Gateron Silent Brown vs Outemu Cream Yellow
The Gateron Silent Brown and the Outemu Cream Yellow are often cross-shopped. The main differences: travel is 3.5 mm on the Gateron Silent Brown and 3.3 mm on the Outemu Cream Yellow; stock they sound different: silent light tactile versus muted, dampened tactile; the Outemu Cream Yellow costs less per switch ($0.25 versus $0.45).
- Cheaper per switchOutemu Cream Yellow$0.25 versus $0.45
Choose the Gateron Silent Brown if
- you want a switch popular for quiet tactile office.
Choose the Outemu Cream Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for office.
- you want a switch popular for quiet builds.
- you want a switch popular for budget builds.
- you want to spend less per switch.
Gateron Silent Brown vs Outemu Cream Yellow, spec by spec
| Gateron Silent Brown | Outemu Cream Yellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent tactile | Silent tactile |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 60g |
| Pre-travel | n/a | n/a |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM |
| Top housing | n/a | nylon |
| Bottom housing | n/a | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | n/a |
| Factory lube | n/a | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.45 | $0.25 (stronger spec) |
| Sound profile | silent light tactile | muted, dampened tactile |
| Released | 2019 | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Silent Brown; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Outemu Cream Yellow.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Silent Brown; 8% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Outemu Cream Yellow.
56% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Gateron Silent Brown; 15% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Outemu Cream Yellow.
Where to buy the Gateron Silent Brown
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Where to buy the Outemu Cream Yellow
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