32" Samsung U32J590 gaming monitor performance benchmarks: response, input and full specs review

The Samsung U32J590 is a relatively new monitor. The Samsung U32J590 has the Display Port and this is essential for NVIDIA cards to work with AMD FreeSync. The monitor panel has good viewing angles and offers better contrast and colors than TN panels. In terms of pixel density, the Samsung U32J590 has an excellent density of 139 pixels-per-inch, resulting in sharper text and picture quality. Samsung U32J590 has an excellent contrast ratio of 2799 : 1. To compensate for graphically demanding games, the Samsung U32J590 has a very good low end adaptive refresh rate of 40 Hz that can adapt to more lower frame rate drops. With the AMD FreeSync support, this monitor is compatible with both AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards. The monitor has a VESA mount. For graphics color quality, the Samsung U32J590 has an excellent color depth of 10 -bit, resulting in smoother gradients and more accurate colors. The minimum response rate of Samsung U32J590 is 7 ms, which is can cause ghosting effects. Samsung U32J590 has a total input lag of 26.6 ms, which is bad among the competition. The Samsung U32J590 has a maximum refresh rate of 60 Hz and this may be too low for the extremely fast frame rates in competitive games. The brightness of Samsung U32J590 is lower than other monitors. For the average response rate, the Samsung U32J590 scores 16.1 ms, which can cause motion blurring due to ineffective synchronization with the high refresh rate.

Brand	Samsung
Year	2018
Model	U32J590
Size	32"
Minimum Refresh Rate	40Hz
Maximum Refresh Rate	60Hz
AMD FreeSync	Yes
NVIDIA G-Sync	No
Maximum Resolution	3840 x 2160
Panel Type	VA
Pixel Density	139 ppi
Minimum Response Time	7ms
Average Response Time	16.1ms
Total Response + Input Lag	26.6ms
Maximum Brightness	206 cd/m^2
Price	$ 300.0
VESA Mount	Yes
Native Color Depth	10 bit
Static Contrast Ratio	2799 : 1
Display Port	Yes
Overall Combination Score	65.0/100	Good

Borders	0.6" (1.5 cm)
Curve Radius	Not Curved
Curved	No
Depth	9.8" (24.9 cm)
Height Adjustment	0.0" (0.0 cm)
Size	32"
Switch Portrait/Landscape	No
Swivel Range	No swivel
Thickness (with stand)	7.3" (18.5 cm)
Thickness (without stand)	2.1" (5.3 cm)
Tilt Range	-15° to 2.5°
Wall Mount	VESA 100x100
Weight (with stand)	13.7 lbs (6.2 kg)
Weight (without stand)	12.8 lbs (5.8 kg)
Width	18.5" (47.0 cm)

HDR10	No
Multiple Input Display	PIP + PBP
RGB Illumination	No
Speakers	No

10 Bit HDR	N/A
Analog Audio Out 3.5mm	1
Analog Audio Out RCA	No
Aspect Ratio	16:9
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	N/A
DVI	No
Digital Optical Audio Out	No
DisplayPort	1 (DP 1.2)
DisplayPort Out	No
HDMI	1 (HDMI 2.0), 1 (HDMI 1.4)
Megapixels	8.3 MP
Microphone In 3.5mm	No
Mini DisplayPort	No
Native Resolution	9.6 ms
Native Resolution @ 60Hz	9.6 ms
Pixel Density	139 PPI
Power Supply	External Brick
Screen Area	426 in²
Screen Diagonal	31.6"
USB	No
USB C	No
VGA	No
Variable Refresh Rate	10.0 ms
Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz	10.0 ms

BFI Maximum Frequency	N/A
BFI Minimum Frequency	N/A
Best Overdrive Setting	Standard
Black Frame Insertion (BFI)	No
Dark Overshoot Error	7.8%
Dark Rise / Fall Time	7.8 ms
Dark Total Response Time	19.4 ms
Flicker-Free	No
FreeSync	Yes
G-SYNC	Compatible (Tested)
Max Refresh Rate	60 Hz
Native	60 Hz
Overshoot Error	1.9%
PWM Dimming Frequency	240 Hz
Rise / Fall Time	7.0 ms
Total Response Time	16.1 ms
VRR Maximum	60 Hz
VRR Minimum	40 Hz
VRR Supported Connectors	DisplayPort, HDMI
Variable Refresh Rate	FreeSync

5% DSE	0.072%
5% Std. Dev.	1.325%
50% DSE	0.155%
50% Std. Dev.	2.283%
Adobe RGB In ICtCp	93.5%
Adobe RGB Picture Mode	User
Adobe RGB xy	87.6%
Backlight	Edge
Black Level Raise From Above	33°
Black Level Raise From Below	32°
Black Level Raise From Left	23°
Black Level Raise From Right	21°
Brightness Loss From Above	36°
Brightness Loss From Below	35°
Brightness Loss From Left	47°
Brightness Loss From Right	50°
Calculated Direct Reflections	0.5%
Color Depth	10 Bit
Color Shift From Above	70°
Color Shift From Below	70°
Color Shift From Left	70°
Color Shift From Right	70°
Color Temperature	6,875 K
Color Washout From Above	37°
Color Washout From Below	33°
Color Washout From Left	46°
Color Washout From Right	48°
Color dE	3.11
Contrast Setting	75
Contrast With Local Dimming	N/A
DCI P3 Picture Mode	No HDR
DCI P3 xy	N/A
DCI-P3 In ICtCp	N/A
Gamma	2.22
Gamma Setting	Mode 2
Gamma Shift From Above	10°
Gamma Shift From Below	12°
Gamma Shift From Left	11°
Gamma Shift From Right	13°
HDR ABL	N/A
HDR Peak 10% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 100% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 2% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 25% Window	N/A
HDR Peak 50% Window	N/A
HDR Real Scene	N/A
HDR Sustained 10% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 100% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 2% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 25% Window	N/A
HDR Sustained 50% Window	N/A
IR After 0 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 10 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 2 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 4 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 6 Min Recovery	0.00%
IR After 8 Min Recovery	0.00%
Indirect Reflections	4.9%
Local Dimming	No
Luminance	218 cd/m²
Luminance Settings	100
Native Contrast	2,799 : 1
Native Std. Dev.	1.658%
Picture Mode	User
Pixel Column Error	0.000%
Pixel Row Error	0.000%
Pixel Type	VA
RGB Controls	Cool 1
Rec. 2020 In ICtCp	N/A
Rec. 2020 Picture Mode	No HDR
Rec. 2020 xy	N/A
SDR ABL	0.000
SDR Peak 10% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Peak 100% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Peak 2% Window	205 cd/m²
SDR Peak 25% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Peak 50% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Real Scene	188 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 10% Window	205 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 100% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 2% Window	205 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 25% Window	206 cd/m²
SDR Sustained 50% Window	206 cd/m²
Screen Finish	Matte
Std. Dev. w/ L.D.	N/A
Sub-Pixel Layout	RGB
Total Reflections	4.4%
White Balance dE	2.88
Wide Color Gamut	No
sRGB In ICtCp	99.4%
sRGB Picture Mode	User
sRGB xy	99.1%

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