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Mountain Everest Max vs ASUS ROG Claymore II

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Mountain Everest Max
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Mountain Everest Max Picture
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Our Verdict

Mountain Everest Max

ASUS ROG Claymore II

The ASUS ROG Claymore II and the Mountain Everest Max are both excellent modular gaming keyboards. They each come with detachable Numpads, meaning you can use them as TKL keyboards, but the wrist rest on the ASUS is full-size, so it sticks out from the side if you use it in TKL mode, but the Mountain comes with a TKL sized wrist rest. The ASUS is available with proprietary linear or clicky optical switches, while the Mountain is more versatile because it's hot-swappable, and it's sold with different Cherry MX switches. You can use the ASUS wirelessly, but only through its USB receiver, and if you use it wired, it has lower latency than the Mountain.

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Variants

  • Everest Max (Gunmetal Gray)
  • Everest Max (Midnight Black)
  • ROG Claymore II (Black)

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Main Differences for
Gaming

Threshold 

0.10

Gaming 

8.2
8.8

Operating Force 
 

55 gf
67 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

2.1 mm
1.5 mm

Computer Compatibility 
 

10
7.2

Single-Key Latency 
 

8.1
8.8

Full Comparison

Design

Dimensions 
 

Top Picture  

Mountain Everest Max Top Picture
ASUS ROG Claymore II Top Picture

Size 
 

Full-size (100%)
Full-size (100%)

Height 
 

1.6" (4.1 cm)
1.5" (3.8 cm)

Width  

18.1" (46.1 cm)
18.2" (46.2 cm)

Depth 
 

6.7" (17.1 cm)
6.1" (15.4 cm)

Depth With Wrist Rest 
 

9.6" (24.3 cm)
8.5" (21.5 cm)

Weight 
 

2.70 lbs (1.224 kg)
2.35 lbs (1.066 kg)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
8.0

Build Quality Close Up  

Mountain Everest Max Build Quality Close Up
ASUS ROG Claymore II Build Quality Close Up

Keycap Material  

ABS
ABS
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Ergonomics 
 

6.0
7.5

Side Picture  

Mountain Everest Max Side Picture
ASUS ROG Claymore II Side Picture

Curved/Angled 
 

No
Straight

Split Keyboard 
 

No

Key Alignment 
 

Staggered

Minimum Incline 
 

3.6°
3.7°

Medium Incline 
 

8.5°
N/A

Maximum Incline 
 

14°
9.4°

Home Row Height 
 

33.8 mm (1.3")

Wrist Rest  

Detachable
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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 
 

10
10

Backlighting Picture  

Mountain Everest Max Backlighting Picture
ASUS ROG Claymore II Backlighting Picture

Brightness Max  

Mountain Everest Max Brightness Max
ASUS ROG Claymore II Brightness Max

Backlighting  

Yes
Yes

Brightness Min  

Mountain Everest Max Brightness Min
ASUS ROG Claymore II Brightness Min

White Shot 
 

Mountain Everest Max White Shot
ASUS ROG Claymore II White Shot

RGB 
 

Yes

Per-Key Backlighting 
 

Yes
Yes

Effects 
 

Yes
Yes

Software Controllable 
 

Yes
Yes

Color 
 

RGB

Color Mixing 
 

Great
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Backlight Clarity 
 

8.0

White Shot  

Mountain Everest Max White Shot
ASUS ROG Claymore II White Shot
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Cable & Connector  

Connectivity  

Wired
Wireless

Detachable 
 

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

Length  

6.4 ft (2.0 m)
6.5 ft (2.0 m)

Connector (Keyboard side) 
 

USB type-C
USB type-C
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Wireless Versatility 
 

0.0
1.3

Bluetooth 
 

No
No

Bluetooth Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

Proprietary Receiver 
 

No
Yes

Battery Type 
 

No Batteries
Rechargeable
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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  

Mountain Everest Max Extra Features
ASUS ROG Claymore II Extra Features

Media Keys 
 

Dedicated
Hot Keys

Trackpad / Trackball  

No
No

Scroll Wheel 
 

No
Yes

Control Knob 
 

Yes

USB Passthrough 
 

Yes
Yes

Numpad  

Yes
Yes

Windows Key Lock 
 

Yes
Yes

Lock Indicator  

Caps, Scroll & Num lock
Caps, Scroll & Num lock

Macro Programmable Keys 
 

All
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In The Box  

Bundle Picture  

Mountain Everest Max Bundle Picture
ASUS ROG Claymore II Bundle Picture
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Typing Experience

Typing Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Key Spacing 
 

19.0 mm (0.748")
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Typing Noise 
 

7.6
7.0

Typing Sample  

Average Loudness 
 

51.7 dBA

High Pitch Clicks 
 

No

Noise 
 

Loud
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Switches 
 

Wobble Video  

Switch Name 
 

Cherry MX Brown
ROG RX Blue Optical Mechanical

Switch Type 
 

Mechanical

Feel 
 

Tactile
Clicky

Analog 
 

No

Keystrokes 
 

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

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Key Switches 
 

Cherry MX Brown
ROG RX Blue Optical Mechanical

Mechanical 
 

Yes

Feel 
 

Tactile
Clicky

Operating Force 
 

55 gf
67 gf

Actuation Force 
 

44 gf
43 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

2.1 mm
1.5 mm

Total Travel 
 

4.0 mm
4.1 mm
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Latency 
 

8.1
8.8

Latency Video  

Latency Wired 
 

10.2 ms
1.9 ms

Latency Receiver 
 

N/A
9.7 ms

Latency Bluetooth 
 

N/A
N/A
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Performance

Single-Key Latency 
 

8.1
8.8

Single-Key Latency Graph  

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Best Connection 
 

10.2 ms

Best Connection Std Dev  

±1.5 ms

Wired 
 

10.2 ms
1.9 ms

Receiver 
 

N/A
9.7 ms

Bluetooth 
 

N/A
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  

ASUS ROG Claymore II Software Picture

Software Tour  

Software Name  

Mountain Base Camp
Armoury Crate

Software Windows Compatible 
 

Yes
Yes

Software macOS Compatible 
 

No
No

Onboard Memory 
 

Yes
Yes

Profiles 
 

5
6+

Account Required 
 

No

Cloud Sync 
 

Yes

Macro Programming 
 

Software and Onboard

Ease Of Use 
 

Easy
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Computer Compatibility 
 

10
7.2

Windows 
 

Fully Compatible
Full

macOS 
 

Fully Compatible
Partial

Linux (Ubuntu 22) 
 

Fully Compatible
Partial

Media Key Compatibility 
 

Windows, MacOS & Linux

Android  

Not Compatible
No

iOS  

Not Compatible
No

iPadOS  

Not Compatible
No
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Wireless Mobile Compatibility 
 

0.0

Android 
 

Not Compatible
No

iOS 
 

Not Compatible
No

iPadOS 
 

Not Compatible
No

Media Key Compatibility 
 

Not Compatible

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