Australia · costs in AUD
Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) · 1 door
Mykin MBF46B Fridge
Mykin MBF46B is a 43 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF3764).
- Total capacity
- 43 L
- 43 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.09
- Annual electricity use
- 95 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $30 / year
- $2.53 / month · $304 over 10 years
13% less electricity than the median of 66 comparable Under 200 L wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance) registrations (109 kWh a year). It uses less than 67% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $4 a year less than the median, $45 over 10 years.
Uses 52% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (198 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 Under 200 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.
Mykin MBF46B running cost
- Per month
- $2.53
- Per year
- $30
- 5 years
- $152
- 10 years
- $304
95 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
- 43 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 43 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 43 L
- fresh food compartment
- 43 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 43 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inalto IBC44S44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 | |
| Inalto IBC44B44 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 | |
| Kogan KAM43BEVFGF43 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 | |
| Kogan KAM43BEVFGE43 L75 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $24 |
Fridges similar to the Mykin MBF46B
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling SBF43B same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 43 L | 3 | 95 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM43BEVFGE same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 43 L | 3.5 | 75 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Kogan KAM43BEVFGF same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 43 L | 3.5 | 75 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto IBF46W2 same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 43 L | 3 | 95 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Inalto IBF46S same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating | 43 L | 3 | 95 | same capacity, same door count, similar external size, similar star rating |
| Devanti BF-F-G-40L-BK 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size | 40 L | 1 | 120 | 7% smaller, same door count, similar external size |
| Warrior Refrigeration WCM50-DG 5% larger, same door count | 45 L | 1.5 | 105 | 5% larger, same door count |
| Warrior Refrigeration Comprssor Drawer Minibar 5% larger, same door count | 45 L | 1.5 | 105 | 5% larger, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 43 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Mykin MBF46B specifications
- Type
- Wine or drinks cabinet (cooled appliance)
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- –
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- 472 mm
- Height
- 492 mm
- Depth
- 450 mm
- Annual energy (label)
- 95 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.093
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 198 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 2.209
- Country of manufacture
- China
Other model numbers on registration ARF3764
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3764
- GEMS registration id
- 174559
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 19 November 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- MBF46 series
- Designation
- Cooled appliance
- Product class
- Class 2
- GEMS group
- Group 2: refrigerator with or without an ice-making compartment, manual 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 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.