Color Accuracy and Gamma

We start our tests by measuring color space and screen uniformity based on the monitor default settings. Uncalibrated performance means the out-of-the-box settings a monitor ships with. Calibrated performance is what results after the monitor has been put through our DataColor Spyder calibration process. Our aim (target) is to see display values at a Gamma of 2.2 with a target 6500k colour temperature and an aim of 120cd/m2 brightness. Luminance is candelas per square meter (cd/m2), also called 'nits'. By default, the screen is set up at default after a factory reset.

The monitor is advertised at a 99% sRGB color gamut coverage, and it indeed does offer that. Our measurement also brings us to 84% DCI-P3 coverage which is not bad at all, P3 falls between DCI-P3 and BT.2020 HDR. The monitor comes pre-calibrated from the factory with excellent sRGB accuracy, defaulting to 8 bits per color out-of-the-box.

Gamma

These monitors come factory-calibrated for you; we aim for a gamma of 2.2, which is also the default for the configuration. 

As you can observe, gamma is spot on at 2.2, let's have a peek at color accuracy then. 

Realistically the naked eye will be hard-pressed to notice/see △/E difference greater than 4 even. This monitor offers an excellent 0.74 △/E average. We can see 1F (blue) deviate the most, indicating that the monitor shows a bit colder on the eyes. This we'll verify later with our Color temp target of 6500K (which we can see will be a higher value.