The PNY Elite-X microSDHC 32GB UHS-I memory card offers U3 performance for recording full HD and 4K video. According to PNY, the Elite-X offers 90MB/s write performance. The UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) designation means the card provides at least 30MB/s continuous write speed. The Elite-X is available in 32, 64 and 128GB capacities. PNY memory cards carry a lifetime warranty in USA (5-year warranty in Europe). The 32GB microSDHC version (P-SDU32U390EX-GE) is reviewed here.
PNY advertises the Elite-X cards with a 90MB/s transfer speed. This is only the read speed and no specific claim is made about the write speed other than the U3 rating. In benchmark tests the 32GB microSDHC card measured up to 96.7 MB/s sequential read. Sequential write speed reached 77.4 MB/s.
Card: PNY Elite-X microSDHC 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
PNY Elite-X microSDHC 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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Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 97.788 | 76.869 | 86.459 | 8.137 | 4.587 | 1119.8 | 0.845 | 206.3 | 5.279 | 1288.9 | 0.712 | 173.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 97.742 | 76.533 | 86.232 | 8.365 | 4.386 | 1070.8 | 0.679 | 165.7 | 5.407 | 1320.0 | 0.693 | 169.3 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 97.706 | 76.892 | 86.005 | 8.264 | 4.341 | 1059.8 | 0.824 | 201.3 | 5.313 | 1297.1 | 0.701 | 171.2 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 97.687 | 75.280 | 85.991 | 8.169 | 4.432 | 1082.0 | 0.823 | 200.8 | 5.245 | 1280.6 | 0.716 | 174.9 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 96.661 | 76.954 | 89.226 | 21.220 | 5.988 | 1461.8 | 0.918 | 224.1 | 7.517 | 1835.1 | 0.780 | 190.5 |
Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 96.661 | 75.226 | 88.407 | 20.483 | 5.653 | 1380.2 | 0.800 | 195.3 | 7.280 | 1777.3 | 0.796 | 194.3 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 96.661 | 76.723 | 88.509 | 23.770 | 6.089 | 1486.6 | 0.916 | 223.6 | 7.366 | 1798.4 | 0.810 | 197.7 |
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 96.447 | 75.172 | 87.567 | 15.293 | 6.161 | 1504.2 | 0.954 | 232.9 | 7.722 | 1885.3 | 0.783 | 191.1 |
Lexar C1 USB-C microSD Reader | 96.076 | 75.394 | 87.004 | 7.556 | 4.917 | 1200.4 | 0.846 | 206.7 | 5.698 | 1391.1 | 0.735 | 179.5 |
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 95.857 | 76.813 | 88.159 | 21.147 | 5.276 | 1288.2 | 0.778 | 189.9 | 6.804 | 1661.2 | 0.746 | 182.1 |
Lexar LRWM03U-7000 UHS-I microSD Reader | 95.023 | 76.656 | 88.145 | 20.545 | 5.537 | 1351.9 | 0.946 | 231.1 | 6.355 | 1551.4 | 0.767 | 187.3 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 94.997 | 76.785 | 89.055 | 21.079 | 6.019 | 1469.6 | 0.998 | 243.7 | 7.492 | 1829.0 | 0.815 | 198.9 |
SanDisk MobileMate USB 3.0 Reader | 94.954 | 72.186 | 82.878 | 8.184 | 3.925 | 958.2 | 0.810 | 197.8 | 4.819 | 1176.6 | 0.699 | 170.6 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 94.937 | 76.382 | 89.159 | 21.807 | 5.974 | 1458.4 | 0.917 | 224.0 | 7.521 | 1836.1 | 0.802 | 195.8 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 94.851 | 75.070 | 88.774 | 8.154 | 6.067 | 1481.2 | 0.940 | 229.5 | 7.640 | 1865.3 | 0.783 | 191.2 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 94.825 | 75.857 | 84.646 | 8.422 | 4.368 | 1066.5 | 0.835 | 203.9 | 5.317 | 1298.1 | 0.718 | 175.3 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 94.757 | 76.271 | 88.995 | 19.062 | 6.091 | 1487.1 | 0.961 | 234.5 | 7.521 | 1836.2 | 0.790 | 192.9 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 94.748 | 76.410 | 89.025 | 19.199 | 6.061 | 1479.8 | 0.924 | 225.6 | 7.449 | 1818.6 | 0.770 | 188.0 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 94.722 | 76.718 | 88.744 | 16.748 | 6.038 | 1474.2 | 0.956 | 233.5 | 7.327 | 1788.9 | 0.795 | 194.1 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 94.705 | 76.920 | 88.818 | 19.197 | 6.033 | 1473.0 | 0.953 | 232.7 | 7.447 | 1818.0 | 0.798 | 194.9 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 94.697 | 76.948 | 86.788 | 20.837 | 6.217 | 1517.7 | 0.954 | 232.8 | 7.353 | 1795.1 | 0.793 | 193.6 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 94.169 | 76.405 | 87.524 | 16.073 | 4.796 | 1170.8 | 0.852 | 208.0 | 5.315 | 1297.7 | 0.756 | 184.7 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 93.950 | 77.420 | 88.290 | 19.803 | 5.605 | 1368.4 | 0.824 | 201.1 | 6.877 | 1679.0 | 0.757 | 184.9 |
Lexar LRWM05U-7000 UHS-II microSD Reader | 93.215 | 75.841 | 85.691 | 22.959 | 5.885 | 1436.9 | 0.861 | 210.2 | 7.091 | 1731.2 | 0.766 | 187.0 |
SanDisk microSD UHS-II USB 3.0 Reader | 92.737 | 75.863 | 85.864 | 26.559 | 5.865 | 1431.9 | 0.926 | 226.1 | 7.184 | 1753.8 | 0.763 | 186.2 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 92.443 | 75.857 | 85.591 | 20.184 | 5.670 | 1384.4 | 0.923 | 225.3 | 7.229 | 1764.8 | 0.756 | 184.5 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 91.755 | 76.149 | 77.839 | 17.861 | 3.795 | 926.5 | 0.809 | 197.5 | 4.154 | 1014.3 | 0.688 | 167.9 |
The PNY Elite-X 32GB microSDHC card will be included in camera tests and results will be added below when available.
PNY Elite-X microSDHC 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon 77D | 67.4 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 67.0 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 66.6 |
Sony A9 | 65.2 |
Nikon D7500 | 64.8 |
Canon EOS M5 | 63.5 |
Fuji X-T3 | 62.6 |
Nikon D5600 | 59.4 |
Canon EOS R | 46.1 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 39.6 |
Panasonic GH5 | 35.5 |
Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 32.0 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon EOS R, Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 77D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-T3, Nikon D7500, Nikon D5600, Nikon Coolpix P1000, Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic GH5, Sony A9
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
PNY Elite-X microSDHC 32GB microSD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 3356869 |
Product Name (PNM) | SDU32 |
Product Revision | 0.2 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x00009e |
OEM ID (OID) | BE |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 06/2016 |
Total capacity | 32,395,755,520 bytes |
The internal card identification register of the PNY Elite-X card contains the OEM ID (OID) "BE" (or 0x4245 in HEX) which indicates Lexar produced the card.
Compare prices on the PNY Elite-X 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 | |||
PNY Elite-X microSD | 32 | $0.62 | $19.99 | Check price | Check price |
PNY Elite-X microSD | 64 | $0.37 | $23.99 | Check price | $32.99 |
PNY Elite-X microSD | 128 | N/A | Check price |