ASUS ROG RX vs Cherry MX Speed Silver
The ASUS ROG RX and the Cherry MX Speed Silver are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the ASUS ROG RX is a proprietary ASUS ROG optical switch that only fits keyboards built for it, not the standard MX hot-swap sockets the Cherry MX Speed Silver uses; travel is 4 mm on the ASUS ROG RX and 3.4 mm on the Cherry MX Speed Silver; stock they sound different: optical rog linear versus bright, shallow.
Choose the ASUS ROG RX if
- you want a switch popular for ROG keyboards.
- you want a switch popular for optical gaming.
Choose the Cherry MX Speed Silver if
- you want a switch popular for competitive gaming.
- you want a switch popular for fast actuation.
ASUS ROG RX vs Cherry MX Speed Silver, spec by spec
| ASUS ROG RX | Cherry MX Speed Silver | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | ASUS ROG optical boards only | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.5 mm | 1.2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | nylon |
| Bottom housing | n/a | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | n/a | none |
| Pins | n/a | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | n/a | $0.40 |
| Sound profile | optical ROG linear | bright, shallow |
| Released | 2021 | 2016 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the ASUS ROG RX; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Cherry MX Speed Silver.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the ASUS ROG RX; 13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Speed Silver.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Speed Silver.
Where to buy the ASUS ROG RX
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Where to buy the Cherry MX Speed Silver
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