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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

BenQ EX271QM

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Uses less electricity than 50% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €8 a year, €84 over ten years.

Power, SDR
20.2 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€8 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
22.0 W
1.1× SDR

Near the middle of its group: 1 % below the typical 30 kWh. Class E is the most common class in this group (49% of models). On-mode power in SDR is 20.2 W; the typical screen of this size draws 20.5 W. BenQ has 89 models in this group; this one is number 51 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 2,376 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 2,375 use less.

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

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E LXZ LX270ZF 30 kWh same
  2. E LXZ LX270ZE 30 kWh same
  3. E BenQ EX271QM 30 kWh
  4. E Gamebooster GB-27C300FF 30 kWh same
  5. E LXZ LX270ZA 30 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period EX271QM TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €8 €2 −€6
5 years €42 €11 −€31
10 years €84 €22 −€62
15 years €125 €32 −€93

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Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 20.2 W
HDR 22.0 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 29 €8
8 hours a day 59 €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 BenQ EX271QM (this model)
27″20.2 30 — —
A Teamgee TG-S10 PRO compare
28″5.2 8 €6 €62
C Changhong audio-visual electronic products M-27LKF1Q165 compare
27″7.0 10 €5 €55
A Philips 27B2G5200 compare
27″7.0 10 €5 €55
C Changhong audio-visual electronic products M-27LFK4P60 compare
27″7.0 10 €5 €55
A Dusun UP27001,UP27002,UP27003,UP27004,UP27005 compare
27″8.0 12 €5 €50

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / F
On-mode power SDR
20.2 W
On-mode power HDR
22.0 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)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by BenQ under one model number.

EX271QM

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

Questions

How much does the BenQ EX271QM cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 30 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €8 a year, or €84 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 22.0 W instead of 20.2 W, 1.1 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.