Model
Samsung QN83S85FAE
Rank #150 means 149 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 22nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 22% of those models.
What does the Samsung QN83S85FAE cost to run per year?
Rank #150 of 172 puts the Samsung QN83S85FAE among the pricier television models we track to keep running, at roughly $58 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 22% of the models we track. Its on-mode draw of 167.65 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 QN75QN90DAF at $57/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg OLED83B4PU* at $58/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 QN83S85FAE's $58/yr adds up to roughly $406 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Samsung QN83S85FAE 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 $58/yr, here is what the Samsung QN83S85FAE 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 QN83S85FAE costs about $580. That is roughly $230 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung QN83S85FAE compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $58/yr, it runs about $23 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $55 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 82.5 in, the Samsung QN83S85FAE is a large television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up. 167.65 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 QN83S85FAE cheap to run?
Its $58/yr running cost, rank #150 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 QN83S85FAE cost per month?
About $4.83 a month, which is the $58 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: 312 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $58 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung QN83S85FAE for its size?
22nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 149 | Samsung QN75QN90DAF74.6 in | $57 |
| 148 | Xitrix XPN-DSA865085.6 in | $57 |
| 147 | Samsung QN83S85HAE82.5 in | $57 |
| 146 | Lg 86QNED85TU*85.6 in | $57 |
| 145 | Lg OLED77C4PU*76.7 in | $56 |
Source
ES_1023593_QN83S85FAE_020920252309900_7125760View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and QN83S85FAE 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.