Model
Gaggenau RF461701
Rank #443 means 442 of the 622 freezer models we track cost less to run each year; the 33rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 33% of those models.
What does the Gaggenau RF461701 cost to run per year?
At roughly $88 a year to run, ranking #443 of 622, the Gaggenau RF461701 costs more than the typical freezer model we track. It uses 17% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $103/yr to run, a saving of roughly $15 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 33% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 12.2 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 Dacor DRZ18980*** at $86/yr runs a little cheaper and the Amana AZB33X20D* at $88/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 RF461701's $88/yr adds up to roughly $1232 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Gaggenau RF461701 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 $88/yr, here is what the Gaggenau RF461701 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 RF461701 costs about $880. That is roughly $150 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $1030 over the same ten years.
How the Gaggenau RF461701 compares
The freezer class we track runs from $25 to $120 a year. At $88/yr, it runs about $13 a year above the class median of $75, and it is about $63 a year more than the cheapest freezer to run at $25. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $103/yr, the Gaggenau RF461701 uses 17% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 12.2 cu ft, the Gaggenau RF461701 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 RF461701 cheap to run?
Its $88/yr running cost, rank #443 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 RF461701 cost per month?
About $7.3 a month, which is the $88 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: 472 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $88 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Gaggenau RF461701 for its size?
33rd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 442 | Dacor DRZ18980***9.5 cu ft | $86 |
| 441 | Frigidaire GRDF1911A*18.8 cu ft | $86 |
| 440 | Jenn-Air JBZF*18IGX**9 cu ft | $85 |
| 439 | Jenn-Air ALOVE18FLC0*9 cu ft | $85 |
| 438 | Thermador T24ID900RP11.2 cu ft | $85 |
Source
ES_0031649_RF461701_06182014123847_2737291View certified freezer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Gaggenau and RF461701 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.