Gateron Melodic
vsOutemu Cream Blue
Hear them
Side by side
| Gateron Melodic | Outemu Cream Blue | |
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Sound | Clicky | Clicky |
| Loudness | -39.6 dB | -34.4 dB |
| Pitch | 1,984 Hz | 2,573 Hz |
| Spring weight | 59.9 g | 59.9 g |
| Actuation force | 37.7 g | 36.1 g |
| Bottom-out force | 75.1 g | 83.5 g |
| Total travel | 3.9 mm | 3.9 mm |
| Tactile bump | 43 g | 53 g |
Force curves compared
Both curves modeled from each switch's measured actuation, bottom-out and tactile-bump values.
Which should you pick?
The Gateron Melodic and Outemu Cream Blue are both clicky switches, but they feel and sound different enough to be worth comparing directly.
Both use a 59.9g spring, so they weigh about the same under the finger.
On sound, Outemu Cream Blue is the louder of the two at -34.4dB versus -39.6dB (5.200000000000003dB quieter), pitched higher at roughly 2,573Hz. It reads as clicky, while Gateron Melodic comes across more clicky.
Both are tactile, but Outemu Cream Blue has the stronger bump at about 53g versus 43g.
Pick Gateron Melodic if you want a quieter typing sound. Pick Outemu Cream Blue 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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