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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 32″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

Acer CS322QK

G

Uses less electricity than 18% of the 1,482 monitors, 32–42″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €14 a year, €137 over ten years.

Power, SDR
33.0 W
Typical 31 W
Running cost
€14 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
51.0 W
1.5× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 82 % of them need less. LXZ LX32ZG, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €11 a year. 73% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is F. In HDR it draws 51.0 W, 1.5 times its SDR power. Acer has 122 models in this group; this one is number 98 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 1,117 of 1,482 monitors, 32–42″ by yearly consumption. 1,116 use less.

Median 46 This model · 48 5 135 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G SHENZHEN_POLING_INTELLIGENT_DIGITAL_EQUIPMENT_CO MV32A56Y01 48 kWh same
  2. G Gigabyte GS32QCA 48 kWh same
  3. G Acer CS322QK 48 kWh
  4. G Lenovo (R32qc-30)A22315QG0 48 kWh same
  5. G Aryond A32 V2 48 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period CS322QK LX32ZG Difference
1 year €14 €3 −€11
5 years €68 €13 −€55
10 years €137 €26 −€110
15 years €205 €40 −€165

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 33.0 W
HDR 51.0 W
Group median, SDR 31.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 24 €7
4 hours a day 48 €14
8 hours a day 96 €27

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 CS322QK (this model)
32″33.0 48 — —
32″6.4 9 €11 €110
32″6.4 9 €11 €110
32″6.4 9 €11 €110
32″6.4 9 €11 €110
32″8.0 12 €10 €103

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
G / G
On-mode power SDR
33.0 W
On-mode power HDR
51.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
32″
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.

CS322QK

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

Questions

How much does the Acer CS322QK cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 48 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €14 a year, or €137 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 51.0 W instead of 33.0 W, 1.5 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.