Komputerbay offers computer memory products including RAM and flash memory. This Komputerbay Professional 1066x CompactFlash card supports UDMA 7 for high speed transfer, offering up to 160MB/s sequential read and 155MB/s sequential write according to Komputerbay. The 1066x CF card is available in 32, 64, 128 and 256GB capacities. The card in this review is 128GB.
The high speed, large capacity and low price appeal to users who shoot video, especially RAW video using MagicLantern.
Komputerbay 1066x 128GB card was benchmarked in a several of USB 3.0 CF card readers. It reached 159.5 MB/s sequential read in the Kingston FCR-HS4 card reader. The sequential write speed measured 149.5 MB/s. The write speed was slightly below the Lexar Professional 1066x 128GB.
Card: Komputerbay 1066x 128GB
Benchmark: CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64
Program settings: 1000 MB, 5 passes, random test data
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 4.40GHz
RAM: 32GB DDR3 1600
Komputerbay 1066x 128GB Card Reader Benchmarks | Seq. Read 1000MB MB/s | Seq. Write 1000MB MB/s | Rand. Read 512KB MB/s | Rand. Write 512KB MB/s | Rand. Read 4KB MB/s QD1 | Rand. Read 4KB IOPS QD1 | Rand. Write 4KB MB/s QD1 | Rand. Write 4KB IOPS QD1 | Rand. Read 4KB MB/s QD32 | Rand. Read 4KB IOPS QD32 | Rand. Write 4KB MB/s QD32 | Rand. Write 4KB IOPS QD32 |
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Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 159.479 | 149.540 | 145.323 | 53.605 | 10.347 | 2526.2 | 1.723 | 420.6 | 13.229 | 3229.7 | 2.148 | 524.4 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 158.996 | 151.092 | 147.199 | 61.014 | 10.806 | 2638.2 | 1.735 | 423.5 | 13.838 | 3378.4 | 2.155 | 526.2 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 158.923 | 151.463 | 147.345 | 48.812 | 10.799 | 2636.5 | 1.736 | 423.9 | 13.827 | 3375.8 | 2.161 | 527.6 |
Lexar Professional Workflow CFR1 | 158.683 | 147.148 | 107.227 | 53.711 | 8.795 | 2147.1 | 1.711 | 417.7 | 10.916 | 2665.1 | 2.109 | 514.8 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 157.633 | 129.855 | 69.557 | 44.244 | 5.257 | 1283.6 | 1.524 | 372.2 | 5.637 | 1376.3 | 1.795 | 438.3 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 153.256 | 136.196 | 144.667 | 58.292 | 9.652 | 2356.4 | 1.835 | 448.0 | 12.097 | 2953.4 | 2.232 | 544.9 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 152.365 | 134.778 | 143.569 | 51.773 | 9.289 | 2267.8 | 1.840 | 449.1 | 11.643 | 2842.6 | 2.237 | 546.2 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 152.343 | 134.605 | 143.617 | 52.547 | 9.324 | 2276.3 | 1.840 | 449.1 | 11.610 | 2834.5 | 2.232 | 545.0 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 151.463 | 139.142 | 143.401 | 30.306 | 7.629 | 1862.6 | 1.498 | 365.7 | 10.112 | 2468.8 | 1.845 | 450.5 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 138.189 | 113.005 | 57.585 | 42.363 | 10.354 | 2527.9 | 1.748 | 426.7 | 13.284 | 3243.1 | 2.156 | 526.4 |
The card will be tested in a variety of cameras. When available, the results will appear below.
Komputerbay 1066x 128GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon 5D Mark IV | 110.9 |
Canon 5Ds | 101.6 |
Canon 1D X | 94.5 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 1D X, Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds
Komputerbay offers a limited lifetime warranty.
The following table contains information about the tested card. Card information including a unique serial number, name (often a model number) and firmware version is encoded in the card. Cards are often engraved or printed with an identifier on the outside, but it is often a batch or lot number and not an individual serial number.
Internal Card Information: Komputerbay 1066x 128GB CF | |
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Serial number | AA000000000003084736 |
Name | SILICONMOTION SM2236AB |
Firmware | 20140121 |
Highest DMA supported | UDMA7 |
Total capacity | 128,043,712,512 bytes |
External Card Identifiers | |
Printed on end of card | KBFR1501KPX128G TW |
Compare prices on the Komputerbay 1066x card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
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Amazon | B&H Photo | Adorama | |||
Komputerbay 1066x | 128 | $0.35 | $45.00 |