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PNY PRO Elite UHS-I U3 64GB SDXC Card Review
Introduction
The PNY PRO Elite UHS-I U3 64GB SDXC Card is advertised with 95MB/s read and 90MB/s write performance. Available capacities include 32 and 64GB. PNY memory cards carry a lifetime warranty in USA (5-year warranty in Europe). The 64GB version (P-SDH64U395PRO-GE) is tested in this review.
Performance
PNY claims the PRO Elite offers up to 95MB/s read speed. In card reader benchmark tests, the 64GB card measured up to 98.2 MB/s sequential read. Write speed is advertised at 90MB/s, but the card fell slightly short in benchmark tests. The highest write speed measured 86.6 MB/s sequential. In-camera testing showed the PRO Elite offers excellent real-world performance, reaching 78.3MB/s average write speed during continuous shooting in the Nikon D500.
Card: PNY Pro Elite 64GB
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 Pro Elite 64GB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 98.200 | 86.253 | 82.565 | 0.829 | 9.967 | 2433.5 | 1.303 | 318.0 | 12.391 | 3025.1 | 1.168 | 285.2 |
| Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 98.181 | 86.545 | 82.687 | 0.831 | 9.940 | 2426.7 | 1.301 | 317.7 | 12.419 | 3032.0 | 1.343 | 327.9 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 97.842 | 75.628 | 80.978 | 0.874 | 7.001 | 1709.1 | 0.840 | 205.1 | 7.539 | 1840.5 | 0.793 | 193.5 |
| Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 97.824 | 75.606 | 81.084 | 0.898 | 6.713 | 1638.9 | 0.849 | 207.3 | 7.364 | 1797.9 | 0.896 | 218.8 |
| Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 97.751 | 75.491 | 80.779 | 0.824 | 6.652 | 1624.0 | 0.814 | 198.6 | 7.135 | 1741.9 | 0.770 | 188.1 |
| Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 96.786 | 75.951 | 82.755 | 0.926 | 11.549 | 2819.6 | 0.949 | 231.7 | 13.195 | 3221.5 | 0.975 | 237.9 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 96.385 | 86.566 | 82.674 | 0.830 | 10.091 | 2463.6 | 1.327 | 324.1 | 12.436 | 3036.1 | 1.173 | 286.4 |
| Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 96.120 | 86.502 | 82.470 | 0.828 | 10.042 | 2451.7 | 1.306 | 318.9 | 12.396 | 3026.3 | 1.155 | 281.9 |
| Delkin Travel Reader | 95.997 | 86.530 | 82.295 | 0.746 | 10.001 | 2441.5 | 1.292 | 315.4 | 12.432 | 3035.1 | 1.335 | 326.0 |
| Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 95.979 | 86.381 | 82.619 | 1.008 | 10.128 | 2472.6 | 1.328 | 324.2 | 12.381 | 3022.8 | 1.297 | 316.7 |
| Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 95.892 | 86.431 | 82.551 | 0.828 | 9.931 | 2424.6 | 1.304 | 318.4 | 12.392 | 3025.4 | 1.159 | 283.0 |
| Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 95.778 | 85.942 | 82.701 | 0.882 | 10.084 | 2461.9 | 1.322 | 322.7 | 12.489 | 3049.1 | 1.349 | 329.2 |
| Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 95.760 | 86.147 | 82.497 | 0.828 | 9.964 | 2432.7 | 1.253 | 305.9 | 12.231 | 2986.2 | 1.307 | 319.1 |
| SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 94.928 | 73.558 | 79.503 | 1.060 | 6.146 | 1500.5 | 0.871 | 212.6 | 7.165 | 1749.3 | 0.796 | 194.3 |
| Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 94.611 | 78.054 | 82.174 | 0.828 | 9.069 | 2214.1 | 1.242 | 303.3 | 10.870 | 2653.8 | 1.285 | 313.7 |
| Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 93.925 | 85.801 | 81.379 | 0.796 | 6.926 | 1690.9 | 1.148 | 280.3 | 7.316 | 1786.1 | 1.193 | 291.3 |
| SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 93.008 | 84.501 | 75.211 | 0.878 | 5.281 | 1289.3 | 1.108 | 270.6 | 5.498 | 1342.3 | 1.096 | 267.6 |
| Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 92.158 | 83.366 | 79.451 | 0.885 | 9.593 | 2342.0 | 1.220 | 297.8 | 11.122 | 2715.4 | 1.263 | 308.2 |
The PNY PRO Elite 64GB SDXC card will be added to upcoming camera tests and results will be shown in the table below when available.
| PNY Pro Elite 64GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
|---|---|
| Canon 80D | 79.4 |
| Canon 77D | 78.4 |
| Nikon D500 | 78.3 |
| Nikon D7500 | 78.0 |
| Canon Rebel T7i | 78.0 |
| Canon 5D Mark IV | 77.9 |
| Sony A9 | 77.5 |
| Canon EOS M5 | 75.7 |
| Fuji X-Pro2 | 74.1 |
| Nikon D5600 | 72.6 |
| Olympus E-M1 II | 40.5 |
| Olympus PEN-F | 39.9 |
| Panasonic GH5 | 37.5 |
| Sony A6300 | 33.8 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 77D, Canon 80D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-Pro2, Nikon D500, Nikon D7500, Nikon D5600, Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus PEN-F, Panasonic GH5, Sony A9, Sony A6300
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
| PNY Pro Elite 64GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
|---|---|
| Serial number (PSN) | 29776875 |
| Product Name (PNM) | SD64G |
| Product Revision | 3.0 |
| Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000027 |
| OEM ID (OID) | PH |
| Manufacture Date (MDT) | 10/2015 |
| Total capacity | 64,189,628,416 bytes |
The internal card identification register of the PNY PRO Elite card contains the Manufacturer ID (MID) 0x00027 and OEM ID (OID) "PH," (or 0x5048 in HEX) which indicates Phison produced the controller used in the card. PNY does not manufacture controllers or NAND flash memory, they source parts and OEM services from other companies such as Phison and Lexar.
Available sizes and prices
Compare prices on the PNY Pro Elite SD card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
| Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | B&H Photo | Adorama | |||
| PNY PRO Elite SD | 32 | N/A | Check price | Check price | Check price |
| PNY PRO Elite SD | 64 | N/A | Check price | Check price | Check price |