3×3 speed cube
Below you will find an interactive comparison chart of some of the best speed cubes available on the market. The chart includes a description of the speed cube based on corner cutting, pops, lockups, and price. This chart can give you a better idea of the characteristics of certain speed cubes compared to others.
If you want to see my personal picks for the best 3×3 speed cube head over to Ultimate guide to the best speed cube
**Table updated on April 6 2016**
| Turning | Corner cutting | Pops | Catches and Lockups | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cong's Design Meiying | Fast turning layers | Okay, just barely | None | Catching due to misaligned layers | |
Cong's Design Yueying | Balance between speed and control | Inconsistent corner cutting | None | Catches due to loose internal design | |
Dayan Guhong | Very smooth, Quite Fast | Good | Seldom | Minimal to none | |
Dayan Panshi | Smooth and Clicky | Good | Tends to pop | With torpedoes | |
Dayan Zanchi | Snappy and Very Fast | Good | May pop | May lock if not accurate | |
Fanghshi Shuang Ren | Very light, smooth and Fast | Effortless | None | May lock if not accurate | |
Fangshi Guanying | Extremely fast turning speed | Okay | None | Small catches due to overshooting | |
Gans 356S V2 | Very smooth and controllable layer turns. | Excellent, one of the best. | None | Small catches due to looseness in design. | |
Gans III Ganspuzzle | Smooth and very light weight | Okay | None | Catches due to flexing of core | |
GuoGuan YueXiao | Very fast and light turning layers. | Very Good, due to hollow corner pieces. | None | Small catches due to overshooting. | |
Maru Cx3 | Fast turning, slightly scratchy, loud | Good | None | Small catches may occur | |
Moyu Aolong GT | A perfect combination of fast and smooth layer turning. | Good but nothing special | None | Catches occur due misaligned layers. | |
Moyu Aolong V2 | Very smooth and very fast | Good | None | Small catches due to inaccurate turns | |
Moyu Hualong | Blocky very controllable | Okay, just barely | None | Catches due to bad poor corner cutting | |
Moyu Huanying | Light, crispy and Fast | Effortless | May pop | Minimal to none | |
Moyu Sulong | Fast and light while being smooth | Very little pressure needed | None | Practically none | |
Moyu Tanglong | Blocky and smooth | Excellent | None | Very small catches due to inaccurate turns | |
Moyu Weilong | Fast turning Blocky and crunchy | Very Good | None | Little Lock ups due to over shooting | |
Moyu Weilong GTS | Very fast and light | Okay | None | Likes to catch and lock up | |
Newisland Phoenix | Fast and Snappy | Okay | None | Small catches due to misaligned layers | |
Qiyi Thunderclap | Very smooth and in control | Barely passing | None | Occasional catching and locking | |
Shengshou Aurora | Extremely smooth very controllable | Okay | None | Minimal to none | |
X-Man Tornado | Super fast and very light | Bad | None | Lock ups due to overshooting | |
Yj GuanLong | Feels spongy and slow | Bad | None | Catches occur frequently | |
Yuxin 3x3 | Slow and sluggish | Effortless | None | Catches occur frequently | |
Yuxin Fire | Smooth but a little bit on the slow side | Okay | None | Minimal to none |
**The chart is sorted alphabetically and does not try to show any order of best to worst.**
Some things to Consider about each description.
- Turning: Generally speed cubes will have two types of Turning. These two types are Fast Turning and Smooth Turning.
- Corner Cutting: Corner cutting is the ability of a speed cube to turn layers without having them perfectly aligned. This makes for faster and more fluid solves.
- No Locking up and Catching: There are several reasons why speed cubes will lock up or catch on pieces. Certain speed cubes will have lock up and catch more then other speed cubes.
- Tension and Lubrication: The way a speed cube is tensioned and lubricated can change it from how initially feels. Proper tension and lubrication varies but it is very important.
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Well, can you add sumthing like top 5 or so? it’s kinda confusing really 😀
Hey Ardian, This is the complete list. Click here to go to the ultimate guide to the best speed cube Here you will find a narrower list along with top picks.
Hey. Tornado has one of the best corner cutting of the world, even more easier than yuexiao. ¿Why you put it like bad corner cutting? It must be the OPPOSITE
hey folks, very extensive review here, like it alot. i recently started cubing and im getting sub minute solves now. id really like to step my game up so im lookin for a decent cube. but here is the catch, i really dislike stickers. so is there a list somewhere of all stickerless speed cubes or tiled cubes instead of stickered?
Good to hear hamito. Just keep cubing and you’ll get faster in no time!
Happy Cubing!
Hey hamito,
thanks for the compliment and good job on the cubing. I personally prefer stickers myself but totally understand why some cubers like you prefer stickerless versions. I don’t have a list of only stickerless cubes but that’s a great idea. Maybe I’ll make one since the website is going through a major update.
Happy Cubing!