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Gateron North Pole 2.0 Yellow  Keyboard Switch Review

By Kelsey Linhares, Yannick Khong
Reviewed Nov 06, 2023 at 12:55pm
Test bench update Oct 02, 2025 at 10:40am
Tested using Methodology v1.0.1 
Gateron North Pole 2.0 Yellow
Feel
Linear
Peak Tactile Force
N/A
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.7 mm
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Changelog

  1.  Updated Oct 03, 2025: Our 1.0.1 Test Bench Update adds clearer terminology and new measurements to our Keystrokes test with minor refinements to our Compatibility and Illumination tests. See the full changelog.
  2.  Updated Nov 06, 2023: Review published.

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Design
8.1
Compatibility
Gateron North Pole 2.0 Yellow Housing Picture
Cherry MX PCB Pinout
Yes
Pin Count
5
Keycap Mount
MX Style
9.5
Illumination
Upper Housing Color
Clear
Upper Housing Finish
Clear
Performance
Keystrokes
See details on graph tool
Feel
Linear
Initial Force
47gf
Peak Tactile Force
N/A
Actuation Force
53gf
Bottom-Out Force
68gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.7 mm
Bottom-Out Distance
3.7 mm
6.6
Factory Smoothness
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Scratchy Factor
17.4
Mid Actuation Peak Noise
-66.0 dB
Mid Actuation Peak Frequency
3,699 Hz
8.2
Latency
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Press Average
1.3 ms
Press Std Dev
±0.10 ms
Release Average
6.6 ms
Release Std Dev
±0.10 ms
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