The Best Notebook Displays As Reviewed By Notebookcheck

Staff, 07/03/2017

July 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 July 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
1	06/2017 new!	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 new!	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	06/2017 new!	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
8	06/2017 new!	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
9	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
10	06/2017 new!	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	06/2017 new!	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
23	06/2017 new!	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
24	new!	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
25	06/2017 new!	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
26	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
27	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
28	05/2017	89%	Aorus x3 Plus v7 Intel Core i7-7820HK NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	13.9"	3200x1800	264	16:9	matte	6206	73	201.6	24.4	38	359	0.29	1200	2.4	2.3	2.21	96	62
29	12/2016	89%	HP ProBook 470 G4 Intel Core i7-7500U NVIDIA GeForce 930MX 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	17.3"	1920x1080	141	16:9	matte	6879	84	0	26	44	322	0.24	1504	3.4	4	2.17	91.6	59.6
30	08/2016	89%	MSI GS73VR 6RF Intel Core i7-6700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	17.3"	1920x1080	127	16:9	matte	7114	86	0	9.6	28	315	0.308	1095	2.96	2.57	2.25	100	74.3

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.

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