Model
Gaggenau RF463703
Rank #530 means 529 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 24th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 24% of those models.
What does the Gaggenau RF463703 cost to run per year?
The Gaggenau RF463703 holds rank #530 of 622 on running cost, at about $92 a year, a genuinely pricey result for the class. It uses 10% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $100/yr to run, a saving of roughly $8 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 24% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 11.3 cu ft (the class spans 1.1 to 23), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Gaggenau RF463702 at $92/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hisense CFU21N6A*E at $92/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A freezer typically stays in service for somewhere around 14 years; over that span, the Gaggenau RF463703's $92/yr adds up to roughly $1288 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Gaggenau RF463702.
By the numbers
The Gaggenau RF463703 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 $92/yr, here is what the Gaggenau RF463703 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Gaggenau RF463703 costs about $920. That is roughly $80 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1000 over the same ten years.
How the Gaggenau RF463703 compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $92/yr, it runs about $17 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $67 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $100/yr, the Gaggenau RF463703 uses 10% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 11.3 cu ft, the Gaggenau RF463703 is a mid-size freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 cu ft, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone.
- Interior volume. As with refrigerators, more cubic feet of frozen storage generally means a bigger compressor and a higher annual energy figure.
- Insulation and defrost type. Better-insulated cabinets lose less cold to the surrounding room, and frost-free (automatic-defrost) freezers run a periodic heating element that a manual-defrost model does not.
- Chest vs upright design. Door orientation affects how much cold air escapes per opening: top-opening chest designs generally hold cold better than front-opening upright ones.
Common questions
Is the Gaggenau RF463703 cheap to run?
Its $92/yr running cost, rank #530 of 622, is above what most freezer models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Gaggenau RF463703 cost per month?
About $7.64 a month, which is the $92 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: 494 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $92 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Gaggenau RF463703 for its size?
24th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 530 | Gaggenau RF46370211.3 cu ft | $92 |
| 529 | Elisii DECVC210W21.2 cu ft | $92 |
| 528 | Elisii DECVC210S21.2 cu ft | $92 |
| 527 | West Bend WB210VFLJM#**21 cu ft | $92 |
| 526 | Vitara VLUF2100EWE21.2 cu ft | $92 |
Source
ES_0031649_RF463703_08082014030531_2752705View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Gaggenau and RF463703 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.