Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro vs JWICK (JWK) Black V2
These two cross over on force: one is firmer at actuation and the other at bottom-out, so "which is heavier" has two correct answers on this page. Our switch library links the two to each other for that reason. Play the A/B bursts below to hear them back to back, match the volumes, then read the spec 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 Yellow Pro | JWICK (JWK) Black V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | bottom-out |
| Actuation force | 50 g | 42 g |
| Bottom-out force | 55 g (our estimate) | 58.5 g |
| 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 |
Akko advertises an actuation force for the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and JWICK (JWK) a bottom-out force for the JWICK (JWK) Black V2, so the two headline numbers are not measured at the same point. Compare row by row, not brand claim to brand claim. Akko publishes no bottom-out figure for the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro, so the figure marked "our estimate" is our own derivation from the forces that are published rather than a rating. How that derivation works .
Verdict
This is a linear versus linear contest: the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro and the JWICK (JWK) Black V2 share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. Weight depends on where you measure: the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro is the firmer press at actuation by 8 g, while the JWICK (JWK) Black V2 is the heavier one at bottom-out by 3.5 g. Akko publishes no bottom-out figure, so treat that 55 g as our estimate. Stroke depth separates them too: 4.0 mm on the JWICK (JWK) Black V2 against 3.3 mm on the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro, which you hear at the bottom as much as you feel it. Our picks: the JWICK (JWK) Black V2 for gaming, the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- JWICK (JWK) Black V2
- Typing pick
- Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
- Office pick
- Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro
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.
JWICK (JWK) Black V2
Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro or JWICK (JWK) Black V2: the long answer
Specs first, since the feel gap is what you notice in the first minute of typing. These springs cross over, which is why no sentence here calls either one the heavier switch: the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro is firmer at actuation, the JWICK (JWK) Black V2 at bottom-out, and how far you press decides which you feel. Akko publishes no bottom-out figure, so treat that 55 g as our estimate. Actuation lands at 2.0 mm on both, but the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro bottoms out 0.7 mm sooner, 3.3 mm against 4.0 mm. Akko and JWICK (JWK) are both selling you linears here, so neither one puts a bump or a click in the way of the press. Neither one out-feels the other on type, so the small differences in the table are where the decision lives.
Now the part spec sheets cannot carry: the voice. Played back to back, the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro is muted creamy thock, budget icon against clean smooth clack, Alpaca-adjacent on a budget from the JWICK (JWK) Black V2. 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 cost and convenience, both are budget friendly. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.
Who buys which, then? Gaming goes to the JWICK (JWK) Black V2, because this axis is nearly a tie, and it comes out ahead only once the scoring is added up. Writing goes to the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro, since it holds the same feel from the first hour of writing to the last. A shared room goes to the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro, as it makes the least fuss of the pair in a shared space. Before you order either, match the volume trims above and hear them back to back.
For either one on its own terms, read the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro page and the JWICK (JWK) Black V2 page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for gaming, the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro or the JWICK (JWK) Black V2?
We pick the JWICK (JWK) Black V2 for gaming. The two are close enough for gaming that either works; our scoring defaults to it by a small margin.
Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro or JWICK (JWK) Black V2: which one is quieter?
Volume is roughly a wash: no dampening and no click mechanism on either, so your typing force and your case decide the level. The character is not a wash, with the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro reading as muted creamy thock, budget icon against clean smooth clack, Alpaca-adjacent on a budget from the JWICK (JWK) Black V2.
Is the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro heavier than the JWICK (JWK) Black V2?
That depends on where you measure, because these two cross over. The Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro is the firmer press at actuation, 50 g against 42 g, but that reverses at bottom-out, where the JWICK (JWK) Black V2 is the heavier of the two at 58.5 g against 55 g. Which number matters depends on whether you press to actuation or all the way down, so weight is not a clean win for either. Akko publishes no bottom-out figure, so the 55 g we list for the Akko V3 Cream Yellow Pro is our own derivation from the forces it does publish rather than a manufacturer rating.
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