SteelSeries Apex 5 vs Razer BlackWidow X (2017)

The SteelSeries Apex 5 has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely Popular Mechanics and nerdtechy.com. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "Best for People Who Want to Stand Out" title from Popular Mechanics, and "Ranked 3 out of 7" from nerdtechy.com, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

Moving on to the Razer Blackwidow X Chroma (2017): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like TechSpot, PCWorld, TrustedReviews, PC Gamer, and Tom's Guide, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Sources that tested and scored both products, like Tom's Guide, haven't shown a preference for either in their reviews.

We also examined the available data to learn which sources liked these two Mechanical Keyboards best and found that the SteelSeries Apex 5 managed to get its highest, 9.1, review score from Rtings, whereas the Razer Blackwidow X Chroma (2017) got its best rating from TechSpot - 8.1.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the SteelSeries Apex 5 earned an average review score of 8.0 out of 10 points and the Razer Blackwidow X Chroma (2017) received an average of 7.8, compared to the 7.4 average of Mechanical Keyboards in general.