Model
Samsung QN65S95FAF
Rank #118 means 117 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 29th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 29% of those models.
What does the Samsung QN65S95FAF cost to run per year?
The Samsung QN65S95FAF costs about $44 a year to run, more than most of the 172 television models we track; it ranks #118. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 29% of the models we track. Its on-mode draw of 126.78 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 QN65QN90FAF at $44/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg OLED65C4PU* at $45/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 QN65S95FAF's $44/yr adds up to roughly $308 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Samsung QN65S95FAF 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 $44/yr, here is what the Samsung QN65S95FAF 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 QN65S95FAF costs about $440. That is roughly $90 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung QN65S95FAF compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $44/yr, it runs about $9 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $41 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 64.5 in, the Samsung QN65S95FAF is a mid-size television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, 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. At 126.78 W on-mode (the class spans 9.3 to 343.5 W), its power draw is what ENERGY STAR actually measured to produce this running-cost figure; brightness settings move that wattage more than screen size alone.
- 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 QN65S95FAF cheap to run?
Its $44/yr running cost, rank #118 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 QN65S95FAF cost per month?
About $3.66 a month, which is the $44 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: 237 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $44 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung QN65S95FAF for its size?
29th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | Samsung QN65QN90FAF64.5 in | $44 |
| 116 | Sansui LE-65V164.4 in | $44 |
| 115 | Samsung QN65S95HAF64.5 in | $43 |
| 114 | Lg OLED65B5***64.5 in | $43 |
| 113 | Lg 86QNED80AU*85.6 in | $43 |
Source
ES_1023593_QN65S95FAF_020620250438883_6718301View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and QN65S95FAF 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.