Model
Samsung QN85QN95DAF
Rank #171 means 170 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 1st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 1% of those models.
What does the Samsung QN85QN95DAF cost to run per year?
Few television models we track cost as much to run as the Samsung QN85QN95DAF; at about $77 a year it holds rank #171 of 172. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 1 means its running cost, whatever it is, owes almost nothing to efficiency and almost everything to capacity. Its on-mode draw of 192.53 W is the number ENERGY STAR measures directly and the one this running-cost figure is built from.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung QN83S95FAE at $74/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung QN115QN90FF at $117/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A television typically stays in service for somewhere around 7 years; over that span, the Samsung QN85QN95DAF's $77/yr adds up to roughly $539 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs. At rank #171 of 172, it sits at the very top of the cost range for its class, among the single priciest models we track to run.
By the numbers
The Samsung QN85QN95DAF 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 $77/yr, here is what the Samsung QN85QN95DAF 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 QN85QN95DAF costs about $770. That is roughly $420 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung QN85QN95DAF compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $77/yr, it runs about $42 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $74 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 84.6 in, the Samsung QN85QN95DAF is a large television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, among television models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. 192.53 W is the on-mode draw behind this figure (the class spans 9.3 to 343.5 W); two otherwise similar TVs can differ here mostly on picture-mode defaults rather than panel technology.
- On-mode brightness. On-mode watts, the figure ENERGY STAR measures at the factory picture setting, can differ a lot from what a TV actually draws once you change the picture mode.
- Screen size. Screen size is the single strongest predictor of a TV's on-mode wattage, ahead of panel technology or brand.
- Hours of use. Running cost compounds with hours of use, so this figure is really a per-hour rate multiplied by a standard viewing assumption, not a fixed annual bill.
Common questions
Is the Samsung QN85QN95DAF cheap to run?
Its $77/yr running cost, rank #171 of 172, is above what most television models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Samsung QN85QN95DAF cost per month?
About $6.4 a month, which is the $77 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: 414 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $77 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung QN85QN95DAF for its size?
1st 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 170 | Samsung QN83S95FAE83.5 in | $74 |
| 169 | Samsung QN85QN90DAF84.6 in | $72 |
| 168 | Lg OLED83C5P**82.5 in | $70 |
| 167 | Lg OLED83G5***82.5 in | $70 |
| 166 | Lg OLED83G6WU*82.5 in | $69 |
Source
ES_1023593_QN85QN95DAF_010220240555434_5297888View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and QN85QN95DAF 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.