Fl·esports CMK99 vs Royal Kludge M87
Get the Fl·esports CMK99 for screw-in stabilizers. Get the Royal Kludge M87 for knob.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Fl·esports CMK99
Screw-in stabilizers
Build quality in the bottom 15% of 96% boards under $200.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Royal Kludge M87
Knob
Build quality in the top 35% of 80% boards under $100.
- South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
- No numpad.
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.
Fl·esports CMK99
Royal Kludge M87
Layout size
96%
80%
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
LCD
A case display rather than a typing feature
Screw-in stabilizers
Yes
No
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt
Backlight
RGB
RGB, south-facing
RGB for looks and low light rather than speed
- Fl·esports CMK99
- Royal Kludge M87
- Performance
- 4966
- Build quality
- 4869
- Productivity
- 8783
- Customizability
- 6978
- Portability
- 5385
- Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
- Keycaps: PBT
Fl·esports CMK99 vs Royal Kludge M87 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
8 of 21 specs differ
Fl·esports CMK99
Royal Kludge M87
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Battery
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Backlight
Mac & Windows
Released
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