The SanDisk Ultra provides reliable storage in a CompactFlash card. It supports up to UDMA mode 5, which makes it slower than more recent UDMA-7 cards (167MB/s). SanDisk labels this card 50MB/s (read speed). It is the value choice when cost is more important than speed. It is available in 4, 8, 16 and 32 GB capacities.
The SanDisk Ultra CF card performed up to 55MB/s sequential read speed in our benchmark tests. We measured the highest read speed using the Lexar Professional Workflow CFR1 CF card reader. A fastest write speed of 38MB/s was reached in card readers.
Card: SanDisk Ultra 50MB/s 32GB
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
SanDisk Ultra 50MB/s 32GB 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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Lexar Professional Workflow CFR1 | 54.756 | 31.446 | 36.223 | 0.469 | 5.571 | 1360.2 | 2.490 | 607.9 | 5.069 | 1237.6 | 0.599 | 146.2 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 53.625 | 37.390 | 24.797 | 0.459 | 5.621 | 1372.3 | 2.463 | 601.4 | 5.723 | 1397.2 | 0.633 | 154.6 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 53.257 | 30.694 | 51.578 | 0.520 | 5.812 | 1419.0 | 2.403 | 586.6 | 5.689 | 1388.9 | 0.663 | 161.9 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 53.246 | 36.168 | 26.276 | 0.489 | 3.668 | 895.5 | 2.128 | 519.5 | 3.675 | 897.2 | 0.682 | 166.5 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 52.945 | 31.303 | 51.108 | 0.472 | 5.546 | 1353.9 | 2.357 | 575.4 | 5.620 | 1372.0 | 0.624 | 152.3 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 52.408 | 30.737 | 51.334 | 0.446 | 5.747 | 1403.0 | 2.431 | 593.5 | 5.755 | 1405.1 | 0.641 | 156.6 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 51.115 | 31.563 | 51.612 | 0.472 | 5.369 | 1310.8 | 2.514 | 613.8 | 5.389 | 1315.6 | 0.607 | 148.3 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 50.889 | 30.379 | 51.175 | 0.517 | 5.339 | 1303.4 | 2.460 | 600.5 | 5.392 | 1316.4 | 0.615 | 150.2 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 50.536 | 31.037 | 51.325 | 0.472 | 5.414 | 1321.9 | 2.541 | 620.5 | 5.412 | 1321.4 | 0.620 | 151.3 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 49.684 | 23.978 | 50.463 | 0.458 | 4.488 | 1095.7 | 0.347 | 84.6 | 5.324 | 1299.9 | 0.253 | 61.8 |
In cameras, the Ultra CF card reached 34.3 MB/s write speed in the Canon 7D Mark II. It measured 33.3 MB/s in the Nikon D810 and 26.7MB/s in the D800.
SanDisk Ultra 50MB/s 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon 7D Mark II | 34.3 |
Nikon D810 | 33.3 |
Canon 5Ds | 31.9 |
Canon 1D X | 31.0 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 29.1 |
Nikon D800 | 27.6 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 1D X, Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds, Canon 7D Mark II, Nikon D810, Nikon D800
SanDisk Ultra memory cards carry a 10-year warranty. The card is made in China.
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: SanDisk Ultra 50MB/s 32GB CF | |
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Serial number | BLZ070114195743 |
Name | SanDisk SDCFHSNJC-032G |
Firmware | HDX 7.07 |
Highest DMA supported | UDMA5 |
Total capacity | 32,000,442,368 bytes |
External Card Identifiers | |
Printed on end of card | BM140728023B MADE IN CHINA |
Compare prices on the SanDisk Ultra CF 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 | |||
SanDisk Ultra CF | 4 | $7.75 | $30.99 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Ultra CF Amazon Frustration Free | 4 | $7.75 | $30.99 | ||
SanDisk Ultra CF | 8 | $1.87 | $14.99 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Ultra CF Amazon Frustration Free | 8 | N/A | Check price | ||
SanDisk Ultra CF | 16 | $2.63 | $42.00 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Ultra CF Amazon Frustration Free | 16 | $2.63 | $42.00 | ||
SanDisk Ultra CF | 32 | $0.81 | $25.98 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Ultra CF Amazon Frustration Free | 32 | $0.63 | $20.00 |