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Tech · Corsair · 2022

Corsair K70 RGB PRO

An aluminium-topped board built to outlive the software that drives it.

Keyboards built to outlast the desk they sit on#2

Overall

7.8

out of 10

Axis scores

Tech is scored on these 5 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.

Average of 5 axes

7.8/10

Performance
8.4
Value
7.2
Durability
8.8
Ease of use
7.4
Design
7.4
  • Performance — How well it does the core job
  • Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
  • Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
  • Ease of use — Setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance
  • Design — Build quality and how it sits in a room

Specs

Layout
Full size
Top plate
Brushed aluminium
Switches
Cherry MX, soldered
Extras
Detachable USB-C, media wheel

As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.

Is it for you

Buy it if

  • A keyboard that will be on the same desk in eight years
  • You want genuine Cherry switches rather than a clone
  • A physical volume wheel is worth desk space to you

Skip it if

  • You do not want iCUE resident in the background
  • Desk space is tight — this is a full-size board with a wrist rest

The chassis is the argument. A brushed aluminium top plate over a steel frame produces a board with no flex anywhere, and Corsair’s keyboards routinely outlast the machines they were bought with.

iCUE is the tax. It is a large piece of software for what is fundamentally a keyboard, and the recurring owner complaint is not the hardware but how much of the system the driver wants.

Last updated . The scoring method is on how we rank.