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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 24″ · 1920×1080 · LED LCD

AOC C24G42E

E

Uses less electricity than 75% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €7 a year, €70 over ten years.

Power, SDR
17.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€7 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
24.0 W
1.4× SDR

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 17 % below the typical 30 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (49% of models). In HDR it draws 24.0 W, 1.4 times its SDR power. AOC has 142 models in this group; this one is number 23 among them. AOC sells the same label values under other model names: C24G42FE.

Where it stands

Rank 991 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 990 use less.

Median 30 This model · 25 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Safire SF-MNT24-FHD-E-V2 25 kWh same
  2. E Beetronics 24HB9M/U1 25 kWh same
  3. E AOC C24G42E 25 kWh
  4. E AOC C24G42FE 25 kWh same
  5. D Dahua DHI-LM27-B221B 25 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period C24G42E WF238V Difference
1 year €7 €2 −€5
5 years €35 €8 −€27
10 years €70 €16 −€54
15 years €105 €25 −€81

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 17.0 W
HDR 24.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 12 €4
4 hours a day 25 €7
8 hours a day 50 €14

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 C24G42E (this model)
24″17.0 25 — —
24″4.0 6 €5 €54
24″4.5 7 €5 €52
24″4.5 7 €5 €52
24″4.5 7 €5 €52
24″5.0 7 €5 €50

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / G
On-mode power SDR
17.0 W
On-mode power HDR
24.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.3 W
Screen diagonal
24″
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.

C24G42E

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

Questions

How much does the AOC C24G42E cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 25 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €7 a year, or €70 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 24.0 W instead of 17.0 W, 1.4 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.