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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

TVs · 85″ · 3840×2160 · LED LCD

Samsung UE85M74HAU

F

Uses less electricity than 7% of the 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €64 a year, €641 over ten years.

Power, SDR
155.0 W
Typical 107 W
Running cost
€64 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
264.0 W
1.7× SDR

Uses more than most comparable models: 93 % of them need less. Topadkiosk TPK-FSD-86AP, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €42 a year. 44% of comparable models reach a better class than F; the most common is E. In HDR it draws 264.0 W, 1.7 times its SDR power. Samsung has 381 models in this group; this one is number 290 among them. Samsung sells the same label values under other model names: UE85M70HAU, TU85M72HAU, TU85M73HAU and 1 more.

Where it stands

Rank 5,059 of 5,642 TVs, 65″ and over by yearly consumption. 5,058 use less.

Median 156 This model · 226 45 535 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. F Samsung TU85M72HAU 226 kWh same
  2. F Samsung TU85M73HAU 226 kWh same
  3. F Samsung UE85M74HAU 226 kWh
  4. F Samsung UE85M71HAU 226 kWh same
  5. F Samsung BE85HX-H 226 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period UE85M74HAU TPK-FSD-86AP Difference
1 year €64 €22 −€42
5 years €320 €110 −€211
10 years €641 €219 −€422
15 years €961 €329 −€633

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 155.0 W
HDR 264.0 W
Group median, SDR 107.0 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 113 €32
4 hours a day 226 €64
8 hours a day 453 €128

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 Samsung UE85M74HAU (this model)
85″155.0 226 — —
86″53.0 77 €42 €422
85″65.0 95 €37 €372
85″72.0 105 €34 €343
85″72.0 105 €34 €343
85″77.7 113 €32 €320

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
F / G
On-mode power SDR
155.0 W
On-mode power HDR
264.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W / 2.0 W
Screen diagonal
85″
Resolution
3840×2160
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Samsung with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

UE85M74HAU · TU85M74HAU

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

Questions

How much does the Samsung UE85M74HAU cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 226 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €64 a year, or €641 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 264.0 W instead of 155.0 W, 1.7 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.