Outemu Cream Yellow vs Outemu Silent Peach V2
The Outemu Cream Yellow and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 are not the same kind of switch, so this comparison is settled by which stroke you want before a single number matters. 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 | Outemu Cream Yellow | Outemu Silent Peach V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile (silent) | Linear (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 45 g | 40 g |
| Bottom-out force | 60 g (our estimate) | 50 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | Yes | Yes |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Budget | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Both of these are rated 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. 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. What actuation force actually measures .
Verdict
These two sit in different camps, with the Outemu Cream Yellow built as a tactile and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 as a linear, so decide which stroke you want before anything else. Budget also has a say, since the Outemu Cream Yellow is budget friendly and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 is mid priced. The Outemu Cream Yellow 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, the Outemu Cream Yellow for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Outemu Silent Peach V2
- Typing pick
- Outemu Cream Yellow
- Office pick
- Outemu Cream Yellow
Force curves
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.
Outemu Silent Peach V2
Outemu Cream Yellow or Outemu Silent Peach V2: the long answer
Start with feel, because it settles most switch arguments before sound comes up. The Outemu Cream Yellow is a tactile and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 is a linear, so the Outemu Silent Peach V2 runs smooth the whole way down while the Outemu Cream Yellow raises a bump at the point it registers. At actuation the Outemu Cream Yellow is the firmer press, 45 g against 40 g, a difference you notice after a paragraph rather than on the first keystroke. The two stroke depths are identical, 2.0 mm to actuation inside 3.3 mm of total travel. Settle the stroke you want to live with first and treat everything below as a tiebreak.
Now the part spec sheets cannot carry: the voice. Through the A/B player above, the Outemu Cream Yellow comes through as dampened tactile tap, low and dry, while the Outemu Silent Peach V2 reads as soft muted thud, unusually little mush. Dampening pads are on both, which puts the whole comparison inside a narrow band of volume and moves it onto tone. One caveat we repeat wherever a player appears: no studio recording sits behind either of these. They are built from what each maker publishes and what the community reports.
On price and practicality, the Outemu Cream Yellow is budget friendly, while the Outemu Silent Peach V2 is mid priced. Both come factory lubed, so neither needs work out of the box.
Who buys which, then? Gaming goes to the Outemu Silent Peach V2, because a linear stroke puts no bump between you and the next press. Writing goes to the Outemu Cream Yellow, since a felt confirmation on every press is what stops a typist bottoming out all day. A shared room goes to the Outemu Cream Yellow, as a dampened bottom-out is the only version of this that a shared room forgives. Match the trims above, play both, and trust whichever one you keep replaying.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Outemu Cream Yellow 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
Outemu Cream Yellow or Outemu Silent Peach V2 for gaming?
We pick the Outemu Silent Peach V2 for gaming. A linear stroke means nothing sits between one press and the next, and rapid inputs are where that pays.
Which of the Outemu Cream Yellow and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 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 Outemu Cream Yellow or the Outemu Silent Peach V2?
The Outemu Cream Yellow, by 5 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 45 g against 40 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Outemu Cream Yellow or the Outemu Silent Peach V2?
The Outemu Cream Yellow sits in the budget friendly bracket and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 in the mid priced one. We do not hold a reliable per-switch price for both, so the bracket is the honest answer rather than a total.
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