Displayport 1.2 can handle 4k@60hz without MST. MST is, to my understanding, a cost savings on the panel manufacturer side. Driving a display over a line is a

Displayport 1.2 can handle 4k@60hz without MST. MST is, to my understanding, a cost savings on the panel manufacturer side. Driving a display over a line is a matter of bandwidth. An MST monitor and a single panel monitor both have the same number of pixels.