Best for passthrough features
Razer Huntsman V2 Analog
4.4 feature score
Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.
Best Gaming Keyboard for passthrough features
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Safest pick
Corsair K100 RGB
4.2 feature score
Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro
11 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.
Best overall product
ASUS ROG Azoth
4.2 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.
Passthrough is a well-liked premium feature, especially because it is USB 3.0 and placed on the side for easy access.
Pros: per-key lighting control, build quality
Cons: sound dampening, portability
Passthrough features are well supported, with several reviews calling out the extra USB passthrough port.
Pros: frame rigidity, key stability
Cons: analog input support, hot-swappable switches
Passthrough-related evidence is limited to an included USB pass-through accessory with Type-C ports rather than a major on-keyboard feature.
Pros: backlight brightness, latency
Cons: rapid trigger support, wrist rest quality
Passthrough is useful but limited: reviewers like having USB-A/USB 2.0 passthrough, yet note second-cable requirements and limited support for higher-power or high-speed devices.
Pros: latency, RGB customization
Cons: battery life, size and form factor
The USB passthrough was widely mentioned as useful, but repeatedly limited by USB 2.0 and, in one case, a failed passthrough unit.
Pros: key spacing, per-key lighting control
Cons: wrist rest quality, reliability
Passthrough features are limited and mostly tied to dongle, extender, and polling-rate booster accessories rather than a full keyboard passthrough hub.
Pros: typing comfort, wireless performance
Cons: rapid trigger support, analog input support
Passthrough is weak because one review specifically noted the absence of extra ports or headset connections.
Pros: extra gaming features, onboard memory
Cons: hot-swappable switches, ease of switch replacement
Passthrough extras are weak because at least one review explicitly notes no USB hub or extra screen/buttons.
Pros: size and form factor, customization options
Cons: passthrough features, portability
Passthrough features are weak because the accessory USB-C headers are not general passthrough ports and some older cabling conveniences are missing.
Pros: acoustics, noise level
Cons: rapid trigger support, analog input support
Passthrough features were a drawback because reviewers noted USB passthrough was removed or absent compared with older K70 models.
Pros: onboard memory, rapid trigger support
Cons: passthrough features, wireless performance
Passthrough features were weak because reviewers noted the missing USB passthrough compared with expectations or earlier models.
Pros: customization options, sound dampening
Cons: passthrough features, ease of switch replacement
Passthrough features are weak, with the available evidence only calling out the absence of USB passthrough beside the single USB-C port.
Pros: profile management, durability
Cons: wireless performance, analog input support
Passthrough support was a weakness where mentioned because one review specifically called out the absence of a USB passthrough port.
Pros: macro customization, latency
Cons: hot-swappable switches, passthrough features
Passthrough features were weak because one review explicitly noted there is no USB passthrough.
Pros: per-key lighting control, gaming performance
Cons: passthrough features, stabilizer quality
Passthrough features are weak because reviewers repeatedly note the lack of USB passthrough or extra ports.
Pros: layout options, key responsiveness
Cons: wireless performance, passthrough features
Passthrough is effectively absent, with reviewers wishing for a USB hub or passthrough port.
Pros: per-key lighting control, RGB customization
Cons: analog input support, hot-swappable switches
Passthrough support is weak because reviews explicitly note the lack of USB passthrough on the wireless models.
Pros: polling rate, key responsiveness
Cons: passthrough features, wrist rest quality
Passthrough features are a consistent absence, with reviews explicitly noting no USB passthrough and, on TKL, no audio passthrough.
Pros: latency, per-key lighting control
Cons: hot-swappable switches, wireless performance
Passthrough features are weak: reviews explicitly note the lack of extra USB ports, audio jacks, or similar passthrough hardware.
Pros: hot-swappable switches, connectivity
Cons: passthrough features, wrist rest quality
Passthrough features are a clear limitation because reviewers noted the absence or removal of USB pass-through/charging.
Pros: frame rigidity, materials quality
Cons: wireless performance, hot-swappable switches
Passthrough features are absent, with reviewers explicitly noting no USB passthrough or pass-through ports.
Pros: polling rate, sound dampening
Cons: passthrough features, wireless performance
Passthrough is weak because the dual USB-C ports are not described as usable for external USB devices.
Pros: gaming performance, latency
Cons: battery life, analog input support
Passthrough features are weak because one review explicitly says there are no USB pass-through ports.
Pros: frame rigidity, actuation consistency
Cons: passthrough features, wireless performance
Passthrough features were absent, with reviewers explicitly noting no USB passthrough.
Pros: key responsiveness, frame rigidity
Cons: analog input support, wireless performance
Passthrough features are consistently absent, with multiple reviews noting the dropped or missing USB passthrough port.
Pros: layout options, keycap quality
Cons: wrist rest quality, profile management