KBDFans Athena75 vs Keychron V5
Get the Keychron V5 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.
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from$159at KBDfans
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from$74at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
KBDFans Athena75
Build quality in the top 15% of 75% boards under $200.
- Missing ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR. The other board is sold in those layouts.
- No numpad.
Get the
Keychron V5
polling rate
Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
KBDFans Athena75
Keychron V5
Layout size
75%
96%
Ergonomics
Split Backspace
Standard
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Top Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
- KBDFans Athena75
- Keychron V5
- Performance
- 7091
- Build quality
- 8489
- Productivity
- 7598
- Customizability
- 8898
- Portability
- 6345
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- VIA
- Sound dampening
KBDFans Athena75 vs Keychron V5 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
20 of 27 specs differ
KBDFans Athena75
Keychron V5
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
VIAL
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
KBDFans Athena75
Listed on the product, not split by store: ISO.
Keychron V5
- Go to Keychron
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
- Go to Keychron (DE)
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
In stockDoes not ship to you
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