New Zealand · costs in NZD
Upright freezer · 1 door
Samsung Electronics SDFI9400N Freezer
Samsung Electronics SDFI9400N is a 412 L upright freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF2952).
- Total capacity
- 412 L
- 412 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 3
- Star rating index 3.15
- Annual electricity use
- 355 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $117 / year
- $9.76 / month · $1,172 over 10 years
5% more electricity than the median of 23 comparable 350–499 L upright freezer registrations (339 kWh a year). It uses less than 39% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $5 a year more than the median, $53 over 10 years.
Uses 40% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (588 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?
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.
Samsung Electronics SDFI9400N running cost
- Per month
- $9.76
- Per year
- $117
- 5 years
- $586
- 10 years
- $1,172
355 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
- 412 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- –
- Frozen storage volume
- 412 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 736 L
- freezer compartment
- 412 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 412 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beko BVHF404W404 L268 kWh/yr | 4.5 | $88 | |
| Gaggenau RVF467590404 L290 kWh/yr | 4 | $96 | |
| Westinghouse WFB4204SC388 L309 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $102 | |
| Westinghouse WFB4204**388 L309 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $102 | |
| Imprasio IMUF366SS364 L310 kWh/yr | 3.5 | $102 |
Freezers similar to the Samsung Electronics SDFI9400N
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beko BVHF404W 2% smaller, same door count | 404 L | 4.5 | 268 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Gaggenau RVF467590 2% smaller, same door count | 404 L | 4 | 290 | 2% smaller, same door count |
| Westinghouse WFB4204WC 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 388 L | 3.5 | 309 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EFE4227SC 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 388 L | 2.5 | 386 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Westinghouse WFB4204** 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 388 L | 3.5 | 309 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Electrolux EFE4227** 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 388 L | 2.5 | 386 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF430VW 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 386 L | 3.5 | 319 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Haier HVF430V series 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 386 L | 3.5 | 319 | 6% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 412 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Samsung Electronics SDFI9400N specifications
- Type
- Upright freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 1
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- No
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 355 kWh
- Star rating index
- 3.148
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 588 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.483
- Country of manufacture
- South Korea
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF2952
- GEMS registration id
- 150730
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 3 November 2027
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- –
- 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 25 September 2026; last checked 26 September 2026. Manufacturer: samsung.com. How the derived figures are calculated.