Specs in, scores out
Every board is described by the same 22 spec fields — polling rate, switch tech, mounting, keycap material, battery, weight. Four category scores are computed from those fields by a fixed formula, never hand-written.
Independent keyboard intelligence · no sponsored placement
Pick the keyboard that actually fits your game.
KeyBench scores every mechanical and Hall Effect board on speed, build, features and value — then filters all of them against what you play and what you want to spend.
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How to use KeyBench
Four steps from “I need a keyboard” to “this one, ordered”. Nothing here needs an account.
Your brief, ranked
The recommender answers seven questions, then blends how well a board fits your brief (62%) with its overall quality (23%) and your priority category (15%) — and it tells you where each pick falls short.
Verify before you buy
Each detail page links straight out to live retailer and reviewer searches for that exact model, because our own prices are estimates compiled from product knowledge, not scraped quotes.
What's inside
Four tools, one database
Anatomy
What you are actually paying for
Scroll to pull a keyboard apart. These six layers decide how it sounds, how it feels, and how long it survives a spill-free three years of use.
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The jargon, decoded
Switch tech and the specs that matter
Five things decide whether a board is right for you. Everything else is cosmetics.
Size guide
How much desk do you want to give up?
Widths are to scale. Click any layout to filter the database to it.
The full range
From $20 to $1500 — the price spectrum
Scroll horizontally through every board in the database, cheapest to most expensive. The further you scroll, the more boutique the boards get.
Budget
Mid-range
Premium
Boutique
Straight from the data
Picks by budget
Computed live from the database — no editorial shortlists, no affiliate ordering.
Ready when you are.
Answer seven questions and get a ranked shortlist with the reasons behind every pick.
Prices on KeyBench are estimates. Every keyboard page links out to live retailer and review searches so you can confirm the real number before you pay.