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Keychron Q5 HE vs Nuxroskb Kraze

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Keychron Q5 HE

5.0 (3)5.0 · 3 reviews

from$212at MK

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Nuxroskb Kraze

No reviews

from$85at Divinikey

Compare 3 stores

Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keychron Q5 HE

polling rate

Build quality in the top 10% of 96% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
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.

$212 at MK

Get the

Nuxroskb Kraze

Build quality in the top 10% of 65% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
Missing ISO-CH. The other board is sold in those layouts.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$85 at Divinikey

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 Q5 HE

Nuxroskb Kraze

Layout size
96%
65%
Ergonomics
Standard
Split Backspace
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile
Magnetic
Mount style
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount
PCB Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Q5 HE
Nuxroskb Kraze

Performance: 100
87
Build quality: 89
88
Productivity: 97
90
Customizability: 95
99
Portability: 55
86

What they share

Hall effect (magnetic)
Rapid trigger
Connection: Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Hot-swappable
Case material: Aluminum
QMK

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Full specs

Keychron Q5 HE vs Nuxroskb Kraze specs

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

17 of 29 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Q5 HE

Nuxroskb Kraze

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Magnetic, Tactile

Magnetic

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount

PCB Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

96%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-CH, ISO-DE, ISO-UK

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Split Backspace

Knob

Yes

Display

None

LED

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

Battery

4,000 mAh

—

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum

Plate material

Aluminum

Aluminum, CarbonFiber, FR4, Plastic, Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

PBT

—

Weight

2,301 g

850 g

Dimensions

32 x 408 x 145 mm

19 x 313 x 109 mm

Typing angle

5°

7°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

VIAL

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2024

2026

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron Q5 HE

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-CH
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-CH
In stockDoes not ship to you

Nuxroskb Kraze

Divinikey
ISO
Out of stockShips to you

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