Cherry MX Silent Red vs Outemu Silent Cream Yellow
The Cherry MX Silent Red and the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.7 mm on the Cherry MX Silent Red and 3.3 mm on the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow; stock they sound different: hushed, dampened versus budget silent cream; the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow costs less per switch ($0.25 versus $0.45).
- Cheaper per switchOutemu Silent Cream Yellow$0.25 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 Outemu Silent Cream Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for budget silent.
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Cherry MX Silent Red vs Outemu Silent Cream Yellow, spec by spec
| Cherry MX Silent Red | Outemu Silent Cream Yellow | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.3 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 | $0.25 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | hushed, dampened | budget silent cream |
| Released | 2016 | 2022 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Outemu Silent Cream Yellow.
46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Silent Red; 8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Silent Red; 15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow.
Where to buy the Cherry MX Silent Red
Where to buy the Outemu Silent Cream Yellow
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