The Best Notebook Displays As Reviewed By Notebookcheck
August 2017 update. Is the display the most important part of a notebook, tablet, or convertible for you and does it play a leading role in your purchasing decision? Our overview of the best displays in current notebooks as reviewed by Notebookcheck might be helpful for you.
As part of our tests, we put much effort into analyzing the displays on our devices of all kinds and sizes. The results have a considerable impact on our total rating. The display has to convince in many aspects for a top display rating. The following criteria influence it: average brightness, distribution of brightness, black value, contrast, color precision in the Calman Colorchecker and Grayscale test (sRGB), covered color space, viewing angles, PWM, response time, level of adverse effects of clouding and glare and fineness of the resolution.
The following table shows an overview over the most important aspects and measurement values of the Top 25 displays reviewed in the last 12 months by Notebookcheck. Since we have recently started measuring PWM and response times, these values are not available for older models. The table can be sorted by clicking the headers and filtered by entering text (e.g. "matte") in the text field below.
Note: The value "0" in a PWM measurement means that we could not detect PWM.
Best Notebook Displays as of September 2017
| Rank | Date | Display Rating | Modell | Screen | Resolution | PPI | Ratio | Surface | CCT | Uni- formity | PWM | Res- ponse Time B/W | Res- ponse Time G/G | Brightness avg. | Black Level | Contrast (max.) | DeltaE Color | DeltaE Gray | Gamma | % of sRGB | % of Adobe RGB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06/2017 | 93% |  | Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2017 Apple A10X Fusion Apple A10X Fusion GPU / PowerVR 4 GB Memory, 64 GB | 12.9" | 2732x2048 | 265 | 4:3 | glossy | 6734 | 90 | 0 | 18.4 | 41.6 | 614 | 0.42 | 1548 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.25 | |||
| 2 | 06/2017 | 93% |  | Lenovo ThinkPad P51 20HH0016GE Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 NVIDIA Quadro M2200 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 15.6" | 3840x2160 | 282 | 16:9 | matte | 6077 | 89 | 0 | 25.2 | 40.8 | 309 | 0.36 | 881 | 2.7 | 3 | 2.27 | 99.5 | 87.6 | |
| 3 | 04/2017 | 92% |  | Razer Blade (2017) Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) 15.9 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 14" | 1920x1080 | 157 | 16:9 | matte | 6848 | 84 | 21370 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 277 | 0.26 | 1046 | 4.59 | 4.28 | 2.23 | 83 | 55 | |
| 4 | 02/2017 | 92% |  | Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.7 GHz, 455) Intel Core i7-6820HQ AMD Radeon Pro 455 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 15.4" | 2880x1800 | 220 | 16:10 | glossy | 7165 | 83 | 0 | 39.2 | 46.4 | 532 | 0.297 | 1912 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.29 | 99.9 | 77.4 | |
| 5 | 11/2016 | 92% |  | Apple MacBook Pro 13 2016 Intel Core i5-6360U Intel Iris Graphics 540 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 13.3" | 2560x1600 | 227 | glossy | 6855 | 89 | 0 | 51.6 | 47.2 | 564 | 0.57 | 1053 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.27 | 92 | 77 | ||
| 6 | 06/2015 | 92% |  | MSI PE60-2QEi581 Intel Core i5-4210H NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 8 GB Memory, 1000 GB HDD | 15.6" | 1920x1080 | 141 | 16:9 | matte | 6837 | 90 | 282 | 0.35 | 857 | 1.8 | 2.18 | 2.37 | 97 | 64 | ||||
| 7 | 07/2017 | 91% |  | Asus Zenbook UX3430UQ-GV012T Intel Core i7-7500U NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 14" | 1920x1080 | 157 | 16:9 | matte | 7380 | 88 | 0 | 28 | 40 | 366 | 0.34 | 1038 | 2.88 | 4.24 | 2.38 | 99 | 64 | |
| 8 | 07/2017 | 91% |  | Cube Thinker m3 Intel Core m3-7Y30 Intel HD Graphics 615 8 GB Memory | 13.5" | 3000x2000 | 267 | 3:2 | glossy | 6563 | 81 | 200 | 38 | 65 | 461 | 0.26 | 1723 | 3.3 | 2.53 | 2.46 | 70 | 44 | |
| 9 | 06/2017 | 91% |  | Apple iPad Pro 10.5 2017 Apple A10X Fusion Apple A10X Fusion GPU / PowerVR 4 GB Memory, 64 GB | 10.5" | 2224x1668 | 265 | 4:3 | glossy | 7027 | 87 | 0 | 17.6 | 39.6 | 625 | 0.39 | 1626 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.26 | |||
| 10 | 06/2017 | 91% |  | Lenovo ThinkPad P51s 20HB000SGE Intel Core i7-7600U NVIDIA Quadro M520 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 15.6" | 3840x2160 | 282 | 16:9 | matte | 6740 | 85 | 980.4 | 24.8 | 38.4 | 290 | 0.32 | 991 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.24 | 91.1 | 59.5 | |
| 11 | 04/2016 | 91% |  | Aorus X5S v5 Intel Core i7-6700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 16 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 15.6" | 3840x2160 | 282 | 16:9 | matte | 7000 | 90 | 198 | 36 | 41.2 | 324 | 0.403 | 806 | 2.62 | 2.55 | 2.11 | 92.3 | 59.4 | |
| 12 | 08/2017 new! | 90% |  | MSI GT75VR 7RF-012 Titan Pro Intel Core i7-7820HK NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 17.3" | 1920x1080 | 127 | 16:9 | matte | 6551 | 87 | 25000 | 6.8 | 11.6 | 262 | 0.26 | 1054 | 1.36 | 0.64 | 2.19 | 100 | 77 | |
| 13 | 06/2017 | 90% |  | Microsoft Surface Laptop Intel Core i5-7200U Intel HD Graphics 620 4 GB Memory, 128 GB SSD | 13.5" | 2256x1504 | 201 | 3:2 | glossy | 6708 | 90 | 0 | 37.2 | 50.8 | 378 | 0.36 | 1067 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.21 | 94.2 | 63.7 | |
| 14 | 05/2017 | 90% |  | Asus Zenbook UX3410UQ-GV077T Intel Core i7-7500U NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 16 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 14" | 1920x1080 | 157 | 16:9 | matte | 7430 | 84 | 60 | 29 | 44 | 368 | 0.3 | 1270 | 2.84 | 4.02 | 2.42 | 86 | 56 | |
| 15 | 05/2017 | 90% |  | Microsoft Surface Book with Performance Base Intel Core i7-6600U NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 13.5" | 3000x2000 | 267 | 3:2 | glossy | 8602 | 86 | 0 | 37 | 61 | 423 | 0.37 | 1241 | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.5 | 96 | 62 | |
| 16 | 04/2017 | 90% |  | Lenovo ThinkPad T570-20HAS01E00 Intel Core i7-7500U NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 8 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 15.6" | 3840x2160 | 282 | 16:9 | matte | 6569 | 89 | 925.9 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 314 | 0.36 | 942 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 2.16 | 91 | 59.4 | |
| 17 | 04/2017 | 90% |  | Dell Latitude 7480 Intel Core i7-7600U Intel HD Graphics 620 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 14" | 1920x1080 | 157 | 16:9 | matte | 7050 | 85 | 0 | 31.2 | 40.8 | 321 | 0.32 | 1075 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.28 | 92.27 | 65.82 | |
| 18 | 03/2017 | 90% |  | HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD PRO A12-9800B AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 12.5" | 1920x1080 | 176 | 16:9 | matte | 6011 | 88 | 0 | 24 | 47 | 310 | 0.19 | 1732 | 2.69 | 4.23 | 2.21 | 72 | 46 | |
| 19 | 09/2016 | 90% |  | Schenker XMG U727 Intel Core i7-6700 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop) 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 17.3" | 3840x2160 | 255 | 16:9 | matte | 6533 | 87 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 328 | 0.32 | 1125 | 3.94 | 4.13 | 2.46 | 100 | 88 | |
| 20 | 05/2016 | 90% |  | HP ZBook 17 G3 TZV66eA Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 NVIDIA Quadro M3000M 32 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 17.3" | 1920x1080 | 127 | 16:9 | matte | 6686 | 86 | 200 | 28.4 | 50.4 | 243 | 0.21 | 1200 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.28 | 96 | 62 | |
| 21 | 04/2016 | 90% |  | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 20FB003RGE Intel Core i7-6500U Intel HD Graphics 520 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 14" | 2560x1440 | 210 | 16:9 | matte | 6360 | 95 | 220 | 24 | 44 | 268 | 0.32 | 850 | 2.61 | 3.31 | 2.35 | 95 | 63 | |
| 22 | 11/2015 | 90% |  | Microsoft Surface Pro 4, Core m3 Intel Core m3-6Y30 Intel HD Graphics 515 4 GB Memory, 128 GB SSD | 12.3" | 2736x1824 | 267 | 3:2 | glossy | 5969 | 92 | 50 | 31 | 46 | 392 | 0.27 | 1441 | 3.61 | 3.8 | 2.16 | 97 | 63 | |
| 23 | 05/2015 | 90% |  | Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2015) 1.1 GHz Intel Core M-5Y31 Intel HD Graphics 5300 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 12" | 2304x1440 | 226 | 16:10 | glossy | 6411 | 90 | 325 | 0.324 | 1065 | 1.62 | 1.88 | 2.55 | 95.5 | 61.8 | ||||
| 24 | 01/2017 | 90% |  | Asus Zenbook UX3410UA Intel Core i7-7500U Intel HD Graphics 620 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 14" | 1920x1080 | 157 | 16:9 | matte | 7440 | 87 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 355 | 0.32 | 1175 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.12 | 98.98 | 63.78 | |
| 25 | 06/2017 | 89% |  | Acer TravelMate P648-G2-M-73T0 Intel Core i7-7500U Intel HD Graphics 620 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 14" | 1920x1080 | 157 | 16:9 | matte | 6271 | 85 | 0 | 25 | 38 | 253 | 0.25 | 1100 | 3.49 | 4.91 | 2.39 | 91 | 59 | |
| 26 | 06/2017 | 89% |  | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2017-20HR0021GE Intel Core i5-7200U Intel HD Graphics 620 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD | 14" | 1920x1080 | 157 | 16:9 | matte | 7042 | 91 | 0 | 30.4 | 48 | 271 | 0.16 | 1738 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.02 | 87.5 | 57 | |
| 27 | 89% |  | Tuxedo InfinityBook Pro 13 N130BU Intel Core i7-7500U Intel HD Graphics 620 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 13.3" | 1920x1080 | 16:9 | matte | 7196 | 82 | 1000 | 33 | 41 | 427 | 0.44 | 1070 | 4.12 | 4.49 | 2.33 | 98 | 64 | |||
| 28 | 06/2017 | 89% |  | Acer Aspire V17 Nitro BE VN7-793-738J Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) 16 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe | 17.3" | 3840x2160 | 255 | 16:9 | matte | 6558 | 81 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 336 | 0.32 | 1188 | 5.32 | 4.9 | 2.61 | 100 | 87.2 | |
| 29 | 05/2017 | 89% |  | Asus GL753VE-DS74 Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook) 16 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe | 17.3" | 1920x1080 | 127 | 16:9 | matte | 6362 | 90 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 348 | 0.35 | 1046 | 4.4 | 3 | 2.1 | 86 | 56 | |
| 30 | 05/2017 | 89% |  | Acer Predator 17 G9-793-70PJ Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 17.3" | 3840x2160 | 255 | 16:9 | matte | 6451 | 84 | 0 | 25.6 | 50 | 328 | 0.29 | 1183 | 4.01 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 100 | 88 |
All results stem from measurements in delivery state. A complete list of all devices reviewed by Notebookcheck ordered by display rating is available in our search page.