Cherry MX Blue MX2A vs Cherry MX Green
Weight is the real gap here: 30 g between the Cherry MX Green and the Cherry MX Blue MX2A at actuation, which is enough to change how a long session ends. Our full 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 | Cherry MX Blue MX2A | Cherry MX Green |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 50 g | 80 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | 105 g (our estimate) |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 2.2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | No |
| Factory lubed | No | No |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Cherry advertises an actuation force for both of these, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other. Cherry publishes no bottom-out figure for the Cherry MX Green, so the figure marked "our estimate" is our own derivation from the forces that are published rather than a rating. What actuation force actually measures .
Verdict
The Cherry MX Blue MX2A and the Cherry MX Green are both clickies, so nothing separates them at the fingertip until you look at springs and acoustics. 30 g at actuation is a bracket apart, not a shade, and it is the Cherry MX Green carrying the heavier end at 80 g. With the numbers this close, the honest tiebreak is the voice: high-pitched two-part click with a faint upstroke rattle on the Cherry MX Blue MX2A, loud, slightly deeper click than Blue with a firm landing on the Cherry MX Green. Nothing here separates by use case: the Cherry MX Blue MX2A is our pick for gaming and for typing, and it is the less punishing of the two in a shared room, though neither really belongs in one. Take the Cherry MX Green only if you specifically want loud, slightly deeper click than Blue with a firm landing.
- Overall pick
- Cherry MX Blue MX2A
No use case rescues the Cherry MX Green here. The Cherry MX Blue MX2A wins gaming, typing and the office question alike, so the block collapses to one.
Force curves
Cherry MX Blue MX2A
Cherry 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 Green
Cherry publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the 105 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.
Cherry MX Blue MX2A or Cherry MX Green: the long answer
Read the spec sheet once, carefully, and most of this decision makes itself. The spread at actuation is 30 g, 80 g on the Cherry MX Green against 50 g on the Cherry MX Blue MX2A, which puts them in different weight brackets rather than two shades of one. Both are clickies either way, so both stack a click mechanism on a bump you already feel. Travel is a straight match, 2.2 mm of pre-travel and 4.0 mm in full on both. Everything else about them is close enough that the spring is the honest tiebreak.
The ears usually get the last word here. The Cherry MX Blue MX2A sits at high-pitched two-part click with a faint upstroke rattle; the Cherry MX Green answers with loud, slightly deeper click than Blue with a firm landing. Either way, both of these are heard by everyone in the room, so the choice between them is a choice of tone and not of volume. Worth repeating: the audio here is a simulation built from specs and community descriptions, not a recording of either switch.
On the practical side, both are mid priced. Neither ships lubed, so budget an evening with a brush if you want either at its best.
The scoring gives up trying to divide this pair: the Cherry MX Blue MX2A is our pick for gaming and for typing, and the quieter of two switches that both announce themselves. On speed, a lighter spring at actuation goes its way. On typing feel, the click is a metronome for a long draft, which some writers will not give up. On noise, neither of these belongs in a quiet shared room, and this is only the less punishing of the two clicks. That leaves the Cherry MX Green to anyone who preferred its voice in the player above, which is a good enough reason on its own. The player above is the cheapest part of this decision, so use it before your wallet is involved.
There is more on both than a head-to-head can carry. Start with the Cherry MX Blue MX2A page and the Cherry MX Green page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Cherry MX Blue MX2A or the Cherry MX Green the better gaming switch?
We pick the Cherry MX Blue MX2A for gaming. The scoring gives it a lighter spring at actuation against the Cherry MX Green, and both of those show up in a fast game.
Is the Cherry MX Blue MX2A quieter than the Cherry MX Green?
Neither, honestly. Both are clicky switches that announce every keystroke, so neither belongs in a quiet shared space. If noise is the deciding factor, a silent tactile is the better direction entirely.
Which switch is heavier, the Cherry MX Blue MX2A or the Cherry MX Green?
The Cherry MX Green, and the comparison is clean: actuation on both sides, 80 g to 50 g.
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