Cherry MX Silent Red vs Gateron Silent Red
The Cherry MX Silent Red and the Gateron Silent Red are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.7 mm on the Cherry MX Silent Red and 3.5 mm on the Gateron Silent Red; stock they sound different: hushed, dampened versus silent light linear; the Gateron Silent Red costs less per switch ($0.40 versus $0.45).
- Cheaper per switchGateron Silent Red$0.40 versus $0.45
Choose the Cherry MX Silent Red if
- you want a switch popular for quiet offices.
- you want a switch popular for shared spaces.
Choose the Gateron Silent Red if
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for quiet light linear.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Cherry MX Silent Red vs Gateron Silent Red, spec by spec
| Cherry MX Silent Red | Gateron Silent Red | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.7 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | POM with dampeners | 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 | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.45 | $0.40 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | hushed, dampened | silent light linear |
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Cherry MX Silent Red; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Silent Red.
46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Silent Red; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Silent Red.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Silent Red; 48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Silent Red.
Where to buy the Cherry MX Silent Red
Where to buy the Gateron Silent Red
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