Head to head · Prices checked Oct 30, 2026

Glorious PC vs Keychron R5

Get the Keychron R5 for qmk and sound dampening.

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from$85at MK

QMK

from$89at MK

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Glorious PC

Build quality in the bottom 35% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

No numpad.

$85 at MK

Get the

Keychron R5

QMK

Build quality in the top 50% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
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.

$89 at MK

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.

Glorious PC

Keychron R5

Layout size
80%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Switch options
Clicky, Tactile
Linear, Tactile
QMK
No
Yes
The deep option when you want to remap every key
Sound dampening
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Glorious PC
Keychron R5

Performance: 74
79
Build quality: 54
63
Productivity: 56
84
Customizability: 78
78
Portability: 56
54

What they share

Hot-swappable
Case material: ABS
Mount style: Plate Mount
Plate material: Plastic

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Glorious PC vs Keychron R5 specs

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

10 of 21 specs differ

Spec

Glorious PC

Keychron R5

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Tactile

Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

4,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

Plate material

Plastic

Keycaps

ABS

PBT

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Glorious PC

MK
ISO
Out of stockShips to you

Keychron R5

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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