Samsung Essential S3 S3 S36GD 27" 100 Black 2025 Review
Screen Size 27
Resolution 1920 x 1080
Panel Type VA
Refresh Rate 100
Response Time Ms 4
Adaptive Sync FreeSync
Hdr No
68.4 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Size | 27" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel Type | VA |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Curved | Yes |
| Curvature | 1800 |
Performance
| Refresh Rate | 100 Hz |
| Response Time | 4 |
| Adaptive Sync | FreeSync |
Color & HDR
| Brightness | 250 nits |
| Color Gamut | 16.7 Million Colors |
| HDR Support | No |
Connectivity
| HDMI Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | 0 |
| Speakers | No |
| Headphone Jack | Yes |
Ergonomics
| Height Adjustable | No |
| Tilt | Yes |
| Swivel | No |
| Pivot | No |
| VESA Mount | 75x75 |
Features
| Webcam | No |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Power | 35 |
| Weight | 3.8 kg / 8.4 lbs |
Value & Pricing
Price History
New Refurbished
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Essential S3 S3 S36GD 27" 100 | LG UltraGear LG Ultragear 27" QHD 2K 1440P 240Hz IPS with AMD | MSI MAG MSI 27" WQHD 2K 1440P 280Hz with AMD FreeSync | ASUS ProArt ASUS ProArt Display 27“ 1440P Professional Monitor | BenQ Mobiuz BenQ MOBIUZ EX271Q 27” 2K 180Hz 1ms DP 1.4 HDMI | Lenovo L27q Lenovo L27q-4A 27" 1440p HDR 100 Hz Monitor (Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 |
| Panel Type | VA | IPS | OLED | IPS | IPS | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 100 | 240 | 280 | 100 | 180 | 100 |
| Response Time Ms | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Adaptive Sync | FreeSync | G-Sync Compatible | Adaptive-Sync | Adaptive-Sync | FreeSync Premium | - |
| Hdr | ✗ | HDR10 | HDR | HDR10 | HDR10 | HDR10 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Color | Compact | Display | Feature | Ergonomic | Performance | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Essential S3 S3 S36GD 27" 100 | 28.1 | 72.5 | 45.8 | 97.2 | 72.3 | 62.9 | 86.9 | 98.1 |
| LG UltraGear 27" Compare | 97.1 | 28.2 | 71.1 | 82.4 | 91.9 | 96.3 | 89.4 | 99.3 |
| MSI MAG 27" Compare | 77 | 80.4 | 77.4 | 82.4 | 87.8 | 99.3 | 96.7 | 99.3 |
| ASUS ProArt 27“ Compare | 95.5 | 87.3 | 71.1 | 82.4 | 96.5 | 58.3 | 89.4 | 71.4 |
| BenQ Mobiuz EX271Q 27” 2K 180Hz 1ms DP 1.4 Compare | 87.4 | 78.7 | 71.1 | 82.4 | 96.5 | 94.1 | 84.5 | 71 |
| Lenovo L27q L27q-4A 27" Compare | 87.4 | 78.7 | 71.1 | 82.4 | 87.8 | 86.9 | 84.5 | 96.7 |