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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 16″ · 3840×2160 · OLED

Acer PM168QKT

E

Uses less electricity than 36% of the 2,372 monitors, under 24″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €4 a year, €41 over ten years.

Power, SDR
10.0 W
Typical 8 W
Running cost
€4 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
18.0 W
1.8× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 27 % above the typical 12 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (28% of models). In HDR it draws 18.0 W, 1.8 times its SDR power. Acer has 76 models in this group; this one is number 18 among them. On the register since 2022 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,458 of 2,372 monitors, under 24″ by yearly consumption. 1,457 use less.

Median 12 This model · 15 0 75 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D AG Neovo TX-1702 15 kWh same
  2. E Elo ET1502LM 15 kWh same
  3. E Acer PM168QKT 15 kWh
  4. B Shuoran T16A 15 kWh same
  5. D ViewSonic VS18891(VX1755) 15 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period PM168QKT YN02B Difference
1 year €4 €1 −€3
5 years €21 €4 −€17
10 years €41 €8 −€33
15 years €62 €12 −€50

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 10.0 W
HDR 18.0 W
Group median, SDR 7.9 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 7 €2
4 hours a day 15 €4
8 hours a day 29 €8

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
E Acer PM168QKT (this model)
16″10.0 15 — —
16″2.0 3 €3 €33
16″2.3 3 €3 €32
16″2.3 3 €3 €32
16″2.3 3 €3 €32
16″2.3 3 €3 €32

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / G
On-mode power SDR
10.0 W
On-mode power HDR
18.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
16″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
OLED
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.

PM168QKT

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

Questions

How much does the Acer PM168QKT cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 15 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €4 a year, or €41 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 18.0 W instead of 10.0 W, 1.8 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.