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  1. Table of Contents
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  3. Design
    1. Compatibility
    2. Illumination
  4. Performance
    1. Keystrokes
    2. Factory Smoothness
    3. Latency
  5. Comments

Cherry MX Blue vs Kailh Box Silent Pink

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Cherry MX Blue
Kailh Box Silent Pink

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Cherry MX Blue Picture
Kailh Box Silent Pink Picture
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Variants

  • MX Blue (10 Pcs)
  • MX Blue (65 Pcs)
  • MX Blue (90 Pcs)
  • Box Silent Pink (108 Pcs)
  • Box Silent Pink (36 Pcs)
  • Box Silent Pink (72 Pcs)

Our Verdict

Cherry MX Blue

Kailh Box Silent Pink

Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below

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10 Pcs
MX Blue
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108 Pcs
Box Silent Pink
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65 Pcs
MX Blue
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36 Pcs
Box Silent Pink
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90 Pcs
MX Blue
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72 Pcs
Box Silent Pink
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Design

Compatibility 
 

9.0
8.1

Housing Picture  

Cherry MX Blue Housing Picture
Kailh Box Silent Pink Housing Picture

Cherry MX PCB Pinout 
 

Yes
Yes

Pin Count 
 

3
3

Keycap Mount 
 

MX Style
MX Style with Perimeter

Illumination 
 

5.0
9.5

Upper Housing Color 
 

Black
Clear

Upper Housing Finish 
 

Opaque
Clear
Performance

Keystrokes 
 

Actuation Graph  

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Feel 
 

Clicky
Linear

Operating Force 
 

69 gf
40 gf

Actuation Force 
 

52 gf
40 gf

Pre-Travel Distance 
 

2.1 mm
1.8 mm

Total Travel Distance 
 

3.9 mm
2.9 mm

Factory Smoothness 
 

5.8
7.5

Smoothness Sample  

Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness   

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Scratchy Factor 
 

26.6
19.8

Mid Actuation Peak Noise 
 

-64.1 dB
-69.9 dB

Mid Actuation Peak Frequency 
 

10,992 Hz
1,050 Hz

Latency 
 

7.1
8.5

Raw Data  

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Press Average 
 

2.1 ms
1.1 ms

Press Std Dev 
 

±0.27 ms
±0.05 ms

Release Average 
 

7.3 ms
6.7 ms

Release Std Dev 
 

±0.26 ms
±0.31 ms

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10 Pcs
MX Blue
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108 Pcs
Box Silent Pink
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65 Pcs
MX Blue
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36 Pcs
Box Silent Pink
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90 Pcs
MX Blue
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72 Pcs
Box Silent Pink
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Cherry MX Blue

Kailh Box Silent Pink

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