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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

Asus VG27AQE5A

D

Uses less electricity than 82% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €7 a year, €66 over ten years.

Power, SDR
16.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€7 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
30.0 W
1.9× SDR

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 22 % below the typical 30 kWh. Only 6% of comparable models have a better class than D. In HDR it draws 30.0 W, 1.9 times its SDR power. Asus has 232 models in this group; this one is number 66 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 721 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 720 use less.

Median 30 This model · 23 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D Acer QG271U P6 23 kWh same
  2. D Philips 27B2N3500JH 23 kWh same
  3. D Asus VG27AQE5A 23 kWh
  4. E LG 24BF410B-BG 23 kWh same
  5. E LG 24U411A 23 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period VG27AQE5A TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €7 €2 −€4
5 years €33 €11 −€22
10 years €66 €22 −€45
15 years €99 €32 −€67

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 16.0 W
HDR 30.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 12 €3
4 hours a day 23 €7
8 hours a day 47 €13

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
D Asus VG27AQE5A (this model)
27″16.0 23 — —
28″5.2 8 €4 €45
27″7.0 10 €4 €37
27″7.0 10 €4 €37
27″7.0 10 €4 €37
27″8.0 12 €3 €33

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
D / G
On-mode power SDR
16.0 W
On-mode power HDR
30.0 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

Registered by Asus under one model number.

VG27AQE5A

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

Questions

How much does the Asus VG27AQE5A cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 23 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 €66 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 30.0 W instead of 16.0 W, 1.9 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.