Name: Fhiaba XS7490FZ6IA
Brand: Fhiaba
SKU: ARF3140

Electricity pricec/kWh

Total capacity: 452 L; 452 L freezer
Energy rating: 2.5; Star rating index 2.63
Annual electricity use: 413 kWh; Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
Estimated running cost: $136 / year; $11.36 / month · $1,363 over 10 years

22% more electricity than the median of 23 comparable 350–499 L upright freezer registrations (339 kWh a year). It uses less than 13% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $24 a year more than the median, $244 over 10 years.

Uses 33% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (617 kWh a year MEPS level).

Cost = label kWh × 33c/kWh in NZD; change the price above to your tariff.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 339294424

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 23 comparable 350–499 L upright freezer registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 350–499 L upright freezer sold in New Zealand, 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.

Fhiaba XS7490FZ6IA running cost

Per month: $11.36
Per year: $136
5 years: $681
10 years: $1,363

413 kWh × 33c/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: 452 L
Fresh food (fridge) volume: –
Frozen storage volume: 452 L
GEMS adjusted volume: 807 L
freezer compartment: 452 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 452 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Beko BVHF404W404 L268 kWh/yr	404 L	– / 404	4.5	268	$88	96% of similar
Gaggenau RVF467590404 L290 kWh/yr	404 L	– / 404	4	290	$96	91% of similar
Liebherr EFNh 9771457 L330 kWh/yr	457 L	– / 457	3.5	330	$109	57% of similar
Fhiaba KS750FZ6A452 L339 kWh/yr	452 L	– / 452	3.5	339	$112	48% of similar
Fhiaba KS750FZ3A452 L339 kWh/yr	452 L	– / 452	3.5	339	$112	48% of similar

Freezers similar to the Fhiaba XS7490FZ6IA

Model	Capacity	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Why similar
Fisher & Paykel RS7621F series 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	442 L	2	427	$141	2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Fisher & Paykel RS7621FRJK1 2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	442 L	2	427	$141	2% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Liebherr EFNh 9771 1% larger, same door count	457 L	3.5	330	$109	1% larger, same door count
Samsung Electronics SDFI9400N 9% smaller, same door count, similar star rating	412 L	3	355	$117	9% smaller, same door count, similar star rating
Beko BVHF404W 11% smaller, same door count	404 L	4.5	268	$88	11% smaller, same door count
Gaggenau RVF467590 11% smaller, same door count	404 L	4	290	$96	11% smaller, same door count

Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 452 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.

Other Fhiaba models of similar size

Model	Capacity	Fridge / freezer	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Fhiaba XS750FZ3IA452 L339 kWh/yr	452 L	– / 452	3.5	339	$112	48% of similar
Fhiaba RS750FZ3IA452 L339 kWh/yr	452 L	– / 452	3.5	339	$112	48% of similar

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Fhiaba XS7490FZ6IA specifications

Type: Upright freezer
Configuration: Upright
Doors: 1
Defrost: Variable defrost controller
Ice maker: No
Width: –
Height: –
Depth: –
Annual energy (label): 413 kWh
Star rating index: 2.631
MEPS level (maximum allowed): 617 kWh
kWh per adjusted litre: 0.512
Country of manufacture: Italy

Other model numbers on registration ARF3140

Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number: ARF3140
GEMS registration id: 154898
Status: approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires: 18 June 2028
Registered for sale in: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family: *S7490FZ*IA
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: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 19 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.