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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Dimensions
    2. Build Quality
    3. Ergonomics
    4. Hardware Customizability
    5. Backlight Features
    6. Backlight Clarity
    7. Cable & Connector
    8. Wireless Versatility
    9. Macro Keys And Programming
    10. Extra Features
    11. In The Box
  5. Typing Experience
    1. Typing Quality
    2. Typing Noise
    3. Switches
    4. Keystrokes
    5. Latency
  6. Performance
    1. Single-Key Latency
    2. Multi-Key Latency
    3. Data Transmission
    4. Chord Split
  7. Software and Operating System
    1. Configuration Software
    2. Computer Compatibility
    3. Wireless Mobile Compatibility
  8. Comments

Keychron K3 vs Mountain Everest Max

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Keychron K3
Mountain Everest Max

Tested using Methodology v1.0

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Keychron K3 Picture
Mountain Everest Max Picture

Variants

  • K3 (K3B3 - Black)
  • Everest Max (Gunmetal Gray)
  • Everest Max (Midnight Black)

Our Verdict

Keychron K3

Mountain Everest Max

The Keychron K3 and the Mountain Everest Max are different types of keyboards. The Keychron is a wireless, mechanical keyboard with low-profile switches, and it's in a compact 75% format. It's designed for office use, so it's limited in gaming features like macro-programmable keys, but it fully works on both macOS and Windows. The Mountain is a modular gaming keyboard, and it comes with a detachable Numpad and media dock, which you can place how you want or simply remove them. It has software to customize its settings and set macros, but it's not available on macOS. The Mountain is also hot-swappable, so you can use whichever switches you want, but there's a variant of the Keychron that's also hot-swappable.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Gaming 

8.0
8.2

Software & Programming 
 

0.0
8.5

Latency 
 

7.0
8.1

Pre-Travel 
 

1.7 mm
2.1 mm

Backlighting 
 

9.3
10

Full Comparison

Design

Dimensions 
 

Top Picture  

Keychron K3 Top Picture
Mountain Everest Max Top Picture

Size 
 

Compact (75%)
Full-size (100%)

Height 
 

1.1" (2.7 cm)
1.6" (4.1 cm)

Width  

12.0" (30.5 cm)
18.1" (46.1 cm)

Depth 
 

4.6" (11.6 cm)
6.7" (17.1 cm)

Depth With Wrist Rest 
 

N/A
9.6" (24.3 cm)

Weight 
 

0.88 lbs (0.397 kg)
2.70 lbs (1.224 kg)

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Close Up  

Keychron K3 Build Quality Close Up
Mountain Everest Max Build Quality Close Up

Keycap Material  

ABS
ABS

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Ergonomics 
 

7.0
6.0

Side Picture  

Keychron K3 Side Picture
Mountain Everest Max Side Picture

Curved/Angled 
 

Straight
No

Split Keyboard 
 

No

Key Alignment 
 

Staggered

Minimum Incline 
 

3.6°

Medium Incline 
 

N/A
8.5°

Maximum Incline 
 

N/A
14°

Home Row Height 
 

33.8 mm (1.3")

Wrist Rest  

No

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Hardware Customizability 
 

8.5

Customizability Overview  

Mountain Everest Max Customizability Overview

Replaceable Cherry Stabilizers 
 

Yes

Stabilizer Fixation 
 

Plate-Mounted

Spacebar Stabilizer Size 
 

6.25u

Size Of Right Mod Keys 
 

1.25u

Hot-Swappable Switches 
 

Yes

Switch Stem Shape 
 

Cherry MX Style

Switch PCB Socket 
 

3-pin Cherry

North-Facing Cherry MX Interference 
 

Yes

Backlight Features 
 

9.3
10

Backlighting Picture  

Keychron K3 Backlighting Picture
Mountain Everest Max Backlighting Picture

Brightness Max  

Keychron K3 Brightness Max
Mountain Everest Max Brightness Max

Backlighting  

Yes
Yes

Brightness Min  

Keychron K3 Brightness Min
Mountain Everest Max Brightness Min

White Shot 
 

Keychron K3 White Shot
Mountain Everest Max White Shot

RGB 
 

Yes

Per-Key Backlighting 
 

Yes
Yes

Effects 
 

Yes
Yes

Software Controllable 
 

No
Yes

Color 
 

RGB

Color Mixing 
 

Ok

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Backlight Clarity 
 

8.0

White Shot  

Keychron K3 White Shot
Mountain Everest Max White Shot

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Cable & Connector  

Connectivity  

Wireless
Wired

Detachable 
 

Yes (Wired Mode and Charge)
Yes (Wired Only Keyboard)

Length  

4.0 ft (1.2 m)
6.4 ft (2.0 m)

Connector (Keyboard side) 
 

USB type-C
USB type-C

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Wireless Versatility 
 

10
0.0

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
No

Bluetooth Multi-Device Pairing 
 

3
No

Proprietary Receiver 
 

No
No

Battery Type 
 

Rechargeable
No Batteries

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Macro Keys And Programming 
 

6.7

Dedicated Macro Keys Count  

4

Onboard Macro Programming 
 

No

Macro Programming With Software 
 

Yes

Extra Features 
 

Extra Features  

Keychron K3 Extra Features
Mountain Everest Max Extra Features

Media Keys 
 

Hot Keys
Dedicated

Trackpad / Trackball  

No
No

Scroll Wheel 
 

No
No

Control Knob 
 

Yes

USB Passthrough 
 

No
Yes

Numpad  

No
Yes

Windows Key Lock 
 

No
Yes

Lock Indicator  

Caps Lock
Caps, Scroll & Num lock

Macro Programmable Keys 
 

No

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In The Box  

Bundle Picture  

Keychron K3 Bundle Picture
Mountain Everest Max Bundle Picture

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Typing Experience

Typing Quality 
 

7.5
8.0

Key Spacing 
 

19.0 mm (0.748")

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Typing Noise 
 

9.0
7.6

Typing Sample  

Average Loudness 
 

51.7 dBA

High Pitch Clicks 
 

No

Noise 
 

Quiet

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Switches 
 

Wobble Video  

Switch Name 
 

Gateron Low Profile Brown
Cherry MX Brown

Switch Type 
 

Mechanical

Feel 
 

Tactile
Tactile

Analog 
 

No

Keystrokes 
 

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

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Key Switches 
 

Gateron Low Profile Brown
Cherry MX Brown

Mechanical 
 

Yes

Feel 
 

Tactile
Tactile

Operating Force 
 

51 gf
55 gf

Actuation Force 
 

48 gf
44 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

1.7 mm
2.1 mm

Total Travel 
 

2.7 mm
4.0 mm

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Latency 
 

7.0
8.1

Latency Video  

Latency Wired 
 

14.6 ms
10.2 ms

Latency Receiver 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency Bluetooth 
 

22.1 ms
N/A

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Performance

Single-Key Latency 
 

7.0
8.1

Single-Key Latency Graph  

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Best Connection 
 

10.2 ms

Best Connection Std Dev  

±1.5 ms

Wired 
 

14.6 ms
10.2 ms

Receiver 
 

N/A
N/A

Bluetooth 
 

22.1 ms
N/A

PCB (Estimated) 
 

8.2 ms

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Multi-Key Latency 
 

8.0

Latency Video  

Multi-Key Latency Graph  

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Connection Evaluated  

Wired

Key Press 
 

10.2 ms

Key Release 
 

13.4 ms

Data Transmission 
 

8.3

Multi-Key Raw USB  

Mountain Everest Max Multi-Key Raw USB

Connection Evaluated  

Wired

USB Polling Rate 
 

1,000 Hz

Effective Update Rate 
 

500 Hz

N-Key Rollover (NKRO) 
 

Yes

Multiple Keys Per USB Report 
 

Yes

Chord Split 
 

8.0

Chord Split Graph  

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4 Chord Split Delay 
 

5.9 ms

8 Chord Split Delay 
 

8.4 ms
Software and Operating System

Configuration Software 
 

Software Picture  

Keychron K3 Software Picture

Software Tour  

Software Name  

No Software
Mountain Base Camp

Software Windows Compatible 
 

No
Yes

Software macOS Compatible 
 

No
No

Onboard Memory 
 

No
Yes

Profiles 
 

No Profile
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Account Required 
 

No Software

Cloud Sync 
 

No

Macro Programming 
 

No

Ease Of Use 
 

No Software

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Computer Compatibility 
 

9.2
10

Windows 
 

Full
Fully Compatible

macOS 
 

Full
Fully Compatible

Linux (Ubuntu 22) 
 

Partial
Fully Compatible

Media Key Compatibility 
 

Windows, MacOS & Linux

Android  

Full
Not Compatible

iOS  

Partial
Not Compatible

iPadOS  

Partial
Not Compatible

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Wireless Mobile Compatibility 
 

0.0

Android 
 

Full
Not Compatible

iOS 
 

Partial
Not Compatible

iPadOS 
 

Partial
Not Compatible

Media Key Compatibility 
 

Not Compatible

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K3
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Gunmetal Gray
Everest Max
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K3
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Midnight Black
Everest Max
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K3
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Keychron K3

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