Samsung Business Essential S30GD 27" Black

Samsung Business Essential S30GD 27" Black

Samsung
46 Overall Score
vs
LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 45" Black 2025

LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 45" Black 2025

LG
100 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
Samsung
39
LG
100
Office
Samsung
58
LG
99
Entertainment
Samsung
36
LG
91
Professional
Samsung
40
LG
83
Creative
Samsung
35
LG
82
Portable
Samsung
17
LG
17

Specifications

Samsung Business Essential S30GD 27"LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 45"
Display
Size27"44.5"
Resolution1920 x 10805120 x 2160
Panel TypeIPSOLED★
Aspect Ratio16:921:9
Curved✗✓
Curvature—800
Performance
Refresh Rate100 Hz165 Hz★
Response Time5 ms0.029999999329447746 ms★
Adaptive Sync—FreeSync Premium Pro★
Color & HDR
Brightness250 nits1300 nits★
Color Gamut72% NTSC98.5% DCI-P3
Color Depth8-bit10-bit★
HDR—DisplayHDR True Black 400
HDR Support—HDR10★
Connectivity
HDMI Ports12★
DisplayPort01★
USB-C01★
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 5
Speakers✗✓★
Headphone Jack✗✓★
Ergonomics
Height Adjustable✓✓
Tilt✓✓
Swivel✗✓★
Pivot✗✓★
VESA Mount100x100100x100
Features
Webcam✗✗
Touchscreen✗✗
PIP/PBP—✓★
Power25W★66W
Weight2.90 kg★14.00 kg

Pros & Cons

Samsung Business Essential S30GD 27" Black

  • Strong social proof (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong ergonomic (71st percentile)
  • Below average color (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average feature (25th percentile)

LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 45" Black 2025

  • Strong display (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong color (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile

Pricing

Samsung Business Essential S30GD 27" Black is $1,350 cheaper (11.4x less).

Samsung Business Essential S30GD 27" Black0.354score per dollar
vs
LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 45" Black 20250.067score per dollar

Samsung Business Essential S30GD 27" Black offers 5.3x better value for money

Samsung Business Essential S30GD 27" Black

Amazon
$130
Best Buy
$136

LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 45" Black 2025

Amazon
$1,480
Best Buy
$1,500
Amazon
$1,580
B&H Photo
$1,597
Newegg
$1,700

Verdict

★ Winner: LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 45"

Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 15 of 30 specs.

LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 45" Better at:

GamingOfficeCreativeProfessionalEntertainment

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