Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 4 doors
Hisense HRCD640TBW Fridge
Hisense HRCD640TBW is a 640 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3453).
- Total capacity
- 640 L
- 390 L fridge + 250 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Star rating index 4.51
- Annual electricity use
- 412 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $132 / year
- $10.99 / month · $1,318 over 10 years
About the same electricity as the median of 9 comparable 600–699 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (412 kWh a year). It uses less than 44% of them.
Uses 19% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (509 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 600–699 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) 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.
Hisense HRCD640TBW running cost
- Per month
- $10.99
- Per year
- $132
- 5 years
- $659
- 10 years
- $1,318
412 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
- 640 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 390 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 250 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 805 L
- two-star compartment
- 129 L gross
- two-star compartment
- 17 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 35 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 390 L gross
- freezer compartment
- 69 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 wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)s that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 640 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650F/S/P/R582 L297 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $95 | |
| Sub-Zero ICBCL3650F/S/P/L582 L297 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $95 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620Q PV series627 L364 kWh/yr | 5 | $116 | |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNPVB1627 L364 kWh/yr | 5 | $116 | |
| Haier HRF680YPC623 L376 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $120 |
Fridges similar to the Hisense HRCD640TBW
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNPVX1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 627 L | 5 | 364 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RF620QNPVB1 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 627 L | 5 | 364 | 2% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCD596NS 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 601 L | 4.5 | 391 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Chiq CCD Series 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 601 L | 4.5 | 391 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF680YPC 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 623 L | 4.5 | 376 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HRF680YS 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 623 L | 4.5 | 376 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 640 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
Other Hisense models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRCD640TB647 L414 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $132 | |
| Hisense HRCD615TBWV615 L497 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $159 |
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Hisense HRCD640TBW specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 4
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- 912 mm
- Height
- 1,785 mm
- Depth
- 725 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 412 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.508
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 509 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.512
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3453
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3453
- GEMS registration id
- 163788
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 1 October 2029
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, New Zealand
- Family
- HRCD640T*Wseries
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 5
- GEMS group
- Group 5T: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, top-mounted freezer
- 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 cooled appliance by the registrant
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.