27" Dell Alienware AW2720HF gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

Dell AW2720HF has a total input lag of 14.3 ms, which is excellent among the competition. For the average response rate, the Dell AW2720HF scores 5.8 ms, which ensures effective synchronization with the high refresh rate. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The Dell AW2720HF has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. For graphics color quality, the Dell AW2720HF has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. For the extremely fast frame rates, the Dell AW2720HF has a maximum refresh rate of 240 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. The Dell AW2720HF is a relatively new monitor. The monitor has a VESA mount. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the Dell AW2720HF 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 AW2720HF has an low density of 82 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. The brightness of Dell AW2720HF is lower than other monitors. The minimum response rate of Dell AW2720HF is 3 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 877 : 1.

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Brand	Dell
Year	2019
Model	AW2720HF
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	20Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	240Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	1920 x 1080
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	82 ppi
Minimum Response Time	3ms
Average Response Time	5.8ms
Total Response + Input Lag	14.3ms
Maximum Brightness	335 cd/m^2
Price	$ 700.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	877 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	72.5/100	Very Good

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Specifications

27" Dell Alienware AW2720HF Design

Borders	0.3" (0.7 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved
Curved	No
Depth	10.0" (25.3 cm)
Height Adjustment	4.9" (12.5 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	Yes, Both Ways
Swivel Range	-30° to 30°
Thickness (with stand)	8.9" (22.5 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	3.0" (7.6 cm)
Tilt Range	-20° to 5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	18.2 lbs (8.2 kg)
Weight (without stand)	10.1 lbs (4.6 kg)
Width	18.3" (46.4 cm)

27" Dell Alienware AW2720HF Features

HDR10	No
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	Controllable
Speakers	No

27" Dell Alienware AW2720HF 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	1 (DP 1.2)
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	2 (HDMI 2.0)
Megapixels	2.1 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	2.8 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	14.3 ms
Pixel Density	82 PPI
Power Supply	Internal
Screen Area	310 in²
Screen Diagonal	27.0"
USB	4 (USB 3.0)
USB C	No
VGA	No
Variable Refresh Rate	3.0 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	15.1 ms

27" Dell Alienware AW2720HF Motion

BFI Maximum Frequency	N/A
BFI Minimum Frequency	N/A
Best Overdrive Setting	Fast
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	No BFI
Dark Overshoot Error	1.0%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	3.1 ms
Dark Total Response Time	7.1 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	Yes
G-SYNC	Compatible (NVIDIA Certified)
Max Refresh Rate	240 Hz
Native	240 Hz
Overshoot Error	0.8%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	3.0 ms
Total Response Time	5.8 ms
VRR Maximum	240 Hz
VRR Minimum	< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	FreeSync

27" Dell Alienware AW2720HF Picture Quality

5% DSE	0.035%
5% Std. Dev.	0.155%
50% DSE	0.104%
50% Std. Dev.	2.697%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	82.1%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Custom Color
Adobe RGB xy	76.5%
Backlight	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	52°
Black Level Raise From Below	20°
Black Level Raise From Left	70°
Black Level Raise From Right	70°
Brightness Loss From Above	39°
Brightness Loss From Below	35°
Brightness Loss From Left	47°
Brightness Loss From Right	50°
Calculated Direct Reflections	0.9%
Color Depth	8 Bit
Color Shift From Above	37°
Color Shift From Below	21°
Color Shift From Left	50°
Color Shift From Right	53°
Color Temperature	6,224 K
Color Washout From Above	35°
Color Washout From Below	29°
Color Washout From Left	45°
Color Washout From Right	47°
Color dE	3.85
Contrast Setting	75
Contrast With Local Dimming	N/A
DCI P3 Picture Mode	No HDR
DCI P3 xy	N/A
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	N/A
Gamma	2.39
Gamma Setting	No Gamma Setting
Gamma Shift From Above	35°
Gamma Shift From Below	27°
Gamma Shift From Left	55°
Gamma Shift From Right	58°
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	103 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	24
Native Contrast	877 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	4.406%
Picture Mode	RPG
Pixel Column Error	0.021%
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	335 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	335 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	333 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	335 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	335 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	326 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	335 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	335 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	333 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	335 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	335 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	5.2%
White Balance dE	2.48
Wide Color Gamut	N/A
sRGB In ICtCp	96.1%
sRGB Picture Mode	Custom Color
sRGB xy	97.2%