Keychron Q65 vs V5
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4.5 (4)4.5 · 4 reviews
from$79at Keychron
4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews
from$74at MK
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron Q65
Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $100.
- 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.
Get the
Keychron V5
polling rate
Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.
- 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.
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 Q65
Keychron V5
Layout size
65%
96%
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Weight
2,420 g
1,170 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
- Keychron Q65
- Keychron V5
- Performance
- 6691
- Build quality
- 8989
- Productivity
- 9598
- Customizability
- 9698
- Portability
- 7045
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
- Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
- Knob
- QMK
- VIA
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron Q65
4 owner reviews
“awesome keyboard , and its best still i have. but, on VIA , cant remap rotary encoder. i need write add 4,8 4,9 and 0,0 on top of keymap. 4,8 vol- 4,9 vol+ and 0,0 mute add and 0\n,0 remove. to remap VIA .”
Keychron V5
8 owner reviews
“In love with it already. Only downside is how long it took to get the keyboard. Other then that its a great product for the price”
Keychron Q65 vs V5 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 26 specs differ
Keychron Q65
Keychron V5
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
ISO layouts by store
Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.
Keychron Q65
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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