Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro vs Gateron Milky Yellow Pro
The Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro run to different depths, 0.7 mm apart at the bottom, which changes both how they sound and how far your fingers move all day. Our library of every switch we simulate cross-links them because this matchup keeps coming up. Start with the A/B bursts below, then take the spec table and the picks in order.
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 Yellow Pro | Gateron Milky Yellow Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 50 g | 50 g |
| Bottom-out force | 55 g (our estimate) | 62 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 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 | Budget |
| 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. Neither Akko nor Gateron publishes a bottom-out figure, so the two figures marked "our estimate" are our own derivation from the forces that are published rather than a rating. How that derivation works .
Verdict
The Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro are both linears, so nothing separates them at the fingertip until you look at springs and acoustics. The Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro also stops sooner, 3.3 mm of total travel against 4.0 mm. The Gateron Milky Yellow Pro is the firmer of the two at bottom-out, 62 g to 55 g, though 7 g is not much to choose between. Neither Akko nor Gateron publishes a bottom-out figure, so both of those are our estimates. The Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro comes out ahead of the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro for gaming and for typing, and it is the safer of the two in a shared room, so this comparison has one answer instead of a set of them.
- Overall pick
- Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
No use case rescues the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro here. The Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro wins gaming, typing and the office question alike, so the block collapses to one.
Force curves
Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
Akko publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 55 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.
Gateron Milky Yellow Pro
Gateron publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 62 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 Yellow Pro or Gateron Milky Yellow Pro: the long answer
The table above already holds the answer. Here is what it means under a finger. They register at the same 2.0 mm, then part company on depth: 4.0 mm on the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro against 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro. The Gateron Milky Yellow Pro carries the heavier spring at bottom-out, 62 g to 55 g. That is a real 7 g without being a change of bracket. Neither Akko nor Gateron publishes a bottom-out figure, so both of those are our estimates. Type is not in play. Both are linears, and neither one puts a bump or a click in the way of the press. Nothing here is decisive on its own, which is why the sound comparison matters more than usual on this pair.
The ears usually get the last word here. Two different voices: muted creamy thock, budget icon on the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro, deeper, muted, creamy bottom-out from the milky nylon housing on the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro. Both packs are synthesized rather than recorded, so read the comparison as a faithful sketch of each voice and not as a measurement of it.
On price and practicality, both are budget friendly. Both arrive lubed from the factory, which is one project you can skip either way.
Who buys which, then? One switch takes every axis we score: the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, this axis is nearly a tie, and it comes out ahead only once the scoring is added up. On typing feel, its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. On noise, it is the one of these two you would not apologize for. That leaves the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. Do the listening first. It costs nothing and it changes minds more often than a spec table does.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro page and the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro or Gateron Milky Yellow Pro for gaming?
We pick the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro for gaming. This is close to a coin toss. The scoring hands it over by a margin you would not feel in a match.
Which of the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro is quieter in a shared room?
Nothing in either one is built to reduce noise, so on raw volume this is a tie decided by your keyboard rather than your switch. What you will actually hear is a difference of pitch and texture, which the player above shows better than a sentence can.
Which has the heavier spring, the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro or the Gateron Milky Yellow Pro?
The Gateron Milky Yellow Pro, on the numbers we have: 62 g against 55 g at bottom-out. Read that as a guide rather than a like-for-like manufacturer comparison, because neither Akko nor Gateron publishes a bottom-out figure, so both of those numbers are our own derivation from the forces they do publish.
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