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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 3840×2160 · OLED

MSI PRO MAX 271UPXW12G

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
27.0 W
1.1× 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. On-mode power in SDR is 25.6 W; the typical screen of this size draws 20.5 W. MSI has 165 models in this group; this one is number 122 among them.

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 ASRock TCO27USA 37 kWh same
  2. F ASRock TCO27QXA 37 kWh same
  3. F MSI PRO MAX 271UPXW12G 37 kWh
  4. F MSI PRO MAX 271UPX12G 37 kWh same
  5. F Gamebooster ATLAS DUAL FU48 37 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period PRO MAX 271UPXW12G 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 27.0 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 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 MSI PRO MAX 271UPXW12G (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
27.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
OLED
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.

PRO MAX 271UPXW12G

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

Questions

How much does the MSI PRO MAX 271UPXW12G 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 27.0 W instead of 25.6 W, 1.1 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.