Gateron Milky Yellow Pro vs IQUNIX Moonstone
The Gateron Milky Yellow Pro and the IQUNIX Moonstone are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the IQUNIX Moonstone is lighter to actuate (37g versus 50g); travel is 4 mm on the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro and 3.7 mm on the IQUNIX Moonstone; stock they sound different: muted, creamy versus deep, thocky.
Choose the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro if
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you want a switch popular for first builds.
- you want a switch popular for gaming.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (50g).
Choose the IQUNIX Moonstone if
- you want a switch popular for thocky builds.
- you want a switch popular for IQUNIX Super Series kits.
- you want a lighter keystroke (37g).
Gateron Milky Yellow Pro vs IQUNIX Moonstone, spec by spec
| Gateron Milky Yellow Pro | IQUNIX Moonstone | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 50g | 37g |
| Bottom-out force | 63.5g | 47g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.7 mm |
| Stem | POM | POK |
| Top housing | milky nylon | POK |
| Bottom housing | milky nylon | POK |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | light | n/a |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.20 | n/a |
| Sound profile | muted, creamy | deep, thocky |
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro; 4% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the IQUNIX Moonstone.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro; 46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the IQUNIX Moonstone.
5% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro.
Where to buy the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro
Where to buy the IQUNIX Moonstone
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