27" Dell S2721D gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. For graphics color quality, the Dell S2721D has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. In terms of pixel density, the Dell S2721D has an excellent density of 109 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. The Dell S2721D has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The monitor has a VESA mount. The Dell S2721D is a relatively new monitor. The brightness of Dell S2721D is lower than other monitors. The minimum response rate of Dell S2721D is 9.8 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. The monitor has an unimpressive contrast ratio of 1015 : 1. The Dell S2721D has a maximum refresh rate of 75 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games. Graphically demanding games may cause frame drops outside the adative refresh rate of 48 Hz. Dell S2721D has a total input lag of 27.9 ms, which is bad among the competition. For the average response rate, the Dell S2721D scores 17.4 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate.

Brand	Dell
Year	2020
Model	S2721D
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	48Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	75Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	2560 x 1440
Panel Type	IPS
Pixel Density	109 ppi
Minimum Response Time	9.8ms
Average Response Time	17.4ms
Total Response + Input Lag	27.9ms
Maximum Brightness	334 cd/m^2
Price	$ 285.7
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	1015 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	65.0/100	Good

Borders	0.2" (0.6 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved
Curved	No
Depth	7.0" (17.7 cm)
Height Adjustment	0.0" (0.0 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	No
Swivel Range	No swivel
Thickness (with stand)	5.0" (12.6 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	1.9" (4.8 cm)
Tilt Range	-21° to 5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	9.7 lbs (4.4 kg)
Weight (without stand)	8.2 lbs (3.7 kg)
Width	9.9" (25.1 cm)

HDR10	No
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	No
Speakers	Yes

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 1.4)
Megapixels	3.7 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	6.9 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	8.6 ms
Pixel Density	109 PPI
Power Supply	Internal
Screen Area	310 in²
Screen Diagonal	27.0"
USB	No
USB C	No
VGA	No
Variable Refresh Rate	7.7 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	9.4 ms

BFI Maximum Frequency	N/A
BFI Minimum Frequency	N/A
Best Overdrive Setting	Normal
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	No BFI
Dark Overshoot Error	0.0%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	11.8 ms
Dark Total Response Time	19.8 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	Yes
G-SYNC	Compatible (Tested)
Max Refresh Rate	75 Hz
Native	75 Hz
Overshoot Error	0.0%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	9.8 ms
Total Response Time	17.4 ms
VRR Maximum	75 Hz
VRR Minimum	48 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	FreeSync

5% DSE	0.047%
5% Std. Dev.	0.261%
50% DSE	0.090%
50% Std. Dev.	2.217%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	82.3%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Custom Color
Adobe RGB xy	76.4%
Backlight	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	70°
Black Level Raise From Below	70°
Black Level Raise From Left	70°
Black Level Raise From Right	30°
Brightness Loss From Above	58°
Brightness Loss From Below	54°
Brightness Loss From Left	52°
Brightness Loss From Right	51°
Calculated Direct Reflections	0.5%
Color Depth	8 Bit
Color Shift From Above	60°
Color Shift From Below	64°
Color Shift From Left	54°
Color Shift From Right	63°
Color Temperature	5,806 K
Color Washout From Above	59°
Color Washout From Below	50°
Color Washout From Left	46°
Color Washout From Right	42°
Color dE	3.60
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	2.17
Gamma Setting	No Gamma Setting
Gamma Shift From Above	70°
Gamma Shift From Below	67°
Gamma Shift From Left	44°
Gamma Shift From Right	39°
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	0.08%
IR After 10 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 2 Min Recovery	0.01%
IR After 4 Min Recovery	0.02%
IR After 6 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 8 Min Recovery	0.00%
Indirect Reflections	3.8%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	385 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	100
Native Contrast	1,015 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	1.489%
Picture Mode	Custom Color
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	334 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	334 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	332 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	334 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	334 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	316 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	333 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	334 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	331 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	333 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	334 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	4.3%
White Balance dE	4.59
Wide Color Gamut	N/A
sRGB In ICtCp	97.4%
sRGB Picture Mode	Custom Color
sRGB xy	98.6%

27" Dell S2721D gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

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