested)
G-SYNC	Compatible (NVIDIA Certified)
Longest Pulse Width Brightness	N/A
Max Refresh Rate	144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP	144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over DP @ 10-bit	144 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI	120 Hz
Max Refresh Rate Over HDMI @ 10-Bit	120 Hz
Maximum Frequency	N/A
Minimum Frequency	N/A
Native Refresh Rate	144 Hz
Overshoot Error	6.2%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Pulse Amplitude Control	No BFI
Pulse Phase Control	No BFI
Pulse Width Control	No BFI
Recommended Overdrive Setting	Fast
Rise / Fall Time	3.3 ms
Shortest Pulse Width Brightness	N/A
Total Response Time	8.4 ms
VRR At The Same Time	No BFI
VRR Maximum	144 Hz
VRR Minimum	< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	Yes
Worst 3 Overshoot Error	27.3%
Worst 3 Rise / Fall Time	3.9 ms
Worst 3 Total Response Time	13.7 ms

50% DSE	0.138%
50% Std. Dev.	3.650%
ABL	0.002
Adobe RGB Coverage xy	86.5%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	90.4%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Game 1
Backlight	Full-Array
Black Level Raise From Above	70°
Black Level Raise From Below	70°
Black Level Raise From Left	70°
Black Level Raise From Right	70°
Brightness Locked	No
Brightness Loss From Above	32°
Brightness Loss From Below	34°
Brightness Loss From Left	33°
Brightness Loss From Right	34°
Brightness Setting	60
Calculated Direct Reflections	2.2%
Color Depth	10 Bit
Color Shift From Above	41°
Color Shift From Below	37°
Color Shift From Left	33°
Color Shift From Right	40°
Color Temperature (Avg.)	6,733 K
Color Washout From Above	28°
Color Washout From Below	32°
Color Washout From Left	29°
Color Washout From Right	28°
Color dE (Avg.)	3.92
Contrast Setting	75
Contrast With Local Dimming	1,198 : 1
DCI-P3 Coverage xy	92.7%
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	84.9%
DCI-P3 Picture Mode	Game 1
Gamma (Avg.)	2.22
Gamma Setting	2.2
Gamma Shift From Above	43°
Gamma Shift From Below	43°
Gamma Shift From Left	31°
Gamma Shift From Right	31°
ICC Profile	Download
Indirect Reflections	3.0%
Local Dimming	Yes
Measured Brightness	252 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness	10 cd/m²
Native Contrast	1,046 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	1.891%
Peak 10% Window	432 cd/m²
Peak 100% Window	432 cd/m²
Peak 2% Window	421 cd/m²
Peak 25% Window	432 cd/m²
Peak 50% Window	432 cd/m²
Picture Mode	Game 1
Pixel Type	IPS
RGB Settings	100-100-100
Real Scene	431 cd/m²
Rec. 2020 Coverage xy	67.7%
Rec. 2020 In ICtCp	68.8%
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode	Game 1
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	1.761%
Subpixel Layout	RGB
Sustained 10% Window	432 cd/m²
Sustained 100% Window	432 cd/m²
Sustained 2% Window	420 cd/m²
Sustained 25% Window	432 cd/m²
Sustained 50% Window	432 cd/m²
Total Reflections	5.2%
VESA DisplayHDR Certification	DisplayHDR 600
White Balance dE (Avg.)	1.35
Wide Color Gamut	Yes
sRGB Coverage xy	100.0%
sRGB Gamut Area xy	129.2%
sRGB In ICtCp	97.2%
sRGB Picture Mode	Game 1

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