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Keychron K5 Pro vs Q65 Max

Get the Keychron Q65 Max for the 4,000 mAh battery.

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Keychron K5 Pro

4.8 · 8 reviews

from$135at Keychron (DE)

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Keychron Q65 Max

No reviews

from$209at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K5 Pro

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.

$135 at Keychron (DE)

Get the

Keychron Q65 Max

Battery

Build quality in the top 10% of 65% boards under $300.

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.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$209 at Keychron

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 K5 Pro

Keychron Q65 Max

Layout size
100%
65%
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Battery
2,000 mAh
4,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
Case material
ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
Aluminum

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K5 Pro
Keychron Q65 Max

Performance: 80
78
Build quality: 79
87
Productivity: 81
93
Customizability: 89
95
Portability: 56
89

What they share

Hot-swappable
Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
QMK
VIA

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Keychron K5 Pro vs Q65 Max specs

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

16 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Keychron K5 Pro

Keychron Q65 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount

Gasket Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

100%

65%

Layout standard

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

ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

Battery

2,000 mAh

4,000 mAhBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Aluminum

Plate material

—

Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

PBT

Weight

720 g

2,420 g

Dimensions

18 x 120 x 435 mm

34 x 121 x 363 mm

Typing angle

3°

7°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2023

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K5 Pro

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

Keychron Q65 Max

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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