27" Dell S2721HGF 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. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. The monitor has a VESA mount. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the Dell S2721HGF has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 20 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. The Dell S2721HGF has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. For the extremely fast frame rates, the Dell S2721HGF has a maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz that allows smoother gameplay. Dell S2721HGF has an excellent contrast ratio of 3432 : 1. For graphics color quality, the Dell S2721HGF has an excellent color depth of 8 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The Dell S2721HGF is a relatively new monitor. In terms of pixel density, the Dell S2721HGF has an low density of 82 pixels-per-inch, resulting in pixelated text and picture quality. Dell S2721HGF has a total input lag of 23.5 ms, which is bad among the competition. The brightness of Dell S2721HGF is lower than other monitors. The minimum response rate of Dell S2721HGF is 5 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. For the average response rate, the Dell S2721HGF scores 13 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate.

Brand	Dell
Year	2020
Model	S2721HGF
Size	27"
Minimum Refresh Rate	20Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	144Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	1920 x 1080
Panel Type	VA
Pixel Density	82 ppi
Minimum Response Time	5ms
Average Response Time	13ms
Total Response + Input Lag	23.5ms
Maximum Brightness	322 cd/m^2
Price	$ 286.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	8 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	3432 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	73.8/100	Very Good

Borders	0.3" (0.7 cm)
Curve Radius	1500R
Curved	Yes
Depth	7.6" (19.4 cm)
Height Adjustment	5.0" (12.8 cm)
Size	27"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	No
Swivel Range	No swivel
Thickness (with stand)	6.2" (15.8 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	2.8" (7.1 cm)
Tilt Range	-21° to 5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)
Weight (without stand)	9.0 lbs (4.1 kg)
Width	9.2" (23.3 cm)

10 Bit HDR	N/A
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm	1
Analog Audio Out RCA	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	8.9 ms
DVI	No
Digital Optical Audio Out	No
DisplayPort	1 (DP 1.4)
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	2 (HDMI 1.4)
Megapixels	2.1 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	4.1 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	8.9 ms
Pixel Density	82 PPI
Power Supply	Internal
Screen Area	310 in²
Screen Diagonal	27.0"
USB	No
USB C	No
VGA	No
Variable Refresh Rate	4.9 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	9.9 ms

BFI Maximum Frequency	144 Hz
BFI Minimum Frequency	120 Hz
Best Overdrive Setting	Super Fast
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	Yes
Dark Overshoot Error	8.3%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	4.0 ms
Dark Total Response Time	14.8 ms
Flicker-Free	Yes
FreeSync	Yes
G-SYNC	Compatible (NVIDIA Certified)
Max Refresh Rate	144 Hz
Native	144 Hz
Overshoot Error	3.5%
PWM Dimming Frequency	0 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	5.0 ms
Total Response Time	13.0 ms
VRR Maximum	144 Hz
VRR Minimum	< 20 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	Adaptive Sync

5% DSE	0.072%
5% Std. Dev.	0.599%
50% DSE	0.114%
50% Std. Dev.	3.023%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	81.3%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	Custom Color
Adobe RGB xy	75.8%
Backlight	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	15°
Black Level Raise From Below	16°
Black Level Raise From Left	23°
Black Level Raise From Right	21°
Brightness Loss From Above	35°
Brightness Loss From Below	35°
Brightness Loss From Left	46°
Brightness Loss From Right	45°
Calculated Direct Reflections	1.8%
Color Depth	8 Bit
Color Shift From Above	54°
Color Shift From Below	53°
Color Shift From Left	68°
Color Shift From Right	69°
Color Temperature	6,353 K
Color Washout From Above	34°
Color Washout From Below	33°
Color Washout From Left	46°
Color Washout From Right	45°
Color dE	2.27
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	2.25
Gamma Setting	No Gamma Setting
Gamma Shift From Above	19°
Gamma Shift From Below	17°
Gamma Shift From Left	18°
Gamma Shift From Right	17°
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	2.7%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	250 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	75
Native Contrast	3,432 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	2.427%
Picture Mode	Standard
Pixel Column Error	0.001%
Pixel Row Error	0.000%
Pixel Type	VA
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	322 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	322 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	320 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	322 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	322 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	288 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	321 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	322 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	320 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	322 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	322 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	4.5%
White Balance dE	2.73
Wide Color Gamut	N/A
sRGB In ICtCp	97.1%
sRGB Picture Mode	Custom Color
sRGB xy	96.8%

HDR10	No
Multiple Input Display	No
RGB Illumination	No
Speakers	No

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