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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 43″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

Acer CG437K S

G

Uses less electricity than 8% of the 335 monitors, 43–54″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €28 a year, €277 over ten years.

Power, SDR
67.0 W
Typical 45 W
Running cost
€28 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
218.0 W
3.3× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 92 % of them need less. Screenmate M401, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €21 a year. 65% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is F. In HDR it draws 218.0 W, 3.3 times its SDR power. Acer has 9 models in this group; this one is number 8 among them. On the register since 2022 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 308 of 335 monitors, 43–54″ by yearly consumption. 307 use less.

Median 66 This model · 98 10 275 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G Ad notam DFU-0420-871 97 kWh −€0.28
  2. F ViewSonic VS20767(CDE43G3/CDE43G3-1C) 98 kWh −€0.08
  3. G Acer CG437K S 98 kWh
  4. G Ad notam DFU-0490-875 99 kWh +€0.34
  5. F Ad notam DFU-0490-874 99 kWh +€0.42
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CG437K S M401 Difference
1 year €28 €7 −€21
5 years €138 €34 −€104
10 years €277 €69 −€208
15 years €415 €103 −€313

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

Enter both purchase prices to see the total cost of ownership.

Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 67.0 W
HDR 218.0 W
Group median, SDR 45.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 49 €14
4 hours a day 98 €28
8 hours a day 196 €55

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model SizeSDR W kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
G Acer CG437K S (this model)
43″67.0 98 — —
44″16.6 24 €21 €208
43″28.2 41 €16 €160
43″31.0 45 €15 €149
44″37.0 54 €12 €124
44″37.0 54 €12 €124

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
67.0 W
On-mode power HDR
218.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
43″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Acer under one model number.

CG437K S

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)

Questions

How much does the Acer CG437K S cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 98 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €28 a year, or €277 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 218.0 W instead of 67.0 W, 3.3 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.