New Zealand · costs in NZD
Bottom-mount fridge freezer · 2 doors
Samsung Electronics SRL4600B Fridge
Samsung Electronics SRL4600B is a 458 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registered for sale in New Zealand under the trans-Tasman E3 energy rating scheme (registration ARF3236).
- Total capacity
- 458 L
- 290 L fridge + 168 L freezer
- Energy rating
- 4
- Star rating index 4.39
- Annual electricity use
- 350 kWh
- Label figure (comparative energy consumption)
- Estimated running cost
- $116 / year
- $9.63 / month · $1,155 over 10 years
13% more electricity than the median of 70 comparable 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge freezer registrations (309 kWh a year). It uses less than 29% of them. At 33c/kWh that is about $14 a year more than the median, $135 over 10 years.
Uses 36% less than the maximum allowed for its size and type under the minimum energy performance standard (551 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 400–499 L bottom-mount fridge 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 SRL4600B running cost
- Per month
- $9.63
- Per year
- $116
- 5 years
- $578
- 10 years
- $1,155
350 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
- 458 L
- Fresh food (fridge) volume
- 290 L
- Frozen storage volume
- 168 L
- GEMS adjusted volume
- 590 L
- freezer compartment
- 168 L gross
- fresh food compartment
- 290 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 bottom-mount fridge freezers that use less electricity
Same type, total capacity within 12% of 458 L, at least 3% lower annual kWh.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hisense HRBM418E417 L153 kWh/yr | 8 | $50 | |
| Haier HRF420BEC433 L155 kWh/yr | 8 | $51 | |
| Hisense HRBM503E503 L174 kWh/yr | 8 | $57 | |
| Electrolux EBE4302*E425 L190 kWh/yr | 7 | $63 | |
| Electrolux EBE4302BE425 L190 kWh/yr | 7 | $63 |
Fridges similar to the Samsung Electronics SRL4600B
| Model | Capacity | Stars | kWh / yr | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood RHBMF459MSD same capacity, same door count, similar star rating | 459 L | 4 | 365 | same capacity, same door count, similar star rating |
| Beko BBMB445PX 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 445 L | 4.5 | 326 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Beko BBMB445PDX 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 445 L | 4.5 | 326 | 3% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621WLUE1 same capacity, same door count | 455 L | 5.5 | 274 | same capacity, same door count |
| Fisher & Paykel RS7621W E series same capacity, same door count | 455 L | 5.5 | 274 | same capacity, same door count |
| Konka KRF-480W 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating | 475 L | 4 | 380 | 4% larger, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba XS750HST3IA 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 440 L | 3.5 | 371 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
| Fhiaba XS750HST6IA 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating | 440 L | 3.5 | 371 | 4% smaller, same door count, similar star rating |
Same consumer type, total capacity within 12% of 458 L; ordered by closeness of capacity, then lowest annual kWh.
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Samsung Electronics SRL4600B specifications
- Type
- Bottom-mount fridge freezer
- Configuration
- Upright
- Doors
- 2
- Defrost
- Variable defrost controller
- Ice maker
- –
- Width
- –
- Height
- –
- Depth
- –
- Annual energy (label)
- 350 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.386
- MEPS level (maximum allowed)
- 551 kWh
- kWh per adjusted litre
- 0.593
- Country of manufacture
- China
Related Samsung Electronics model numbers starting with SRL4600S
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRL4600SD | ARF3235 | 5 | 280 | 16 December 2028 |
Other model numbers on registration ARF3236
Registered together with the same test results, usually colour or finish variants.
New Zealand E3 registration details
- Registration number
- ARF3236
- GEMS registration id
- 158055
- Status
- approved, available (self-reported)
- Registration expires
- 16 December 2028
- Registered for sale in
- Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
- Family
- SRL4600S
- Designation
- Refrigerator/freezer
- Product class
- Class 6
- GEMS group
- Group 5B: refrigerator-freezer, automatic defrost, bottom-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
- GEMS group 5B (frost-free fridge freezer, bottom-mounted freezer) with one or two doors
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.