Model
Samsung QN83S95FAE
Rank #170 means 169 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 1st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 1% of those models.
What does the Samsung QN83S95FAE cost to run per year?
The Samsung QN83S95FAE costs about $74 a year to run, sitting in the very bottom slice of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard, rank #170 of 172. Once capacity is factored in, its efficiency percentile of 1 is the lowest kind of result this ranking shows. At 215.22 W in on-mode, its power draw is a direct input into that running-cost figure.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung QN85QN90DAF at $72/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung QN85QN95DAF at $77/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 QN83S95FAE's $74/yr adds up to roughly $518 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Samsung QN83S95FAE 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 $74/yr, here is what the Samsung QN83S95FAE 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 QN83S95FAE costs about $740. That is roughly $390 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung QN83S95FAE compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $74/yr, it runs about $39 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $71 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 83.5 in, the Samsung QN83S95FAE is a large television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, and larger television models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light. At 215.22 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. The picture mode you leave a TV on, vivid or eco, moves its real-world wattage more than almost anything else you control directly.
- Screen size. A bigger panel needs more backlight or more emissive pixels to reach the same brightness, so energy use climbs with diagonal screen size across most panel technologies.
- Hours of use. ENERGY STAR's on-mode wattage figure assumes a standard number of hours per day; a TV left on longer than that, or used as ambient background noise, accumulates more of that hourly cost.
Common questions
Is the Samsung QN83S95FAE cheap to run?
Not especially. At $74 a year it ranks #170 of 172 television models we track, in the pricier part of its class to run, though its size and features may still justify that for your needs.
How much does the Samsung QN83S95FAE cost per month?
Roughly $6.17/mo, spreading the $74/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 399 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $74 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung QN83S95FAE for its size?
1st 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Samsung QN85QN90DAF84.6 in | $72 |
| 168 | Lg OLED83C5P**82.5 in | $70 |
| 167 | Lg OLED83G5***82.5 in | $70 |
| 166 | Lg OLED83G6WU*82.5 in | $69 |
| 165 | Samsung QN83S95HAE82.5 in | $69 |
Source
ES_1023593_QN83S95FAE_020920252227687_9868355View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and QN83S95FAE 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.