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Keychron B5 Pro vs V5

Get the Keychron V5 for hot-swappable and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Keychron B5 Pro

No reviews

from$39at Keychron

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Hot-swappable

Keychron V5

4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews

from$74at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron B5 Pro

Build quality in the bottom 5% of 100% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

$39 at Keychron

Get the

Keychron V5

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% 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.

$74 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.

Keychron B5 Pro

Keychron V5

Layout size
100%
96%
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
ABS
ABS, Plastic

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron B5 Pro
Keychron V5

Performance: 50
91
Build quality: 43
89
Productivity: 70
98
Customizability: 48
98
Portability: 52
45

What they share

Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron B5 Pro vs V5 specs

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

18 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron B5 Pro

Keychron V5

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

1,200 mAh

Wired only

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

ABS

ABS, PBT

Weight

623 g

1,170 g

Dimensions

10 x 438 x 121 mm

19 x 142 x 389 mm

Typing angle

3°

4°

Backlight

None

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron B5 Pro

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V5

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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