Model
Samsung DVE50T74***
Rank #299 means 298 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 50th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 50% of those models.
What does the Samsung DVE50T74*** cost to run per year?
The Samsung DVE50T74*** costs about $113 a year to run, a middle-of-the-pack figure at rank #299 of 615. Once capacity is factored in, its efficiency percentile of 50 is fairly typical for the class, neither a standout nor a laggard. 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 DVE52T76*** at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung DVE50T73*** 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 DVE50T74***'s $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Amana NED5800H**.
By the numbers
The Samsung DVE50T74*** 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 DVE50T74*** 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 DVE50T74*** 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 DVE50T74*** 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 7.4 cu ft, the Samsung DVE50T74*** is a small clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture. Its CEF of 3.93, above the class median of 3.93, reflects combined energy factor: a higher figure means it wrings more useful work out of every kilowatt-hour, so it is the efficiency lever to weigh against raw size.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). CEF combines drying performance with standby and off-mode energy use; for a given drum size, a higher CEF means less energy per pound of laundry dried, and heat-pump models usually post the highest figures in the class.
- Drum capacity. Drum capacity sets how much laundry one cycle can hold, and heating a bigger volume of air generally costs more energy per cycle.
Common questions
Is the Samsung DVE50T74*** cheap to run?
It is about average. At $113 a year it ranks #299 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Samsung DVE50T74*** cost per month?
Roughly $9.4/mo, spreading the $113/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 608 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $113 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung DVE50T74*** for its size?
50th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 308 | Samsung DVE52T76***7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 307 | Ge GFD65ES*N***7.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 306 | Ge GFD85ES*N***7.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 305 | Whirlpool YWED7120H**7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 304 | Whirlpool WED7120H**7.4 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_1023593_DVE50T74***_11132019035850_80023422View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and DVE50T74*** 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.