Cherry MX Speed Silver vs Razer Yellow
The Cherry MX Speed Silver and the Razer Yellow are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.4 mm on the Cherry MX Speed Silver and 3.5 mm on the Razer Yellow; stock they sound different: bright, shallow versus short 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 Razer Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for Razer boards.
- you want a switch popular for speed linear gaming.
Cherry MX Speed Silver vs Razer Yellow, spec by spec
| Cherry MX Speed Silver | Razer Yellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.2 mm | 1.2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.4 mm | 3.5 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 | $0.40 | n/a |
| Sound profile | bright, shallow | short gaming linear |
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Razer Yellow.
13% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Speed Silver; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Razer Yellow.
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 Razer Yellow
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