Australia · costs in AUD
Fridge without a separate freezer · 1 door
Samsung Electronics SDFX3100N Fridge
Samsung Electronics SDFX3100N is a 387 L fridge without a separate freezer registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration ARF2888).
- Total capacity
- 387 L
- 387 L fridge
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.27
- Annual electricity use
- 170 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $54 / year
- $4.53 / month · $544 over 10 years
6% more electricity than the median of 47 comparable 300–399 L fridge without a separate freezer registrations (161 kWh a year). It uses less than 36% of them. At 32c/kWh that is about $3 a year more than the median, $29 over 10 years.
Uses 48% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (324 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 300–399 L fridge without a separate 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 SDFX3100N running cost
- Per month
- $4.53
- Per year
- $54
- 5 years
- $272
- 10 years
- $544
170 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
- 387 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 387 L
- Frozen storage volume
- –
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 387 L
- fresh food compartment
- 387 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 fridge without a separate freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 387 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liebherr SRBs*h 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Liebherr SRBsdh 5260384 L112 kWh/yr | 6 | $36 | |
| Miele KS 4783 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Miele KS 4383 ED edt/cs399 L115 kWh/yr | 6 | $37 | |
| Haier HCF420W418 L125 kWh/yr | 6 | $40 |
Fridges similar to the Samsung Electronics SDFX3100N
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG *P-*386 same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 386 L | 4.5 | 162 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| LG GP-R386MBL same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 386 L | 4.5 | 162 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R/L 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 377 L | 4.5 | 160 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Sub-Zero ICBDEC2450R Series 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 377 L | 4.5 | 160 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Liebherr SRBsdh 5260 same capacity, same door count | 384 L | 6 | 112 | same capacity, same door count |
| Liebherr SRBs*h 5260 same capacity, same door count | 384 L | 6 | 112 | same capacity, same door count |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 387 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 SRP400RS387 L170 kWh/yr | 4 | $54 | |
| Samsung Electronics SRP300RW387 L170 kWh/yr | 4 | $54 |
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Samsung Electronics SDFX3100N specifications
- Type
- Fridge without a separate freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 170 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.266
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 324 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.439
- Country of manufacture
- Vietnam
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2888
- GEMS registration id
- 147898
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 12 July 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- Designation
- Refrigerator
- Product class
- Class 1
- GEMS group
- Group 1: refrigerator without a low-temperature compartment, 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 refrigerator (GEMS groups 1 to 3) with a total volume of 200 L or more
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.