Gazzew Boba U4 vs Outemu Cream Yellow
The Outemu Cream Yellow and the Gazzew Boba U4 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 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 | Gazzew Boba U4 | Outemu Cream Yellow |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile (silent) | Tactile (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | actuation |
| Actuation force | not published | 45 g |
| Bottom-out force | 62 g | 60 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 1.7 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | Yes | Yes |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Budget |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Gazzew advertises a bottom-out force for the Gazzew Boba U4 and Outemu an actuation force for the Outemu Cream Yellow, so the two headline numbers are not measured at the same point. Compare row by row, not brand claim to brand claim. The figure marked "our estimate" is our own derivation and not a manufacturer number, because Outemu publishes no bottom-out figure for the Outemu Cream Yellow. How we derive a bottom-out figure .
Verdict
This is a tactile versus tactile contest: the Gazzew Boba U4 and the Outemu Cream Yellow share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. The Outemu Cream Yellow is the cheaper board to fill by a full bracket, budget friendly against premium priced. Weight is nearly even at bottom-out: 62 g for the Gazzew Boba U4 against 60 g, a gap most fingers will barely register. Outemu publishes no bottom-out figure, so treat that 60 g as our estimate. The Gazzew Boba U4 comes out ahead of the Outemu Cream Yellow for gaming and for typing, and it is the dampened one, so a shared room is not an argument, so this comparison has one answer instead of a set of them.
- Overall pick
- Gazzew Boba U4
Our three scores agree on this pair. The Gazzew Boba U4 takes all of them, which is why there is a single card above instead of three.
Force curves
Gazzew Boba U4
Gazzew rates this switch at its bottom-out and publishes no actuation force, so the marked bottom-out is the spec and the dashed line into it is an illustration of the stroke, not measured data.
Outemu Cream Yellow
Outemu 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.
Gazzew Boba U4 or Outemu Cream Yellow: the long answer
Money separates these two more cleanly than any spec does. The Gazzew Boba U4 is premium priced, while the Outemu Cream Yellow is budget friendly. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.
On to the mechanical side. On distance the Gazzew Boba U4 registers at 1.7 mm against 2.0 mm, and the full stroke runs 4.0 mm on the Gazzew Boba U4 against 3.3 mm on the Outemu Cream Yellow. Both are tactiles either way, so both give a finger something to aim at on the way down. At bottom-out they sit 2 g apart, 62 g against 60 g, close enough that lube and housing will decide the feel before the spring does. Outemu publishes no bottom-out figure, so treat that 60 g as our estimate. Neither one out-feels the other on type, so the small differences in the table are where the decision lives.
The ears usually get the last word here. Played back to back, the Gazzew Boba U4 is near-silence with a firm tactile knock underneath against dampened tactile tap, low and dry from the Outemu Cream Yellow. Both carry factory dampening, so this is a contest between two of the quieter switches you can buy rather than a loud one against a quiet one. The usual caveat applies. Nothing here is a studio recording; both packs are synthesized from published specs, and the players say so.
The scoring gives up trying to divide this pair: the Gazzew Boba U4 is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, the two are close enough here that either works, and our scoring gives it the nod by a hair. On typing feel, its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. On noise, the pads stop the bottom-out from traveling past your own desk. That leaves the Outemu Cream Yellow to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. Match the trims above, play both, and trust whichever one you keep replaying.
For either one on its own terms, read the Gazzew Boba U4 page and the Outemu Cream Yellow page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Gazzew Boba U4 or the Outemu Cream Yellow the better gaming switch?
We pick the Gazzew Boba U4 for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Which of the Gazzew Boba U4 and the Outemu Cream Yellow is quieter in a shared room?
Neither, in any way you would hear across a room. Both carry dampening pads, so what is left of the noise comes from the case, the keycaps and your own typing force.
Which switch is heavier, the Gazzew Boba U4 or the Outemu Cream Yellow?
The Gazzew Boba U4 on the figures this page carries, 62 g to 60 g at bottom-out, but the comparison is not manufacturer against manufacturer: Outemu publishes no bottom-out figure, so the 60 g we list for the Outemu Cream Yellow is our own derivation from the forces it does publish rather than a manufacturer rating.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Gazzew Boba U4 or the Outemu Cream Yellow?
The Outemu Cream Yellow sits in the budget friendly bracket and the Gazzew Boba U4 in the premium priced one. We do not hold a reliable per-switch price for both, so the bracket is the honest answer rather than a total.
More comparisons
More vs Gazzew Boba U4
Or browse every switch comparison on the site.