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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 2560×1440 · LED LCD

LG 27GS86Q

F

Uses less electricity than 18% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €11 a year, €106 over ten years.

Power, SDR
25.6 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€11 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
59.6 W
2.3× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 82 % of them need less. Teamgee TG-S10 PRO, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €8 a year. 65% of comparable models reach a better class than F; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 59.6 W, 2.3 times its SDR power. LG has 335 models in this group; this one is number 224 among them. LG sells the same label values under other model names: 27GS85Q.

Where it stands

Rank 3,924 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 3,923 use less.

Median 30 This model · 37 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F LG 27UP650K 37 kWh same
  2. F LG 27GS85Q 37 kWh same
  3. F LG 27GS86Q 37 kWh
  4. F LG 27GS75Q 37 kWh same
  5. F Cepter CE28ESPORTP 37 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period 27GS86Q TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €11 €2 −€8
5 years €53 €11 −€42
10 years €106 €22 −€84
15 years €159 €32 −€127

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 25.6 W
HDR 59.6 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 37 €11
8 hours a day 75 €21

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 LG 27GS86Q (this model)
27″25.6 37 — —
28″5.2 8 €8 €84
27″7.0 10 €8 €77
27″7.0 10 €8 €77
27″7.0 10 €8 €77
27″8.0 12 €7 €73

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
25.6 W
On-mode power HDR
59.6 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)
1 years
Spare parts (minimum)
8 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by LG under one model number.

27GS86Q

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

Questions

How much does the LG 27GS86Q cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 37 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 €106 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 59.6 W instead of 25.6 W, 2.3 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.