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Keychron V5 vs Evoworks DP104

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron V5

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • 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.
$74 at MK

Get the

Evoworks DP104

Build quality in the top 25% of 100% boards under $200.

Rules this board out

  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
$199 at MK

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 V5

Evoworks DP104

  • Layout size

    96%

    100%

  • Connection

    Wired

    Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

    Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency

  • Case material

    ABS, Plastic

    Aluminum

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Silent

  • Mount style

    Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

    Plate Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron V5
  • Evoworks DP104
Performance
91
84
Build quality
89
65
Productivity
98
65
Customizability
98
68
Portability
45
65

What they share

  • Hot-swappable
  • Max polling rate: 8,000 Hz
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Full specs

Keychron V5 vs Evoworks DP104 specs

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

19 of 27 specs differ

Keychron V5

Evoworks DP104

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Silent

Hot-swappable

Yes
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Plate Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
No

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

96%
100%

Layout standard

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

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
No

Display

None
Yes

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 Hz
8,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only
8,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes
Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Plastic
Aluminum

Plate material

Polycarbonate, Steel
Plastic

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
PBT

Weight

1,170 g
—

Dimensions

19 x 142 x 389 mm
—

Typing angle

4°
6°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
RGB

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
No

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
Yes

Extras

Released

2022
2025

For EU buyers

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

Evoworks DP104

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Where to buy

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

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