Model
Gaggenau RF411704
Rank #320 means 319 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 21st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 21% of those models.
What does the Gaggenau RF411704 cost to run per year?
The Gaggenau RF411704 holds rank #320 of 622 on running cost, at about $78 a year, an unremarkable but typical figure for the class. It uses 17% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $92/yr to run, a saving of roughly $14 a year. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of just 21% of freezer models we track, a soft spot worth weighing against the dollar figure. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 8.6 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 Bosch B18IF900SP at $78/yr runs a little cheaper and the Liebherr MF 2461 at $78/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 RF411704's $78/yr adds up to roughly $1092 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Bosch B18IF900SP.
By the numbers
The Gaggenau RF411704 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 $78/yr, here is what the Gaggenau RF411704 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 RF411704 costs about $780. That is roughly $140 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $920 over the same ten years.
How the Gaggenau RF411704 compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $78/yr, it runs about $3 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $53 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $92/yr, the Gaggenau RF411704 uses 17% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 8.6 cu ft, the Gaggenau RF411704 is a small freezer for its class, which spans 1.1 to 23 cu ft with a median of 13.8 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.
- 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 RF411704 cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $78/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #320 of 622, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Gaggenau RF411704 cost per month?
About $6.47 a month, which is the $78 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: 418 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $78 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Gaggenau RF411704 for its size?
21st percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 320 | Bosch B18IF900SP8.6 cu ft | $78 |
| 319 | Frigidaire FFUE1626AW15.5 cu ft | $77 |
| 318 | Frigidaire FFUE1626AV15.5 cu ft | $77 |
| 317 | Fisher & Paykel RS18F7.8 cu ft | $77 |
| 316 | Liebherr MF18517.8 cu ft | $76 |
Source
ES_0031649_RF411704_03082017044344_70122368View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Gaggenau and RF411704 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.