Cherry MX Blue vs Razer Green
The Cherry MX Blue and the Razer Green are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Razer Green is lighter to actuate (50g versus 60g); stock they sound different: sharp, jingly click versus loud gaming click.
Choose the Cherry MX Blue if
- you want a switch popular for clicky fans.
- you want a switch popular for typists.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (60g).
Choose the Razer Green if
- you want a switch popular for Razer boards.
- you want a switch popular for clicky gaming.
- you want a lighter keystroke (50g).
Cherry MX Blue vs Razer Green, spec by spec
| Cherry MX Blue | Razer Green | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 60g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 70g |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | nylon | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | none | n/a |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.35 | n/a |
| Sound profile | sharp, jingly click | loud gaming click |
| Released | 1987 | 2014 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
82% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Cherry MX Blue; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Razer Green.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Blue; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Razer Green.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Blue.
Where to buy the Cherry MX Blue
Where to buy the Razer Green
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