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Cherry MX Red vs Cherry MX Silent Red

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Cherry MX Red
Cherry MX Silent Red

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Cherry MX Red Picture
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Our Verdict

Cherry MX Red

Cherry MX Silent Red

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Variants

  • MX Red (10 Pcs)
  • MX Red (120 Pcs)
  • MX Red (65 Pcs)
  • MX Red (90 Pcs)
  • MX Silent Red (10 Pcs)
  • MX Silent Red (120 Pcs)
  • MX Silent Red (65 Pcs)
  • MX Silent Red (90 Pcs)

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10 Pcs
MX Silent Red
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120 Pcs
MX Red
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120 Pcs
MX Silent Red
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65 Pcs
MX Silent Red
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90 Pcs
MX Silent Red
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Design

Compatibility 
 

9.0
9.0

Housing Picture  

Cherry MX Red Housing Picture
Cherry MX Silent Red Housing Picture

Cherry MX PCB Pinout 
 

Yes
Yes

Pin Count 
 

3
3

Keycap Mount 
 

MX Style
MX Style

Illumination 
 

5.0
5.0

Upper Housing Color 
 

Black
Black

Upper Housing Finish 
 

Opaque
Opaque
Performance

Keystrokes 
 

Actuation Graph  

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Feel 
 

Linear
Linear

Operating Force 
 

50 gf
50 gf

Actuation Force 
 

50 gf
50 gf

Pre-Travel Distance 
 

2.3 mm
2.2 mm

Total Travel Distance 
 

4.0 mm
3.6 mm

Factory Smoothness 
 

7.2
7.6

Smoothness Sample  

Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness   

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Scratchy Factor 
 

16.4
13.0

Mid Actuation Peak Noise 
 

-63.8 dB
-67.8 dB

Mid Actuation Peak Frequency 
 

1,027 Hz
1,679 Hz

Latency 
 

7.2
7.2

Raw Data  

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Press Average 
 

2.0 ms
2.1 ms

Press Std Dev 
 

±0.35 ms
±0.35 ms

Release Average 
 

6.3 ms
5.8 ms

Release Std Dev 
 

±0.68 ms
±0.32 ms

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10 Pcs
MX Silent Red
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120 Pcs
MX Red
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120 Pcs
MX Silent Red
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65 Pcs
MX Silent Red
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90 Pcs
MX Silent Red
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Cherry MX Red

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