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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 21″ · 1920×1080 · LCD

Cepter C21PULSE3

E

Uses less electricity than 11% of the 2,372 monitors, under 24″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €6 a year, €62 over ten years.

Power, SDR
15.0 W
Typical 8 W
Running cost
€6 / year
4 h a day

Uses more than most comparable models: 89 % of them need less. Uperfect 320G01,220T01,215T01,238T01,270G01, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €5 a year. Class E is the most common class in this group (28% of models). On-mode power in SDR is 15.0 W; the typical screen of this size draws 7.9 W. Cepter has 10 models in this group; this one is number 9 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 1,965 of 2,372 monitors, under 24″ by yearly consumption. 1,964 use less.

Median 12 This model · 22 0 75 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Magedok T090A 22 kWh same
  2. E Elo ET2210L 22 kWh same
  3. E Cepter C21PULSE3 22 kWh
  4. E Japannext JN-IPS2152FHDR-C65W-FLD-T 22 kWh same
  5. E ViewSonic VS19970(VA220A-H) 22 kWh same
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What it will cost you

Period C21PULSE3 320G01,220T01,215T01,238T01,270G01 Difference
1 year €6 €2 −€5
5 years €31 €8 −€23
10 years €62 €17 −€45
15 years €93 €25 −€68

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 11 €3
4 hours a day 22 €6
8 hours a day 44 €12

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 Cepter C21PULSE3 (this model)
21″15.0 22 — —
22″4.1 6 €5 €45
21″4.6 7 €4 €43
22″5.0 7 €4 €41
22″5.0 7 €4 €41
22″5.0 7 €4 €41

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
E / –
On-mode power SDR
15.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 0.0 W
Screen diagonal
21″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
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 Cepter under one model number.

C21PULSE3

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

Questions

How much does the Cepter C21PULSE3 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 22 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €6 a year, or €62 over ten years.