Gamakay Mercury
vsZi Yuan
Hear them
Side by side
| Gamakay Mercury | Zi Yuan | |
| Type | Linear | Linear |
| Sound | Balanced | Recorded |
| Loudness | -35.3 dB | -35 dB |
| Pitch | 2,211 Hz | 2,814 Hz |
| Spring weight | 65.5 g | 65.5 g |
| Actuation force | 43.9 g | 43.3 g |
| Bottom-out force | 84.6 g | 78.8 g |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4.1 mm |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out values.
Which should you pick?
The Gamakay Mercury and Zi Yuan are both linear switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
Both use a 65.5g spring, so they weigh about the same under the finger.
On sound, Zi Yuan is the louder of the two at -35dB versus -35.3dB (0.29999999999999716dB quieter), pitched higher at roughly 2,814Hz. It reads as recorded, while Gamakay Mercury comes across more balanced.
Pick Gamakay Mercury if you want a quieter typing sound. Pick Zi Yuan if you'd rather have a louder, more present sound. Use the players above to hear which one you actually prefer.
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