Comparing Razer Cynosa V2 and SteelSeries Apex 5
Experts recommend Razer Cynosa V2 more than SteelSeries Apex 5
As of 3 Jun 2022, experts prefer Razer Cynosa V2 over SteelSeries Apex 5, but both Gaming Keyboards have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Razer Cynosa V2 received 3 recommendations: from T3 (25 Mar 2022), GamesRadar+ (25 May 2022) and Tom's Guide (30 Apr 2022). By contrast, SteelSeries Apex 5 received only 2 recommendations from GamesRadar+ (25 May 2022) and Tom's Guide (30 Apr 2022).
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Endorsement summary:
- On 25 May 2022
GamesRadar+ ranked Razer Cynosa V2 as #3 and SteelSeries Apex 5 as #4 Rank Gaming Keyboard Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 13 Razer Cynosa V2 The best budget gaming keyboard#4 out of 13 SteelSeries Apex 5 The best mid-range gaming keyboard... ... ... Source: www.gamesradar.com - On 30 Apr 2022
Tom's Guide ranked Razer Cynosa V2 as #2 and SteelSeries Apex 5 as #10 Rank Gaming Keyboard Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 12 Razer Cynosa V2 The best budget gaming keyboard... ... ... #10 out of 12 SteelSeries Apex 5 The best hybrid gaming keyboard... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com - On 25 Mar 2022
T3 ranked Razer Cynosa V2 as #12 Rank Gaming Keyboard Comment ... ... ... #12 out of 24 Razer Cynosa V2 The best budget membrane gaming keyboard... ... ... Source: www.t3.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 121 expert endorsements of the May rankings, Razer Cynosa V2 outranks SteelSeries Apex 5. This is not to say that that SteelSeries Apex 5 is a bad option. Like Razer Cynosa V2, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Razer Cynosa V2 
SteelSeries Apex 5 Customers like SteelSeries Apex 5 and Razer Cynosa V2 about the same
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
SteelSeries Apex 5
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Both SteelSeries Apex 5 and Razer Cynosa V2 have very similar amazing customer reviews.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling gaming keyboard receives a consumer score of 8.7 (great). Both Razer Cynosa V2 and SteelSeries Apex 5 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Razer Cynosa V2 | |
| SteelSeries Apex 5 | |
| Median best-selling Gaming Keyboard |
Razer Cynosa V2 is more popular than SteelSeries Apex 5
It's fairly safe to say that Razer Cynosa V2 is a more popular gaming keyboard than SteelSeries Apex 5, based on its 10,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Razer Cynosa V2 and SteelSeries Apex 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Corsair K65 RGB Mini | $91 | 3 expert recommendations | ||
 | Razer Cynosa V2 | $49 | 3 expert recommendations | ||
 | Roccat Vulcan 121 | $85 | 2 expert recommendations | ||
| Rank | Change | Price | Gaming Keyboard | Laptop Mag  | Rtings.com  | TechRadar  | PC Gamer  | Tom's Hardware  | T3 | GamesRadar+ | Tom's Guide | Digital Trends  | PCMag  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $200 |  Razer Huntsman v2 Analog | 6 | - | 1 | - | 9 | - | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | - | $106 |  Corsair K70 RGB TKL | 11 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | - | $222 |  Corsair K100 RGB | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 14 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 4 | +1 | $184 |  Logitech G915 TKL | - | - | 6 | - | - | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | - |
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Expert reviews [19]
- with a score: 7
- without a score: 12
| Highest score by saudi24news.com | 90 |
| Average score based on 19 reviews | 80 |
| Lowest score by Tom's Guide | 68 |
Score distribution:
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| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [9]
- with a score: 7
- without a score: 2
| Highest score by Rtings.com | 91 |
| Average score based on 9 reviews | 81 |
| Lowest score by powerup-gaming.com | 68 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
- The #1 Best-Selling Gaming Peripherals Manufacturer in the US: Source - The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Retail Tracking Service, Gaming Designed: Keyboards, Mice, PC Headsets, and PC Microphones, Based on dollar sales, Jan. 2017- June 2020 combined.
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- Hybrid mechanical gaming switches – The tactile click of a blue mechanical switch plus a smooth membrane
- OLED smart display – Customize with gifs, game info, discord messages, and more.
- Aircraft-grade aluminum alloy frame – Manufactured for unbreakable durability and sturdiness
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Razer Cynosa V2 is a very popular option in the middle of the gaming keyboards price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling gaming keyboards and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as SteelSeries Apex 3 or Rosewill RK-9000V2 .
Razer Cynosa V2 is $7 more expensive than an average gaming keyboard ($79.99).
SteelSeries Apex 5 is a very popular option in the middle of the gaming keyboards price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling gaming keyboards and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Roccat Vulcan 120 or Corsair K57 .
SteelSeries Apex 5 is $8.98 more expensive than an average gaming keyboard ($79.99).
