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Keychron Q3 HE 8K
Keychron Q3 HE 8K is a TKL (80%) Hall Effect keyboard built around Keychron Lime Magnetic switches for an adjustable magnetic feel. It offers rapid trigger, 8000 Hz polling, hot-swap sockets, a rotary knob. Its spec sheet reads wired only, gasket, PBT keycaps, Per-key RGB, 1840 g case, released 2025. KeyBench scores it 84 out of 100 across speed, build, features and value.
$230
Estimated typical street price in US dollars, not launch MSRP. Prices on this site are checked against retailer listings and move; confirm before you buy.
Scores
Ranked 22 of 946 overall, and 22 of 145 among Hall Effect boards in the database.
- Overall
- 84
- Speed
- 94
- Build
- 100
- Features
- 68
- Value
- 52
Specifications
- Switch type
- Hall Effect · Keychron Lime Magnetic
- Feel
- Adjustable magnetic
- Layout
- TKL (80%)
- Connection
- Wired
- Polling rate
- 8000 Hz
- Rapid trigger
- Yes
- Hot-swap
- Yes
- Mount
- Gasket
- Keycaps
- PBT
- Weight
- 1840 g
- Battery
- No battery (wired)
- Backlight
- Per-key RGB
- Rotary knob
- Yes
- Released
- 2025
EsportsRapid triggerAluminium casePremiumQMK / VIAGasket mount
How its switch registers
Keychron Q3 HE 8K ships with Keychron Lime Magnetic, rated adjustable magnetic by this database. Because position is analog, the key resets as soon as it starts rising instead of waiting for a fixed release point. The reason FPS players chase these boards — re-actuation with almost no lift.
Drawn distances are the norm for this switch family, not a measurement of this keyboard. The animation is the same diagram the app uses.
Sound
On the sound model used across this site it reads as ultra-deep · pillowy · sharp. That is a character derived from its mount, case weight, switch feel and noise rating — it is not a recording of this keyboard.
Play the typing sample and see the full sound breakdown in the app.
Where to look
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