The Kingston 90/80 U3 Secure Digital card offers the latest UHS-I Speed Class 3 performance. At the time of review (2014) it was the fastest SD card offered by Kingston. It offers 90MB/s read and 80MB/s write speeds according to Kingston. It is offered in 32, 64, 128 and 256 GB capacities.
The Speed Class 3 (U3) designation signifies a card able to sustain at least 30MB/s continuous write speed for recording 4K Ultra HD video. In addition to video recording, a fast write speed is ideal for continuous shooting applications for DSLR and mirrorless digital cameras. The high read speed facilitates quick file transfers when using a USB 3.0 card reader. Kingston backs their SD card with a lifetime warranty.
The Kingston 90/80 U3 reached above its advertised read and write speeds in benchmark tests using USB 3.0 card readers. The highest sequential read speed reached up to 98.5 MB/s. The sequential writes peaked at 91.4 MB/s.
Card: Kingston U3 90/80 MB/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
Kingston U3 90/80 MB/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 LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 98.541 | 90.872 | 85.278 | 3.374 | 11.503 | 2808.4 | 1.248 | 304.6 | 13.288 | 3244.1 | 0.972 | 237.3 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 98.053 | 89.416 | 82.295 | 3.455 | 7.499 | 1830.8 | 1.393 | 340.0 | 7.861 | 1919.1 | 0.861 | 210.1 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 98.034 | 89.233 | 81.635 | 3.493 | 7.239 | 1767.2 | 1.349 | 329.3 | 7.567 | 1847.4 | 0.825 | 201.4 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 97.970 | 89.416 | 82.015 | 3.469 | 7.080 | 1728.4 | 1.396 | 340.8 | 7.377 | 1801.1 | 0.813 | 198.4 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 97.424 | 90.778 | 85.208 | 3.365 | 11.363 | 2774.1 | 1.411 | 344.5 | 13.237 | 3231.7 | 1.010 | 246.6 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 97.334 | 90.699 | 85.165 | 3.499 | 11.350 | 2771.0 | 1.412 | 344.8 | 13.272 | 3240.2 | 1.073 | 262.0 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 96.911 | 90.092 | 84.828 | 3.340 | 10.097 | 2465.2 | 1.304 | 318.4 | 13.116 | 3202.2 | 1.006 | 245.6 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 96.804 | 88.772 | 85.151 | 3.371 | 10.863 | 2652.1 | 1.277 | 311.8 | 13.027 | 3180.4 | 0.972 | 237.2 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 96.777 | 89.922 | 85.165 | 3.461 | 10.906 | 2662.7 | 1.247 | 304.5 | 13.148 | 3210.0 | 1.046 | 255.5 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 96.750 | 88.945 | 84.702 | 3.326 | 9.966 | 2433.1 | 1.268 | 309.6 | 12.960 | 3164.1 | 0.962 | 235.0 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 96.705 | 87.440 | 88.465 | 19.092 | 6.040 | 1474.7 | 0.880 | 214.9 | 7.127 | 1740.1 | 0.895 | 218.6 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 96.679 | 89.028 | 84.744 | 3.419 | 9.955 | 2430.3 | 1.388 | 338.8 | 12.854 | 3138.1 | 0.989 | 241.6 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 96.545 | 88.742 | 83.358 | 3.333 | 9.972 | 2434.7 | 1.301 | 317.7 | 13.007 | 3175.5 | 0.886 | 216.2 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 96.483 | 91.427 | 76.704 | 3.453 | 10.082 | 2461.5 | 1.299 | 317.1 | 11.378 | 2777.8 | 0.880 | 214.9 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR1 | 95.664 | 90.084 | 84.092 | 3.385 | 9.725 | 2374.3 | 1.217 | 297.2 | 10.753 | 2625.3 | 1.043 | 254.6 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 95.455 | 89.791 | 83.816 | 3.442 | 7.406 | 1808.2 | 1.276 | 311.5 | 7.460 | 1821.2 | 0.967 | 236.2 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 95.256 | 89.584 | 84.632 | 3.660 | 9.054 | 2210.4 | 1.391 | 339.6 | 11.302 | 2759.2 | 0.898 | 219.3 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 95.100 | 86.118 | 80.444 | 3.365 | 6.602 | 1611.9 | 1.319 | 322.1 | 7.403 | 1807.3 | 1.002 | 244.7 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 94.739 | 88.862 | 77.051 | 3.380 | 5.577 | 1361.5 | 1.428 | 348.6 | 5.598 | 1366.7 | 0.875 | 213.6 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 92.508 | 85.050 | 81.406 | 3.316 | 9.566 | 2335.4 | 1.316 | 321.4 | 11.509 | 2809.8 | 0.948 | 231.4 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 91.419 | 82.409 | 61.330 | 3.442 | 11.370 | 2775.9 | 1.310 | 319.7 | 13.243 | 3233.1 | 0.991 | 241.8 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 85.243 | 81.279 | 76.678 | 3.543 | 10.097 | 2465.2 | 1.312 | 320.4 | 11.347 | 2770.3 | 1.014 | 247.5 |
In camera tests it performed among the fastest SD cards. In the Nikon D750 it reached 67.1 MB/s write speed, good enough to rank as the second-fastest SD card tested in that camera, only trailing the SanDisk Extreme Pro SD card by a small margin. In the Canon 7D Mark II it reached 70.8 MB/s, trailing only the SanDisk Extreme Pro and Toshiba Exceria Pro SD cards. If you are looking for a high-performance UHS-I SD card, the Kingston 90/80 U3 card deserves consideration.
Kingston U3 90/80 MB/s 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Nikon D500 | 80.1 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 78.9 |
Canon 77D | 78.6 |
Canon 80D | 78.5 |
Nikon D7500 | 77.7 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 76.3 |
Fuji X-Pro2 | 76.1 |
Canon EOS M5 | 76.0 |
Sony A9 | 75.8 |
Nikon D5600 | 75.2 |
Nikon D7200 | 72.2 |
Canon Rebel T6i/T6s | 71.5 |
Canon 7D Mark II | 70.8 |
Nikon D5500 | 69.9 |
Canon 5Ds | 69.4 |
Nikon D7100 | 68.3 |
Nikon D750 | 67.1 |
Fuji X-T10 | 54.6 |
Samsung NX1 | 53.1 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 40.0 |
Olympus PEN-F | 39.3 |
Olympus E-M5 II | 37.7 |
Sony A7R II | 36.0 |
Panasonic GH5 | 35.5 |
Pentax K-3 II | 35.5 |
Sony A6000 | 35.1 |
Canon 70D | 34.9 |
Sony A6300 | 34.7 |
Canon 6D | 34.5 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds, Canon 6D, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 70D, Canon 77D, Canon 80D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T6i/T6s, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Nikon D750, Nikon D7500, Nikon D7200, Nikon D7100, Nikon D5600, Nikon D5500, Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus E-M5 II, Olympus PEN-F, Panasonic GH5, Pentax K-3 II, Samsung NX1, Sony A7R II, Sony A9, Sony A6000, Sony A6300
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
Kingston U3 90/80 MB/s 32GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 32507290 |
Product Name (PNM) | SD32G |
Product Revision | 3.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000041 |
OEM ID (OID) | 42 |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 06/2014 |
Total capacity | 32,090,619,904 bytes |
Compare prices on the Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
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Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD | 32 | $2.19 | $69.95 | Check price | Check price |
Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD | 64 | $0.93 | $59.40 | Check price | Check price |
Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD | 128 | $0.39 | $49.28 | Check price | Check price |
Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD | 256 | $0.56 | $144.00 | Check price | Check price |