Head to head · Prices checked Nov 11, 2026

Glorious PC V2 vs Keychron R5

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Screw-in stabilizers

from$89at MK

from$89at MK

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Glorious PC V2

Screw-in stabilizers

Build quality in the top 25% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$89 at MK

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Keychron R5

Build quality in the bottom 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.
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 V2

Keychron R5

Layout size
65%
96%
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Case material
Aluminum, Plastic
ABS
Keycaps
ABS
PBT
Screw-in stabilizers
Yes
No
Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Glorious PC V2
Keychron R5

Performance: 66
79
Build quality: 78
63
Productivity: 92
83
Customizability: 82
78
Portability: 71
54

What they share

Hot-swappable
Mount style: Plate Mount
QMK
Sound dampening
Plate material: Plastic

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Full specs

Glorious PC V2 vs Keychron R5 specs

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

8 of 23 specs differ

Spec

Glorious PC V2

Keychron R5

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

65%

96%

Layout standard

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

Aluminum, Plastic

ABS

Plate material

Plastic

Keycaps

ABS

PBT

Typing angle

7°

—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

2026

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