Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro vs Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro
The Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and the Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro is lighter to actuate (50g versus 55g); travel is 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and 3.8 mm on the Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro; stock they sound different: poppy, clacky versus deep, creamy.
Choose the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro if
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a switch popular for first customs.
- you want a lighter keystroke (50g).
Choose the Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro if
- you want a switch popular for typing.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (55g).
Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro vs Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro, spec by spec
| Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro | Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 55g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | 63g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 3.8 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Sound profile | poppy, clacky | deep, creamy |
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro; 70% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro; 49% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro.
5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro; 5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro.
Where to buy the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
Where to buy the Akko V3 Matcha Green Pro
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