Review: AOC Q3279VWF

by Parm Mann on 30 January 2018, 16:00

Tags: AOC

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Test Methodology

A monitor review based on descriptive visual analysis will always have the underlying problem of subjectivity; assessments of panel quality will vary from user to user depending on their normative expectations. To get around this we’re deploying Datacolor’s Spyder 4 Elite professional monitor analyser to return a quantitative assessment of display quality.

These numerical results, we feel, add extra utility to our reviews allowing us to more accurately benchmark the following display characteristics:

  • Colour gamut relative to sRGB and AdobeRGB industry standards
  • Brightness levels and contrast ratios
  • Colour uniformity
  • Luminance uniformity
  • Colour accuracy (Delta-E)

Comparison Monitors

Model
Panel Size
Resolution
Panel Type
Refresh
Rate
Adaptive
Sync
Reviewed
Price
HEXUS
Review
Philips Brilliance BDM4037UW
40.0
3,840x2,160
VA
60Hz
-
£585
Philips Brilliance 349X7FJEW
34.0
3,440x1,440
VA
100Hz
FreeSync
£760
Philips Brilliance 328P6VJEB
31.5
3,840x2,160
VA
60Hz
-
£535
AOC Q3279VWF
31.5
2,560x1,440
VA
75Hz
FreeSync
£200
BenQ EX3200R
31.5
1,920x1,080
VA
144Hz
FreeSync
£460
Philips Brilliance 275P4VYKEB
27.0
5,120x2,880
PLS
60Hz
-
£1,200
Dell UltraSharp U2718Q
27.0
3,840x2,160
IPS
60Hz
-
£725
AOC AGON AG271QX
27.0
2,560x1,440
TN
144Hz
FreeSync
£400
iiyama G-Master GB2760QSU-B1
27.0
2,560x1,440
TN
144Hz
FreeSync
£400
AOC Q2790PQU
27.0
2,560x1,440
IPS
60Hz
-
£340
iiyama G-Master G2730HSU-B1
27.0
1,920x1,080
TN
75Hz
FreeSync
£170
AOC Agon AG251FZ
24.5
1,920x1,080
TN
240Hz
FreeSync
£400

HEXUS PC Monitor Test Client

Hardware Components Product Page
Processor Intel Core i7-8700K (overclocked to 4.8GHz) intel.com
Motherboard Asus ROG Maximus X Hero asus.com
Graphics Card MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio msi.com
Memory G.Skill Trident Z 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200 gskill.com
Power Supply be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 1,000W bequiet.com
Primary Storage 256GB WD Black PCIe SSD wdc.com
Secondary Storage 1TB Crucial MX300 SATA SSD crucial.com
Chassis be quiet! Dark Base 700 bequiet.com
Monitor iiyama ProLite X4071UHSU-B1 iiyama.com
Operating system Windows 10 Pro microsoft.com

Benchmark Suite

Gamut Percentage of sRGB and AdobeRGB
Colour Accuracy Average colour accuracy recorded as Delta-E
Brightness Maximum brightness recorded as candela per square metre (cd/m2)
Black Level Black level at 100 per cent screen brightness, recorded as candela per square metre (cd/m2)
Contrast Ratio Measured at 100 per cent screen brightness
Colour Uniformity Measured at 100 per cent screen brightness
Luminance Uniformity Measured at 100 per cent screen brightness
Power Consumption Measured at the mains with 50 per cent screen brightness when displaying a white screen and 0 per cent brightness when displaying black