Seven rows rated out of 10, six buyer profiles, fixed tiers and Indian prices: how the benchmarksutra Keyboard Score works, with the top 10 of 36 keyboards.
Quick Verdict
One fixed 100-point method for every keyboard: seven ratings from official specs and Indian prices, weighted by six buyer profiles.
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Readers who want to check how any benchmarksutra keyboard score was reached.
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You want hands-on test results; this series is researched, not tested.
Quick Verdict
The benchmarksutra Keyboard Score rates every keyboard out of 100 by giving it seven ratings out of 10, then weighting those ratings for the way you will use it. Under the General profile the top scorer today is the Keychron K2 HE at 83/100 (A tier), ₹21,190 on keychron.in, and the best value is the AULA F75 at 82/100, ₹5,418 on Amazon.in.
This page explains how the benchmarksutra keyboard rating method works, so you can check any score in our keyboard guides yourself.
Item | What it means |
|---|---|
Seven rows | Typing feel & switches, Gaming performance, Build quality, Ergonomics & layout, Connectivity & battery, Software & features, India value |
Ratings | Each row out of 10, one set per keyboard |
Six profiles | General, Gaming, Wireless, Mechanical (typing), Ergonomic, Budget; weights sum to 100 |
Score | Sum of rating × weight, divided by 10 |
Tiers | S 90+, A 80–89, B 70–79, C 60–69, D below 60 |
Label | Researched, not hands-on tested |
Keyboards covered | 36 keyboards sold in India, prices checked 5 November 2026 |
How we rated these: Researched, not hands-on tested. Scores come from official specs, Indian prices checked on 5 November 2026 and the benchmarksutra Keyboard Score. See how the benchmarksutra Keyboard Score works.
Why does benchmarksutra score keyboards?
Keyboard listings in India mix very different products under one word. A ₹529 wired membrane board, a ₹9,399 office keyboard and a ₹20,999 esports board all appear in the same search. Big MRPs and "up to" claims make them harder to compare.
So we built one fixed method. Every keyboard gets the same seven ratings from official specs and Indian prices. Each buyer type then gets its own weighting. A gamer, a writer and an office worker see different rankings from the same ratings.
What are the seven rows?
Row | What we rate | Main inputs |
|---|---|---|
Typing feel & switches | How it types | Switch type (mechanical linear, tactile or clicky, Hall effect, optical, scissor, membrane), actuation, hot-swap, stabilisers, sound dampening |
Gaming performance | Speed and control in games | Polling rate, adjustable actuation and rapid trigger, NKRO or anti-ghosting, wireless latency mode |
Build quality | How long it lasts | Case (aluminium or plastic), plate, keycaps (PBT or ABS, double-shot), gasket mount, rated keystrokes |
Ergonomics & layout | Comfort and fit | Layout size, split or tenting, low profile, wrist rest, feet, Mac and Windows legends |
Connectivity & battery | Wireless freedom | Wired, 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth, multi-device count, official battery life, charging |
Software & features | Control | Software or VIA/QMK, macros, onboard profiles, media keys or knob, backlight, OS support |
India value | What an Indian buyer pays and gets | Best current price on Amazon.in, Flipkart or the brand store, India warranty, service network |
We do not rate latency or sound from our own measurements yet, because we have not tested hardware in-house. Gaming performance is rated from the polling rate and switch features the maker publishes.
How do we rate each row?
Each row is rated out of 10 using fixed rules. Half points are allowed. The main rules:
Row | Rule of thumb |
|---|---|
Typing feel & switches | Hot-swap mechanical with gasket or foam 9–10; standard mechanical 7.5–8.5; low-profile mechanical 7.5–8.5; premium scissor 6.5–7.5; membrane 4–5.5 |
Gaming performance | Hall effect (magnetic) with adjustable actuation and rapid trigger 9.5–10; +0.5 for 8 kHz polling; standard 1 kHz mechanical with NKRO 7.5–8; office keyboards 4–5 |
Build quality | Aluminium case + PBT keycaps 9+; plastic + PBT 7.5–8.5; plastic + ABS 6–7; budget membrane 5 |
Ergonomics & layout | Rated for the keyboard's purpose; split or tented 9+; +0.5 for an included wrist rest; −0.5 for 60% boards (no arrows or F-row) |
Connectivity & battery | Wired only 4; 2.4 GHz only 7; 2.4 GHz + Bluetooth 8; tri-mode multi-device with long battery 9–10 |
India value | Price against the other six rows; −1 if the warranty is under one year or there is no India service; +0.5 for a two-year India warranty |
Hall effect means magnetic switches: a sensor reads how far the key has moved, so you can set the actuation point and use rapid trigger. Razer's Huntsman V3 Pro uses analog optical switches instead. They give similar adjustable actuation, but they are not Hall effect, and we label them correctly.
When a maker does not publish a figure, we rate on what is published and say so in the post. We never guess silently.
What are the six profile weights?
The same seven ratings are weighted differently for six buyer types. Every column adds up to 100.
Row | General | Gaming | Wireless | Mechanical (typing) | Ergonomic | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Typing feel & switches | 20 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Gaming performance | 10 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Build quality | 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Ergonomics & layout | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 35 | 10 |
Connectivity & battery | 15 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Software & features | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
India value | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 40 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
General puts the most weight on typing feel (20) and spreads the rest evenly. Used in Best Keyboard in India.
Gaming gives gaming performance 30 points. Used in Best Gaming Keyboard in India.
Wireless gives connectivity and battery 30 points. Used in Best Wireless Keyboard in India.
Mechanical (typing) gives typing feel 30 and build 20. Used in Best Mechanical Keyboard in India.
Ergonomic gives ergonomics and layout 35 points. Used in Best Ergonomic Keyboard in India.
Budget gives India value 40 points and covers keyboards at ₹5,000 or less. Used in Best Budget Keyboard in India.
Not every keyboard appears in every list. The ergonomic list has only six boards, because the split Logitech ERGO K860 is not officially sold in India, so we left it out rather than score an import.
How is the score calculated?
Score = sum of (rating × weight) ÷ 10, rounded to the nearest whole number. Here is the Keychron K2 HE under the General profile:
Row | Rating /10 | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Typing feel & switches | 9 | 20 | 18 |
Gaming performance | 9.5 | 10 | 9.5 |
Build quality | 8.5 | 15 | 12.75 |
Ergonomics & layout | 7.5 | 15 | 11.25 |
Connectivity & battery | 9 | 15 | 13.5 |
Software & features | 8.5 | 10 | 8.5 |
India value | 6.5 | 15 | 9.75 |
Total | 100 | 83.25 → 83/100 |
In one line: (9×20 + 9.5×10 + 8.5×15 + 7.5×15 + 9×15 + 8.5×10 + 6.5×15) ÷ 10 = 83.25, which rounds to 83/100.
The same ratings give the K2 HE 86 under Gaming, 83 under Wireless and 78 under Budget. The AULA F75 shows the opposite pattern: 82 under General but 84 under Budget, because it costs a quarter as much. That is the point of profiles.
What do the tiers mean?
Tier | Score | What it means |
|---|---|---|
S | 90+ | Best in class for that profile |
A | 80–89 | Strong pick, few compromises |
B | 70–79 | Good, with clear trade-offs |
C | 60–69 | Acceptable for basic or narrow use |
D | Below 60 | Avoid unless niche use case |
These are the same tiers used on every benchmarksutra score. No keyboard reached S tier in this first round. In our buying guides, if a price band has no keyboard at 70 or above, we say so instead of forcing a pick.
Top 10 keyboards by General score
An example of the method in action: the ten highest General scores across all 36 keyboards we rated.
Rank | Keyboard | General score | Tier | ₹ price | Retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Keychron K2 HE | 83 | A | ₹21,190 | keychron.in |
2 | AULA F75 | 82 | A | ₹5,418 | Amazon.in |
3 | AULA F108 Pro | 81 | A | ₹8,999 | Flipkart |
4 | Logitech G915 X LIGHTSPEED | 81 | A | ₹18,995 | Amazon.in |
5 | Logitech G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL | 81 | A | ₹10,995 | Flipkart |
6 | Logitech MX Mechanical | 80 | A | ₹9,995 | Flipkart |
7 | Logitech MX Mechanical Mini | 80 | A | ₹9,495 | Flipkart |
8 | Kreo Swarm 75 | 79 | B | ₹3,999 | Flipkart |
9 | EvoFox Ronin X75 | 79 | B | ₹4,249 | Flipkart |
10 | Logitech MX Keys S | 79 | B | ₹9,399 | Flipkart |
The top ten sit between 79 and 83, and the order is set by unrounded scores. A ₹5,418 board sits one point behind a ₹21,190 one, which is why India value is its own row.
Where does our data come from?
Specs: manufacturer product pages, spec sheets, manuals and warranty pages, India sites first. Where a brand page would not load, we used the maker's spec text as shown on the retailer listing and flagged it.
Prices: Amazon.in, Flipkart and brand India stores, checked on 5 November 2026. We name the retailer next to every price.
Warranty: the maker's warranty page or the warranty summary on the listing. Where no India term is published, we say so.
Never used: other review sites' scores, rankings, wording, tables or charts, and no lab figures.
Where a maker's own pages disagree, for example two battery figures on two AULA sites, we report both or leave the figure out.
What does "Researched, not Tested" mean?
Every keyboard post carries this label. It means the scores come from official specs, Indian prices and our fixed rules. We have not typed on these keyboards for weeks, measured their latency or recorded their sound.
We think this is still useful. Most of a keyboard's value is set by facts you can check: switch type, layout, connections, battery, warranty and price. But it is not a hands-on review, and we will not call it one.
When we test a keyboard hands-on, its label will change to "Tested".
Checklist: how to read a benchmarksutra keyboard score
Check which profile the score uses. A Gaming score and an Ergonomic score answer different questions.
Look at the row ratings, not only the total. A low row can matter more to you than the total.
Check the price date. Our prices were checked on 5 November 2026 and change often.
Check the India warranty line for your brand.
Remember the label: researched, not hands-on tested.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Mistake 1: Comparing scores across profiles
A Gaming 82 and a Wireless 82 are not the same thing. Compare keyboards within one profile.
Mistake 2: Calling every magnetic-style board Hall effect
Analog optical switches also offer adjustable actuation, but they work differently. Check the switch type the maker names.
Mistake 3: Treating MRP as the price
Indian listings often show inflated MRPs, some above ₹50,000. We score on the selling price we found, and we name the retailer.
Our keyboard guides
FAQs
What is the benchmarksutra Keyboard Score?
It is our own 100-point rating for keyboards sold in India. Seven rows are rated out of 10 and weighted by buyer profile.
Did you test these keyboards hands-on?
No. Scores are researched from official specs, Indian prices and fixed rules, and every post is labelled "Researched, not hands-on tested".
Why does one keyboard have six scores?
Each profile weights the same seven ratings differently. A keyboard can be excellent for office work and average for gaming.
Which keyboard has the highest General score?
The Keychron K2 HE, at 83/100, ₹21,190 on keychron.in.
Is the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro a Hall effect keyboard?
No. It uses Razer analog optical switches, which also allow adjustable actuation and rapid trigger, but they are not magnetic Hall effect switches.
Do you use other review sites' scores?
No. We do not copy or reuse any other site's scores, rankings, wording, tables or charts, and we used no lab figures.
What does a D tier mean?
A score below 60. We suggest avoiding these keyboards unless you have a narrow use for them.
Official Sources and Editorial Note
Data checked as of: 5 November 2026
Keychron K2 HE product page
https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k2-he-wireless-magnetic-switch-keyboard
Keychron India warranty
https://keychron.in/pages/warranty
AULA F75 product page
https://aulagear.com/products/aula-f75
Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Tenkeyless 8KHz product page
https://www.razer.com/gaming-keyboards/razer-huntsman-v3-pro-tenkeyless-8khz
Logitech MX Mechanical (India)
https://www.logitech.com/en-in/shop/p/mx-mechanical.920-010761
Logitech India warranty claim policy
https://support.logi.com/hc/en-in/articles/360023183274-Logitech-India-Warranty-Claim-Policy-Procedure
Prices change often; check the retailer before you buy. This article is benchmarksutra's own research and does not rely on any other review site's scores or wording.
