Keychron V5 vs Royal Kludge RK920
Get the Keychron V5 for knob and qmk.
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4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews
from$74at MK
No reviews
from$54at Royal Kludge
Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron V5
Knob
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.
Get the
Royal Kludge RK920
Build quality in the bottom 25% of 100% boards under $100.
- No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
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 V5
Royal Kludge RK920
Layout size
96%
100%
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Clicky, Linear, Silent, Tactile
Knob
Yes
No
Weight
1,170 g
840 g
Heavier boards stay planted and lighter ones travel
QMK
Yes
No
The deep option when you want to remap every key
- Keychron V5
- Royal Kludge RK920
- Performance
- 9174
- Build quality
- 8947
- Productivity
- 9856
- Customizability
- 9866
- Portability
- 4543
- Connection: Wired
- Hot-swappable
Keychron V5 vs Royal Kludge RK920 specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
14 of 26 specs differ
Keychron V5
Royal Kludge RK920
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 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
Royal Kludge RK920
No ISO layout at the stores we track.
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