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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

Asus VG27AQ5FZ

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
35.0 W
1.7× 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). In HDR it draws 35.0 W, 1.7 times its SDR power. Asus has 232 models in this group; this one is number 128 among them. Asus sells the same label values under other model names: VG27AQME5F, VG27AQMEL5F, VG27AQL5F.

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 Philips 27M2N3201PL 31 kWh same
  2. E Philips 27M2N3291PL 31 kWh same
  3. E Asus VG27AQ5FZ 31 kWh
  4. E Asus VG27AQL5F 31 kWh same
  5. E Asus VG27AQME5F 31 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period VG27AQ5FZ TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €9 €2 −€7
5 years €43 €11 −€33
10 years €87 €22 −€65
15 years €130 €32 −€98

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 21.0 W
HDR 35.0 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 Asus VG27AQ5FZ (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 / G
On-mode power SDR
21.0 W
On-mode power HDR
35.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
2560×1440
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

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

VG27AQ5FZ · VG27AQ5F · VG27AQ5F-L

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

Questions

How much does the Asus VG27AQ5FZ 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 35.0 W instead of 21.0 W, 1.7 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.