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French door fridge freezer · 4 doors
Artusi AFDF620* Fridge
Artusi AFDF620* is a 488 L french door fridge freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2840).
- Total capacity
- 488 L
- 322 L fridge + 166 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.02
- Annual electricity use
- 470 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $150 / year
- $12.53 / month · $1,504 over 10 years
30% more electricity than the median of 38 comparable 400–499 L french door fridge freezer registrations (363 kWh a year). It uses less than 3% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $34 a year more than the median, $342 over 10 years.
Uses 16% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (560 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 400–499 L french door fridge 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.
Artusi AFDF620* running cost
- Per month
- $12.53
- Per year
- $150
- 5 years
- $752
- 10 years
- $1,504
470 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
- 488 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 322 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 166 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 618 L
- fresh food compartment
- 322 L gross, 206 L net
- freezer compartment
- 166 L gross, 50 L net
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 french door fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 488 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilve R96BICDAU526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Omega OIF4DF526PRO526 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Omega OIFDF534534 L300 kWh/yr | 5.5 | $96 | |
| Gaggenau RVB477190476 L310 kWh/yr | 5 | $99 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF505ANX1511 L312 kWh/yr | 5 | $100 |
Fridges similar to the Artusi AFDF620*
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG GF-B400P 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 474 L | 3.5 | 420 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega O4DF474S 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 474 L | 3.5 | 420 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Omega O4DF474*** 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 474 L | 3.5 | 420 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SRF5500B same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating | 488 L | 3 | 435 | same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Samsung Electronics SRF5700SD same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating | 488 L | 3 | 435 | same capacity, similar external size, similar star rating |
| LG GF-LN500PL 4% larger, same door count, similar external size | 506 L | 4.5 | 373 | 4% larger, same door count, similar external size |
| Midea MDRF632FGD46APW 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 470 L | 4.5 | 345 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Chiq CFD501NB 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 502 L | 3.5 | 433 | 3% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 488 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Artusi AFDF620* specifications
- Type
- French door fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 840 mm
- Height
- 1,790 mm
- Depth
- 690 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 470 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.024
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 560 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.761
- Country of manufacture
- Türkiye
Other model numbers on registration ARF2840
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2840
- GEMS registration id
- 143851
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 21 April 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- AFDF620*
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 6
- GEMS group
- Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-mounted freezer
- Regulatory standard
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Household Refrigerating Appliances) Determination 2019
- Test standard
- IEC 62552-3:2015
- Consumer type rule
- GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with three or more doors
Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.