Zeal PC Zealios V2 vs Zeal PC Zilents V2
Only one of these is dampened. The Zeal PC Zilents V2 is a silent switch and the Zeal PC Zealios V2 is not, which decides most rooms before the spec sheet gets a say. 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 | Zeal PC Zealios V2 | Zeal PC Zilents V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile | Tactile (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | bottom-out |
| Actuation force | 60 g | 60 g |
| Bottom-out force | 67 g | 67 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.8 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | Yes |
| Factory lubed | No | No |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Premium |
| Street price | ~$1.00 / switch | ~$1.00 / switch |
Zeal PC advertises a bottom-out 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.
Verdict
Stroke character is a tie. Two tactiles feel alike under a finger, which pushes the decision onto the rows the spec sheet cannot fill in. The Zeal PC Zilents V2 is also the dampened one of the pair, which makes it far easier to live with in a shared room. Weight is a wash: the two are rated identically at actuation and at bottom-out. Split by use: the Zeal PC Zealios V2 for gaming and typing, the Zeal PC Zilents V2 for a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Zeal PC Zealios V2
- Typing pick
- Zeal PC Zealios V2
- Office pick
- Zeal PC Zilents V2
Force curves
Zeal PC Zealios V2
Zeal PC Zilents V2
Zeal PC Zealios V2 or Zeal PC Zilents V2: the long answer
This one is decided by sound before anything mechanical. Two different voices: rounded clack behind a huge sharp top-of-stroke bump on the Zeal PC Zealios V2, near-silent soft 'muc' with the full Zealios bump on the Zeal PC Zilents V2. Only the Zeal PC Zilents V2 is pad-dampened. That removes the top of the bottom-out entirely, which is a bigger change than any number in the table above, and it is why the Zeal PC Zealios V2 is the one people hear through a wall. 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.
Now the part the spec table measures. Every force row in the table above reads the same on both sides, 60 g at actuation and 67 g at bottom-out. Type is not in play. Both are tactiles, and both raise a bump close to the point the press registers. They register at the same 2.0 mm, then part company on depth: 4.0 mm on the Zeal PC Zealios V2 against 3.8 mm on the Zeal PC Zilents V2. Same stroke, same published spring: what is left to choose on is voice and the small print.
On price and practicality, both are premium priced, the Zeal PC Zealios V2 at roughly $1.00 per switch, about $70 for a typical 70 pack and the Zeal PC Zilents V2 at roughly $1.00 per switch, about $70 for a typical 70 pack. Neither ships lubed, so budget an evening with a brush if you want either at its best.
Where we land: the Zeal PC Zealios V2 unless noise is the deciding factor. On speed, the two are close enough here that either works, and our scoring gives it the nod by a hair. On a long draft, it holds the same feel from the first hour of writing to the last. When other people are listening, the Zeal PC Zilents V2 instead, as the pads stop the bottom-out from traveling past your own desk. Whichever way you land, listen to both above with the volume trims matched before you spend anything.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Zeal PC Zealios V2 page and the Zeal PC Zilents V2 page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for gaming, the Zeal PC Zealios V2 or the Zeal PC Zilents V2?
We pick the Zeal PC Zealios V2 for gaming. This is close to a coin toss. The scoring hands it over by a margin you would not feel in a match.
Which is quieter, the Zeal PC Zealios V2 or the Zeal PC Zilents V2?
The dampened one, which is the Zeal PC Zilents V2. Silencing pads are the only thing inside a switch that reliably lowers volume, and only one of these two has them.
Which switch is heavier, the Zeal PC Zealios V2 or the Zeal PC Zilents V2?
Neither: they are rated the same at actuation and at bottom-out (60 g at actuation), so the springs really are the same weight and any difference in feel comes from the stroke, not the spring.
Are the Zeal PC Zealios V2 and the Zeal PC Zilents V2 the same switch?
Not the same, but the spec sheet cannot tell them apart on weight: they match at every published force figure. Both come from Zeal PC, so the difference is in the parts rather than the maker. Compare the travel rows and the two sound packs above, because that is where the difference actually lives.
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