Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro vs Cherry MX Brown MX2A
The Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A sit in different price brackets, which across the 70-odd switches a board needs is a bigger difference than most of the spec sheet. Our switch library puts these two on each other's shortlist, and the player below is the fastest way to settle it: match the volumes, then work down through the table and the verdict.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro | Cherry MX Brown MX2A |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 45 g | 45 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | 60 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Budget | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Both makers rate these at actuation, which is the one case where the advertised numbers compare directly. Every other force row still has to be matched basis to basis. The figure marked "our estimate" is our own derivation and not a manufacturer number, because Cherry publishes no bottom-out figure for the Cherry MX Brown MX2A. How we derive a bottom-out figure .
Verdict
The Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A are both tactiles, so nothing separates them at the fingertip until you look at springs and acoustics. Price splits them too: the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro is the budget friendly option while the Cherry MX Brown MX2A sits in the mid priced bracket, which adds up across a 70 switch board. Actuation is the only row with a figure for each of them, and both figures read 45 g. Split by use: the Cherry MX Brown MX2A for gaming and typing, the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro for a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Cherry MX Brown MX2A
- Typing pick
- Cherry MX Brown MX2A
- Office pick
- Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro
Force curves
Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Cherry MX Brown MX2A
Cherry publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 60 g at the end of the stroke is our estimate and the run into it is dashed. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers. How we derive it.
Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro or Cherry MX Brown MX2A: the long answer
Money separates these two more cleanly than any spec does. The Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro is budget friendly, while the Cherry MX Brown MX2A is mid priced. Factory lube on both, so the smoothness you hear in the player is roughly the smoothness you get.
That leaves the stroke itself. On distance the Cherry MX Brown MX2A registers at 2.0 mm against 2.2 mm, and the full stroke runs 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro against 4.0 mm on the Cherry MX Brown MX2A. Akko and Cherry are both selling you tactiles here, so both raise a bump close to the point the press registers. They land on the same 45 g at actuation. That is the only measuring point with a figure for each of them, and bottom-out is exactly where two switches matched at actuation tend to separate. Cherry publishes no bottom-out figure, so treat that 60 g as our estimate. Nothing here is decisive on its own, which is why the sound comparison matters more than usual on this pair.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. Two different voices: muted rounded tap, soft landing on the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro, soft, slightly sandy mid-pitch tap on the Cherry MX Brown MX2A. Worth repeating: the audio here is a simulation built from specs and community descriptions, not a recording of either switch.
Two of the three questions have the same answer. The Cherry MX Brown MX2A takes gaming, because this axis is nearly a tie, and it comes out ahead only once the scoring is added up, and typing, because its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. Only the shared-room question goes to the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro, as it makes the least fuss of the pair in a shared space. Do the listening first. It costs nothing and it changes minds more often than a spec table does.
For either one on its own terms, read the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro page and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for gaming, the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro or the Cherry MX Brown MX2A?
We pick the Cherry MX Brown MX2A for gaming. This is close to a coin toss. The scoring hands it over by a margin you would not feel in a match.
Is the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro quieter than the Cherry MX Brown MX2A?
They are close. Neither is a silent switch and neither clicks, so loudness depends mostly on how hard you bottom out and the board they sit in. Their character differs though: the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro leans toward muted rounded tap, soft landing, while the Cherry MX Brown MX2A is soft, slightly sandy mid-pitch tap.
Which switch is heavier, the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro or the Cherry MX Brown MX2A?
Neither, as far as the published numbers go: both are rated 45 g at actuation, the only measuring point with a published figure for each. Bottom-out is where two switches matched at actuation often diverge, but neither switch here has a published bottom-out figure at all. Treat this as a tie on the spec sheet rather than a proven match in the hand.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro or the Cherry MX Brown MX2A?
The Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro sits in the budget friendly bracket and the Cherry MX Brown MX2A in the mid priced one. We do not hold a reliable per-switch price for both, so the bracket is the honest answer rather than a total.
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