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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 1920×1080 · LED LCD

AOC 27E3QAF

E

Uses less electricity than 37% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €9 a year, €87 over ten years.

Power, SDR
21.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€9 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
21.0 W
1.0× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 3 % above the typical 30 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (49% of models). On-mode power in SDR is 21.0 W; the typical screen of this size draws 20.5 W. AOC has 142 models in this group; this one is number 69 among them. AOC sells the same label values under other model names: 27B3HMA2, 27B3QA2.

Where it stands

Rank 2,468 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 2,467 use less.

Median 30 This model · 31 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E AOC 27B3HMA2 31 kWh same
  2. E AOC 27B3QA2 31 kWh same
  3. E AOC 27E3QAF 31 kWh
  4. E Minifire MFG27C1 31 kWh same
  5. E Thomson Business Monitor M27FB5C14 31 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 27E3QAF TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €9 €2 −€7
5 years €43 €11 −€33
10 years €87 €22 −€65
15 years €130 €32 −€98

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Years of use

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

Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 21.0 W
HDR 21.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 15 €4
4 hours a day 31 €9
8 hours a day 61 €17

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 AOC 27E3QAF (this model)
27″21.0 31 — —
28″5.2 8 €7 €65
27″7.0 10 €6 €58
27″7.0 10 €6 €58
27″7.0 10 €6 €58
27″8.0 12 €5 €54

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / E
On-mode power SDR
21.0 W
On-mode power HDR
21.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
3 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by AOC under one model number.

27E3QAF

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

Questions

How much does the AOC 27E3QAF cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 31 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €9 a year, or €87 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 21.0 W instead of 21.0 W, 1.0 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.