Model
Samsung WH46DBH50*E*
Rank #407 means 406 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 69th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 69% of those models.
What does the Samsung WH46DBH50*E* cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Samsung WH46DBH50*E*'s $113/yr running cost ranks it #407, in the above-average-cost group. Size-adjusted, this model beats 69% of clothes dryer models we track on efficiency, better than most of its class. Its CEF of 3.93 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung WH53DBH7**E* at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung WH46DBH55*E* at $113/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Samsung WH46DBH50*E*'s $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Samsung DV90F53*E*.
By the numbers
The Samsung WH46DBH50*E* normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $113/yr, here is what the Samsung WH46DBH50*E* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Samsung WH46DBH50*E* costs about $1130. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung WH46DBH50*E* compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $113/yr, it sits right on the class median of $113, and it is about $90 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.6 cu ft, the Samsung WH46DBH50*E* is a large clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, and larger clothes dryer models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light. The CEF of 3.93 on this model, above the class median of 3.93, measures combined energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's CEF if capacity is similar.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). Heat-pump dryers recycle heat instead of generating it fresh with a resistance coil, and typically use meaningfully less electricity per load than a conventional resistance dryer, at the cost of a longer cycle; CEF is the federal figure that captures this.
- Drum capacity. A larger drum can dry a bigger load per cycle, but it also usually needs more energy per cycle to heat the extra air volume.
Common questions
Is the Samsung WH46DBH50*E* cheap to run?
Its $113/yr running cost, rank #407 of 615, is above what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Samsung WH46DBH50*E* cost per month?
About $9.4 a month, which is the $113 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 608 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $113 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung WH46DBH50*E* for its size?
69th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 377 | Samsung WH53DBH7**E*7.6 cu ft | $113 |
| 376 | Direct Supply 0-36CJ87.5 cu ft | $113 |
| 375 | Direct Supply 0-36CJ64.5 cu ft | $113 |
| 374 | Crosley CFDMHE8105AW8 cu ft | $113 |
| 373 | Crosley CFDMHE8105AX8 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_1023593_WH46DBH50*E*_11302023125634_80190738View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and WH46DBH50*E* are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.