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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

MSI Modern MD272UPSW

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
45.0 W
1.7× 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 45.0 W, 1.7 times its SDR power. MSI has 165 models in this group; this one is number 124 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 Koorui MG27K33U 38 kWh same
  2. F MSI MAG 274QF X24 38 kWh same
  3. F MSI Modern MD272UPSW 38 kWh
  4. F ViewSonic VS20405 (XG275D1-4K) 38 kWh same
  5. F Japannext JN-I2705KUHD60F-C90W-HSP 38 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period Modern MD272UPSW 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 45.0 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 MSI Modern MD272UPSW (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
45.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
3 years
Spare parts (minimum)
3 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by MSI under one model number.

Modern MD272UPSW

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

Questions

How much does the MSI Modern MD272UPSW 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 45.0 W instead of 26.0 W, 1.7 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.