Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro vs Gateron G Pro Yellow
The Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and the Gateron G Pro Yellow are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and 4 mm on the Gateron G Pro Yellow; stock they sound different: poppy, clacky versus smooth, balanced; the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro costs less per switch ($0.20 versus $0.25).
- Cheaper per switchAkko V3 Cream Yellow Pro$0.20 versus $0.25
Choose the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro if
- you want a switch popular for first customs.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Gateron G Pro Yellow if
- its character fits you: the gateron g pro yellow brings the beloved 50g gateron yellow weighting to the pre-lubed g pro line, making it an easy budget linear pick for hot-swap boards.
Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro vs Gateron G Pro Yellow, spec by spec
| Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro | Gateron G Pro Yellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | 60g | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.20 (stronger spec) | $0.25 |
| Sound profile | poppy, clacky | smooth, balanced |
| Released | 2022 | 2021 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron G Pro Yellow.
8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron G Pro Yellow.
5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro; 15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron G Pro Yellow.
Where to buy the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
Where to buy the Gateron G Pro Yellow
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