Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 23, 2026
would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
HOKA Mach X 3
Speed / workouts · Neutral · Road · 8.9 oz · 44/39mm stack · 5mm drop · Medium
How it ranks
The HOKA Mach X 3 is one of the strongest maximalist shoes in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating is based on 4 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Mach X product line.
Good
89/100
Overall
89
Cushioning
90
Comfort
87
Appearance
78
Durability
72
Value
73
Confidence
58
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
58/100
Based on
- Product line track record
- Our ratings
- External ratings
Where to buy
Running Warehouse
$190
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Dick's Sporting Goods
Pink / Orange (and 4 others)
$190
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BuyPros
- Comfort and cushioning both rate 4.7 out of 5 in the three reviews so far.
- One of three reviewers so far uses it for track work and finds it supportive.
- The Mach X and Mach X 2 before it both score 99, on forty-seven and eleven reviews.
Cons
- Durability and value draw the lowest ratings of the three reviews so far, both at 3.7 out of 5.
- One of three reviewers rates the value 2 out of 5.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Confidence
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Mach X
Each dot is one version of the Mach X, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
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100
97
2023
98
2024
89
2025
Release year
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.9 oz
- Release
- 2025 Q3
- MSRP
- $190
- Widths
- Medium
- Stack Height
- 44mm heel - 39mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Available sizes
Men's
8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13
7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5
41, 42, 42.5, 43, 44, 44.5, 45, 45.5, 46, 47, 47.5
Women's
6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10
4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8
37, 37.5, 38, 38.5, 39, 40, 40.5, 41, 42
Runner reviews
Excellent trainer
5/5
Overall
A lot of support and still a good trainer for track work.
Runningroger · Jun 7, 2026
50 mpw 250 miles in this shoe would buy again
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Speed / workouts
Speed / workouts
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.9 oz M
Lightest
9.4 oz M
9 oz M
Stack
44/39mm
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40.5/32.5mm
Drop
5mm
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8mm
Release
2025 Q3
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Ratings
Overall
Good (89)
Exceptional (98)
Best overall
Exceptional (98)
Comfort
Good (87)
Exceptional (98)
Best comfort
Very good (91)
Cushioning
Very good (90)
Exceptional (97)
Best cushioning
Very good (92)
Durability
Decent (72)
Good (81)
Best durability
Decent (70)
Appearance
Decent (78)
Good (86)
Best appearance
Decent (75)
Value
Decent (73)
Good (81)
Excellent (94)
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