Gateron Silent Red vs Outemu Silent Peach V2
The Gateron Silent Red and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 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 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 | Gateron Silent Red | Outemu Silent Peach V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Linear (silent) | Linear (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 45 g | 40 g |
| Bottom-out force | 50 g | 50 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 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 | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Gateron and Outemu both advertise an actuation force, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other.
Verdict
This is a linear versus linear contest: the Gateron Silent Red and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. Stroke depth separates them too: 4.0 mm on the Gateron Silent Red against 3.3 mm on the Outemu Silent Peach V2, which you hear at the bottom as much as you feel it. The Gateron Silent Red is the firmer of the two at actuation, 45 g to 40 g, though 5 g is not much to choose between. Our picks: the Outemu Silent Peach V2 for gaming and typing, the Gateron Silent Red for a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Outemu Silent Peach V2
- Typing pick
- Outemu Silent Peach V2
- Office pick
- Gateron Silent Red
Force curves
Gateron Silent Red
Outemu Silent Peach V2
Gateron Silent Red or Outemu Silent Peach V2: the long answer
Take the mechanical side first, since that is where this pair separates. Actuation lands at 2.0 mm on both, but the Outemu Silent Peach V2 bottoms out 0.7 mm sooner, 3.3 mm against 4.0 mm. Springs split them by 5 g at actuation: 45 g for the Gateron Silent Red, 40 g for the Outemu Silent Peach V2. Gateron and Outemu are both selling you linears here, so nothing sits between the top of either key and the bottom. None of these gaps is large. Stack them up and they still point somewhere, but gently.
What the table cannot tell you is how either one lands in a room. Two different voices: soft dampened patter, both strokes cushioned on the Gateron Silent Red, soft muted thud, unusually little mush on the Outemu Silent Peach V2. Dampening pads are on both, which puts the whole comparison inside a narrow band of volume and moves it onto tone. These demos are synthesized from published specs and documented character rather than studio recordings, which every player on the site says plainly.
On price and practicality, both are mid priced. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.
The split is simple. Buy the Outemu Silent Peach V2 for how it plays and how it writes: the two are close enough here that either works, and our scoring gives it the nod by a hair, and at the keyboard all day, its keystroke stays consistent and comfortable across a full day of writing. Buy the Gateron Silent Red if other people have to sit near it, as a dampened bottom-out is the only version of this that a shared room forgives. The player above is the cheapest part of this decision, so use it before your wallet is involved.
Each of these has a page of its own with the full spec sheet and the sound notes. Start with the Gateron Silent Red page and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 page. Or leave switches aside for a minute and run your current keyboard through the free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for gaming, the Gateron Silent Red or the Outemu Silent Peach V2?
We pick the Outemu Silent Peach V2 for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Gateron Silent Red or Outemu Silent Peach V2: which one is quieter?
Both are dampened silent switches, so they sit among the quietest options you can buy. At this level the remaining differences come down to your board, your keycaps and how hard you type, not the switch itself.
Which switch is heavier, the Gateron Silent Red or the Outemu Silent Peach V2?
The Gateron Silent Red, and the comparison is clean: actuation on both sides, 45 g to 40 g.
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