EnergyLabelEU
EN
Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LCD

KTC H27S5

F

Uses less electricity than 7% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €11 a year, €108 over ten years.

Power, SDR
26.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€11 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
38.0 W
1.5× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 93 % of them need less. Teamgee TG-S10 PRO, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €9 a year. 65% of comparable models reach a better class than F; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 38.0 W, 1.5 times its SDR power. KTC has 64 models in this group; this one is number 23 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 4,054 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 4,053 use less.

Median 30 This model · 38 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F HKC T2752U 38 kWh same
  2. F HKC G27M7Pro 38 kWh same
  3. F KTC H27S5 38 kWh
  4. F KTC H27T22 38 kWh same
  5. G AOC U27G4XM 38 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period H27S5 TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €11 €2 −€9
5 years €54 €11 −€43
10 years €108 €22 −€86
15 years €161 €32 −€129

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 26.0 W
HDR 38.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 19 €5
4 hours a day 38 €11
8 hours a day 76 €22

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 KTC H27S5 (this model)
27″26.0 38 — —
28″5.2 8 €9 €86
27″7.0 10 €8 €79
27″7.0 10 €8 €79
27″7.0 10 €8 €79
27″8.0 12 €7 €74

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
26.0 W
On-mode power HDR
38.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.2 W / 0.0 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
2560×1440
Panel
LCD
Refresh rate
180 Hz
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by KTC under one model number.

H27S5

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

Questions

How much does the KTC H27S5 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 38 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €11 a year, or €108 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 38.0 W instead of 26.0 W, 1.5 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.