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Nuphy NuPhyX BH65 Keyboard vs Keychron K3 HE

Get the Nuphy NuPhyX BH65 Keyboard for the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Which one should you get?

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Nuphy NuPhyX BH65 Keyboard

polling rate

Build quality in the top 50% of 65% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
  • 65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

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Keychron K3 HE

Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
  • No numpad.

What actually differs

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.

Nuphy NuPhyX BH65 Keyboard

Keychron K3 HE

  • Layout size

    65%

    75%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Low profile

    No

    Yes

  • Max polling rate

    8,000 Hz

    1,000 Hz

    Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

  • Case material

    Aluminum

    ABS, Aluminum, Wood

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Nuphy NuPhyX BH65 Keyboard
  • Keychron K3 HE
Performance
96
92
Build quality
66
86
Productivity
69
88
Customizability
61
89
Portability
73
82

What they share

  • Hall effect (magnetic)
  • Rapid trigger
  • Hot-swappable
  • Mount style: Tray Mount
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
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Full specs

Nuphy NuPhyX BH65 Keyboard vs Keychron K3 HE specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

15 of 27 specs differ

Nuphy NuPhyX BH65 Keyboard

Keychron K3 HE

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes
Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes
Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount
Tray Mount

Low profile

No
Yes

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%
75%

Layout standard

ANSI
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter
1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
2,600 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
ABS, Aluminum, Wood

Plate material

Plastic
Aluminum

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

1,103 g
580 g

Dimensions

30 x 322 x 115 mm
25 x 319 x 126 mm

Typing angle

6°
2°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

No
Yes

N-key rollover

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2024
2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Nuphy NuPhyX BH65 Keyboard

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K3 HE

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE

    In stockShips to you

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES

    In stockDoes not ship to you

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