Cherry MX Speed Silver vs Corsair OPX
The Cherry MX Speed Silver and the Corsair OPX are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the Corsair OPX is a proprietary Corsair optical switch that only fits keyboards built for it, not the standard MX hot-swap sockets the Cherry MX Speed Silver uses; travel is 3.4 mm on the Cherry MX Speed Silver and 3.2 mm on the Corsair OPX; stock they sound different: bright, shallow versus optical gaming linear.
Choose the Cherry MX Speed Silver if
- you want a switch popular for competitive gaming.
- you want a switch popular for fast actuation.
Choose the Corsair OPX if
- you want a switch popular for Corsair optical boards.
- you want a switch popular for speed gaming.
Cherry MX Speed Silver vs Corsair OPX, spec by spec
| Cherry MX Speed Silver | Corsair OPX | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Corsair optical boards only |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.2 mm | 1 mm |
| Total travel | 3.4 mm | 3.2 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 | n/a |
| Price / switch | $0.40 | n/a |
| Sound profile | bright, shallow | optical gaming linear |
| Released | 2016 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Cherry MX Speed Silver; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Corsair OPX.
13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Speed Silver; 6% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Corsair OPX.
48% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Speed Silver.
Where to buy the Cherry MX Speed Silver
Where to buy the Corsair OPX
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