The PNY Elite Performance 128GB SDXC memory card provides UHS-I performance and is rated U3 for full HD and 4K video recording. The card offers a 95MB/s read speed for fast downloads of pictures and video. The UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) rating assures the card can maintain at least 30MB/s continuous write speed for uninterrupted video recording, but PNY does not state a maximum write speed. Elite Performance 95MB/s cards are available in several capacities: 32, 64, 128, 256 and 512 GB. All are rated U3 except for the 32GB size which is rated U1. The 128GB SDXC card (P-SDX128U395-GE) is tested in this review.
PNY memory cards have a lifetime warranty in USA and a 5-year warranty in Europe. The card is marked on the back, "made in Korea."
In benchmark performance testing in card readers, the PNY Elite Performance 95MB/s card provided 96.8 MB/s sequential read speed. The sequential write speed reached 69.2 MB/s, which is significantly faster than the 56.3 MB/s measured in the 256GB capacity card test, and nearly the same speed as the 67.3 MB/s measured in the 64GB version.
Card: PNY Elite Performance U3 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
PNY Elite Performance U3 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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Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 97.888 | 69.131 | 85.605 | 11.631 | 4.171 | 1018.3 | 0.791 | 193.2 | 5.135 | 1253.7 | 0.772 | 188.5 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 97.888 | 67.948 | 85.991 | 11.729 | 4.282 | 1045.4 | 0.623 | 152.0 | 5.369 | 1310.8 | 0.786 | 192.0 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 97.751 | 69.144 | 85.179 | 11.625 | 4.128 | 1007.8 | 0.825 | 201.4 | 5.209 | 1271.8 | 0.766 | 187.0 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 96.786 | 68.516 | 89.070 | 25.026 | 5.706 | 1393.1 | 0.702 | 171.4 | 7.492 | 1829.1 | 0.876 | 213.9 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 96.759 | 69.195 | 88.759 | 25.618 | 5.724 | 1397.5 | 0.700 | 170.9 | 7.455 | 1820.1 | 0.872 | 212.9 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 95.971 | 68.674 | 88.261 | 25.532 | 5.821 | 1421.1 | 0.702 | 171.3 | 7.461 | 1821.5 | 0.861 | 210.2 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 95.195 | 67.541 | 88.907 | 25.210 | 5.630 | 1374.5 | 0.679 | 165.8 | 7.381 | 1801.9 | 0.849 | 207.3 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 95.169 | 68.687 | 88.803 | 41.351 | 5.700 | 1391.5 | 0.702 | 171.5 | 7.423 | 1812.2 | 0.873 | 213.2 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 95.143 | 68.611 | 88.818 | 32.353 | 5.680 | 1386.7 | 0.699 | 170.8 | 7.437 | 1815.8 | 0.876 | 213.8 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 95.066 | 68.036 | 89.188 | 35.602 | 5.704 | 1392.7 | 0.700 | 171.0 | 7.420 | 1811.5 | 0.883 | 215.5 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 94.980 | 67.641 | 86.731 | 26.121 | 5.684 | 1387.7 | 0.700 | 170.9 | 7.390 | 1804.3 | 0.876 | 213.8 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 94.937 | 68.001 | 83.927 | 11.545 | 3.993 | 975.0 | 0.807 | 197.1 | 5.211 | 1272.3 | 0.780 | 190.5 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 94.885 | 68.463 | 88.436 | 34.727 | 5.694 | 1390.2 | 0.708 | 173.0 | 7.510 | 1833.6 | 0.884 | 215.9 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 94.791 | 68.557 | 88.378 | 29.827 | 5.660 | 1381.8 | 0.700 | 170.8 | 7.268 | 1774.5 | 0.874 | 213.4 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR1 | 94.765 | 68.481 | 87.120 | 25.190 | 5.176 | 1263.6 | 0.697 | 170.1 | 6.808 | 1662.1 | 0.864 | 210.9 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 94.705 | 68.981 | 87.913 | 25.022 | 5.352 | 1306.7 | 0.698 | 170.4 | 7.085 | 1729.8 | 0.872 | 212.8 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 94.628 | 68.768 | 88.043 | 38.303 | 5.276 | 1288.2 | 0.648 | 158.3 | 6.910 | 1686.9 | 0.838 | 204.6 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 94.551 | 68.236 | 88.029 | 11.887 | 5.409 | 1320.6 | 0.860 | 209.9 | 6.893 | 1682.8 | 0.845 | 206.3 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 94.237 | 68.414 | 86.889 | 23.601 | 4.476 | 1092.7 | 0.635 | 155.0 | 5.307 | 1295.7 | 0.798 | 194.8 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 92.451 | 68.076 | 78.591 | 26.235 | 3.724 | 909.1 | 0.699 | 170.7 | 4.246 | 1036.6 | 0.753 | 183.9 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 92.199 | 66.526 | 84.590 | 30.060 | 5.121 | 1250.2 | 0.639 | 156.1 | 6.856 | 1673.9 | 0.839 | 204.9 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 89.218 | 64.691 | 61.360 | 11.073 | 5.581 | 1362.6 | 0.904 | 220.8 | 7.235 | 1766.4 | 0.868 | 211.8 |
The PNY Elite Performance 128GB SDXC card was tested in several cameras. In the Nikon D500 it averaged 59.2 MB/s write speed while continuously shooting RAW images. Further camera test results can be seen in the table below.
PNY Elite Performance U3 128GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon Rebel T7i | 60.4 |
Canon 77D | 60.4 |
Nikon D500 | 59.4 |
Canon 80D | 59.2 |
Canon EOS M5 | 59.0 |
Fuji X-Pro2 | 58.8 |
Sony A9 | 58.8 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 58.3 |
Nikon D7500 | 57.3 |
Nikon D5600 | 50.0 |
Fuji X-T10 | 48.6 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 40.4 |
Olympus PEN-F | 40.1 |
Panasonic GH5 | 37.5 |
Sony A7R II | 33.6 |
Sony A6300 | 32.8 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 77D, Canon 80D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Nikon D7500, Nikon D5600, Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus PEN-F, Panasonic GH5, Sony A7R II, Sony A9, Sony A6300
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
PNY Elite Performance U3 128GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 250 |
Product Name (PNM) | SD128 |
Product Revision | 0.2 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000028 |
OEM ID (OID) | BE |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 05/2015 |
Total capacity | 128,109,772,800 bytes |
The card identification register inside the Elite Performance 95MB/s 128GB card contains Manufacturer ID (MID) 0x00028 and OEM ID (OID) "BE." These identify Lexar as the manufacturer of the card. Additionally, the PNY card performance is very similar to the Lexar Professional 633x 128GB SDXC card.
Compare prices on the PNY Elite Performance 95MB/s card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
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PNY Elite Performance 95MB/s U1 SD | 32 | $0.41 | $12.99 | Check price | Check price |
PNY Elite Performance 95MB/s U3 SD | 64 | $0.32 | $20.26 | Check price | Check price |
PNY Elite Performance 95MB/s U3 SD | 128 | $0.31 | $39.99 | Check price | Check price |
PNY Elite Performance 95MB/s U3 SD | 256 | $0.39 | $99.89 | Check price | Check price |
PNY Elite Performance 95MB/s U3 SD | 512 | $0.31 | $159.99 | Check price | Check price |