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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Split air conditioners · 5.0 kW · cooling and heating

Panasonic S-3650PU3E / U-50PZ3E5

A++

Uses less electricity than 70% of the 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €62 a year, €620 over ten years.

Cooling, SEER
8.0
Typical 6.8
Heating, SCOP
4.7
Typical 4.1
Cooling cost
€62 / year
+€337 if you also heat with it (average climate)

Near the middle of its group: 14 % below the typical 254 kWh. Class A++ is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Heating efficiency (SCOP 4.7) is above the typical 4.1 of its group. Panasonic has 101 models in this group; this one is number 25 among them. On the register since 2022 and still on sale.

Where it stands

Rank 1,489 of 5,158 split air conditioners, 4–5 kW by yearly consumption. 1,488 use less.

Median 254 This model · 219 100 850 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A++ Panasonic CS-NZ50YKE / CU-NZ50YKE 219 kWh same
  2. A++ Panasonic S-3650PK3E / U-50PZH3E5 219 kWh same
  3. A++ Panasonic S-3650PU3E / U-50PZ3E5 219 kWh
  4. A+++ Hitachi RAM-53NP3E / RAK-25RPE + RAK-42RPE 219 kWh same
  5. A+++ Hitachi RAM-53NP3E / RAK-18RPE + RAK-18QXE 219 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period S-3650PU3E / U-50PZ3E5 LEP35Xi R16 / LOP35Xo R16 Difference
1 year €62 €37 −€25
5 years €310 €185 −€125
10 years €620 €371 −€249
15 years €930 €556 −€374

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cooling and heating

Cooling season 219 kWh / yr
Heating, average climate 1,191 kWh / yr

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model CoolingSEER kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
A++ Panasonic S-3650PU3E / U-50PZ3E5 (this model)
5.0 kW8.0 219 — —
5.1 kW9.4 131 €25 €249
5.3 kW7.0 132 €25 €246
5.3 kW7.0 132 €25 €246
4.5 kW9.1 174 €13 €127
4.5 kW8.7 181 €11 €108

Label and product sheet

Energy class cooling / heating
A++ / A++
SEER
8.0
SCOP warmer / average / colder
– / 4.7 / –
Cooling design load
5.0 kW
Heating design load (average)
4.0 kW
Yearly cooling
219 kWh
Yearly heating (average climate)
1,191 kWh
Sound power indoor / outdoor
47 / 64 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R32 (GWP 675)

Model numbers and history

Registered by Panasonic under one model number.

S-3650PU3E / U-50PZ3E5

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

Questions

How much does the Panasonic S-3650PU3E / U-50PZ3E5 cost to run?

At one cooling season as on the label it uses about 219 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €62 a year, or €620 over ten years.

What do SEER and SCOP mean?

This model reaches SEER 8.0 and SCOP 4.7 in the average climate: higher is better.