Kailh Speed Silver vs Razer Yellow
The Kailh Speed Silver and the Razer Yellow are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Kailh Speed Silver is lighter to actuate (40g versus 45g); stock they sound different: light, clacky versus short gaming linear.
Choose the Kailh Speed Silver if
- you want a switch popular for competitive gaming.
- you want a switch popular for fast actuation.
- you want a lighter keystroke (40g).
Choose the Razer Yellow if
- you want a switch popular for Razer boards.
- you want a switch popular for speed linear gaming.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
Kailh Speed Silver vs Razer Yellow, spec by spec
| Kailh Speed Silver | Razer Yellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 40g | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.1 mm | 1.2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | PC | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | none | n/a |
| Pins | 3-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.35 | n/a |
| Sound profile | light, clacky | 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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
7% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Speed Silver; 22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Razer Yellow.
16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Speed Silver; 16% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Razer Yellow.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Speed Silver.
Where to buy the Kailh Speed Silver
Where to buy the Razer Yellow
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