Head to head · Prices checked Nov 7, 2026

Keychron K5 Pro vs KBDFans Tofu65 V3

Get the Keychron K5 Pro for the 2,000 mAh battery. Get the KBDFans Tofu65 V3 for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Battery

Keychron K5 Pro

4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews

from$135at Keychron (DE)

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Hall effect

KBDFans Tofu65 V3

KBDFans Tofu65 3.0 – 65% Custom Tastatur-Kit

No reviews

from$59at KBDfans

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron K5 Pro

Battery

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

KBDFans Tofu65 V3

Hall effect

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$59 at KBDfans

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

KBDFans Tofu65 V3

Layout size
100%
65%
Hall effect (magnetic)
No
Yes
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Battery
2,000 mAh
1,000 mAh
A larger battery means fewer cables during the day
Low profile
Yes
No
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron K5 Pro
KBDFans Tofu65 V3

Performance: 80
81
Build quality: 79
91
Productivity: 82
82
Customizability: 89
81
Portability: 55
85

What they share

Connection: Bluetooth, Wired
Hot-swappable
VIA

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Full specs

Keychron K5 Pro vs KBDFans Tofu65 V3 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

KBDFans Tofu65 V3

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

—

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Tray Mount

Gasket Mount, Top Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

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

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

Battery

2,000 mAhBetter

1,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic

Aluminum, Copper, Steel

Plate material

—

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Polycarbonate

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

—

Weight

720 g

—

Dimensions

18 x 120 x 435 mm

—

Typing angle

3°

9°

Backlight

RGB, north-facing

None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

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.

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

KBDFans Tofu65 V3

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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