Ducky OK M 98 vs Keychron K5 Ultra
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5.0 · 4 reviews
from$114at Keychron
Which one should you get?
Get the
Ducky OK M 98
Build quality in the top 15% of 98% boards under $100.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Keychron K5 Ultra
polling rate
Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.
- Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
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.
Ducky OK M 98
Keychron K5 Ultra
Layout size
98%
100%
Low profile
No
Yes
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Switch options
Clicky, Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Ducky OK M 98
- Keychron K5 Ultra
- Performance
- 7091
- Build quality
- 7375
- Productivity
- 8993
- Customizability
- 7889
- Portability
- 5256
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Knob
- VIA
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Ducky OK M 98 vs Keychron K5 Ultra specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 24 specs differ
Ducky OK M 98
Keychron K5 Ultra
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Low profile
Sound dampening
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Ducky OK M 98
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
Keychron K5 Ultra
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-IT
In stockDoes not ship to you
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