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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 16″ · 1920×1080 · OLED

Asus MQ16AH

B

Uses less electricity than 67% of the 2,372 monitors, under 24″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €2 a year, €25 over ten years.

Power, SDR
6.0 W
Typical 8 W
Running cost
€2 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
12.0 W
2.0× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 23 % below the typical 12 kWh. Only 25% of comparable models have a better class than B. In HDR it draws 12.0 W, 2.0 times its SDR power. Asus has 46 models in this group; this one is number 3 among them. On the register since 2022 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 663 of 2,372 monitors, under 24″ by yearly consumption. 662 use less.

Median 12 This model · 9 0 75 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. B Vchance BU16TO 9 kWh same
  2. B Livelect-S6 Monitor 9 kWh same
  3. B Asus MQ16AH 9 kWh
  4. B Asus MB166CR 9 kWh same
  5. B Asus MB16ACE 9 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period MQ16AH YN02B Difference
1 year €2 €1 −€2
5 years €12 €4 −€8
10 years €25 €8 −€17
15 years €37 €12 −€25

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 6.0 W
HDR 12.0 W
Group median, SDR 7.9 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 4 €1
4 hours a day 9 €2
8 hours a day 18 €5

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
B Asus MQ16AH (this model)
16″6.0 9 — —
16″2.0 3 €2 €17
16″2.3 3 €2 €15
16″2.3 3 €2 €15
16″2.3 3 €2 €15
16″2.3 3 €2 €15

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
B / E
On-mode power SDR
6.0 W
On-mode power HDR
12.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
16″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
OLED
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
3 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Asus with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

MQ16AH · MQ16AHE

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

Questions

How much does the Asus MQ16AH cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 9 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €2 a year, or €25 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 12.0 W instead of 6.0 W, 2.0 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.