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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 14″ · 1920×1200 · OLED

Asus MQ149CD

C

Uses less electricity than 40% of the 2,372 monitors, under 24″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €4 a year, €39 over ten years.

Power, SDR
9.3 W
Typical 8 W
Running cost
€4 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
9.4 W
1.0× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 18 % above the typical 12 kWh. 38% of comparable models reach a better class than C; the most common is E. On-mode power in SDR is 9.3 W; the typical screen of this size draws 7.9 W. Asus has 46 models in this group; this one is number 25 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 1,400 of 2,372 monitors, under 24″ by yearly consumption. 1,399 use less.

Median 12 This model · 14 0 75 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D iiyama TF1534MC-B8X 14 kWh same
  2. D Arzopa A1M 14 kWh same
  3. C Asus MQ149CD 14 kWh
  4. E Intehill U13NA 14 kWh same
  5. D Advantech FPM-215 14 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period MQ149CD UX156FHC Difference
1 year €4 €1 −€3
5 years €19 €5 −€14
10 years €39 €11 −€28
15 years €58 €16 −€42

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 9.3 W
HDR 9.4 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 14 €4
8 hours a day 27 €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
C Asus MQ149CD (this model)
14″9.3 14 — —
15″2.6 4 €3 €28
15″2.6 4 €3 €28
14″3.0 4 €3 €26
14″3.1 5 €3 €26
14″3.1 5 €3 €26

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
C / C
On-mode power SDR
9.3 W
On-mode power HDR
9.4 W
Standby / networked standby
0.3 W
Screen diagonal
14″
Resolution
1920×1200
Panel
OLED
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
3 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Asus under one model number.

MQ149CD

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

Questions

How much does the Asus MQ149CD cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 14 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 €39 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 9.4 W instead of 9.3 W, 1.0 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.