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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

Asus VG27AQML5A

F

Uses less electricity than 29% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €10 a year, €95 over ten years.

Power, SDR
23.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€10 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
42.0 W
1.8× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 12 % above the typical 30 kWh. 65% of comparable models reach a better class than F; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 42.0 W, 1.8 times its SDR power. Asus has 232 models in this group; this one is number 165 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 3,386 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 3,385 use less.

Median 30 This model · 34 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Majesty MAS1-272K609 34 kWh same
  2. F ViewSonic VS20546(VA2708-2K-HD-2) 34 kWh same
  3. F Asus VG27AQML5A 34 kWh
  4. F Hikvision DS-D5027Q3-4P6 34 kWh same
  5. F Samsung S27D700EAU 34 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period VG27AQML5A TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €10 €2 −€7
5 years €48 €11 −€37
10 years €95 €22 −€74
15 years €143 €32 −€110

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Years of use

Enter both purchase prices to see the total cost of ownership.

Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 23.0 W
HDR 42.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 17 €5
4 hours a day 34 €10
8 hours a day 67 €19

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
F Asus VG27AQML5A (this model)
27″23.0 34 — —
28″5.2 8 €7 €74
27″7.0 10 €7 €66
27″7.0 10 €7 €66
27″7.0 10 €7 €66
27″8.0 12 €6 €62

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
23.0 W
On-mode power HDR
42.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 0.0 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.

VG27AQML5A

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

Questions

How much does the Asus VG27AQML5A cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 34 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €10 a year, or €95 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 42.0 W instead of 23.0 W, 1.8 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.