Australia · costs in AUD
Upright freezer · 1 door
Samsung Electronics SDFX3500N Freezer
Samsung Electronics SDFX3500N is a 323 L upright freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2885).
- Total capacity
- 323 L
- 323 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3.5
- Star rating index 3.50
- Annual electricity use
- 292 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $93 / year
- $7.79 / month · $934 over 10 years
12% more electricity than the median of 30 comparable 250–349 L upright freezer registrations (262 kWh a year). It uses less than 17% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $10 a year more than the median, $98 over 10 years.
Uses 44% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (525 kWh a year MEPS level).
Cost = label kWh × 32c/kWh in AUD; change the price above to your tariff.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 250–349 L upright freezer sold in Australia, counted once per registration. Star ratings already account for size through the GEMS adjusted-volume formula; this comparison is in raw kWh against models a buyer would actually consider instead.
Samsung Electronics SDFX3500N running cost
- Per month
- $7.79
- Per year
- $93
- 5 years
- $467
- 10 years
- $934
292 kWh × 32c/kWh. No inflation or tariff change assumed. Fridges run continuously, so the label figure is a whole-year estimate under standard test conditions.
Capacity and compartments
- Total gross volume
- 323 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 323 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 577 L
- freezer compartment
- 323 L gross
Gross volumes exclude shelving. Fresh food = fresh food, chill and cellar compartments; frozen = freezer, two-star and ice-making (zero-star) compartments. Adjusted volume weights frozen space more heavily and is what the government uses to set the star rating for the size.
Similar upright freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 323 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiq CSH311NWL311 L234 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $75 | |
| Chiq CSH311NWL3311 L234 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $75 | |
| LG GP-F324MBL324 L256 kWh/yr | 4 | $82 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RS6019F2L1304 L256 kWh/yr | 4 | $82 | |
| LG MP-F324324 L256 kWh/yr | 4 | $82 |
Freezers similar to the Samsung Electronics SDFX3500N
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG GP-F324PL same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 324 L | 4 | 256 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GP-F324MBL same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 324 L | 4 | 256 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Miele F 2671 Vi 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 304 L | 3 | 313 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Gaggenau RF461306 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 344 L | 4 | 272 | 7% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Chiq CSH3***** 4% smaller, same door count | 311 L | 4.5 | 234 | 4% smaller, same door count |
| Chiq CSH310NBSL 4% smaller, same door count | 311 L | 4.5 | 234 | 4% smaller, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 323 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Samsung Electronics models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics SFP347RB323 L263 kWh/yr | 4 | $84 | |
| Samsung Electronics SFP*50R*323 L263 kWh/yr | 4 | $84 |
Compare SDFX3500N with another freezer
Samsung Electronics SDFX3500N specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 292 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.504
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 525 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.506
- Country of manufacture
- Vietnam
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2885
- GEMS registration id
- 147957
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 11 July 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Freezer
- Product class
- Class 10
- GEMS group
- Group 7: vertical freezer, automatic defrost
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- AS/NZS IEC 62552.3:2018
- Consumer type rule
- Designated a freezer, upright configuration (GEMS groups 6U or 7)
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: samsung.com. How the derived figures are calculated.