Samsung PRO+ memory cards bring UHS-I performance for the most demanding photography and video applications. Advertised with 95MB/s read and 90MB/s write speeds, the PRO Plus is also UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) speed for continuous recording of 4K video. The 128GB capacity card is the largest offered at the time of review, while additional sizes of 32 and 64GB are available. The 128GB microSDXC card (MB-MD128DA/AM) is tested in this review.
The U3 designation on the 128GB PRO Plus means the cards can sustain at least 30MB/s continuous write performance to allow the highest quality bitrate codecs for HD, 4K and 3D video recording. Samsung PRO+ memory cards carry a 10-year limited warranty. The card is made in Korea.
Benchmarks were performed used several USB 3.0 card readers. The highest sequential read speed measured was 94.9 MB/s, while write speed reached up to 84.5 MB/s. The write speed was slightly below the 88.2 MB/s the 64GB PRO+ microSDXC card provided as well as the 90 MB/s speed quoted by Samsung.
Card: Samsung PRO Plus microSDXC 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
Samsung PRO Plus microSDXC 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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Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 96.554 | 41.066 | 87.711 | 20.259 | 5.492 | 1340.8 | 0.750 | 183.0 | 6.940 | 1694.3 | 0.894 | 218.3 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 95.135 | 41.185 | 87.639 | 24.515 | 5.579 | 1362.1 | 0.743 | 181.3 | 6.831 | 1667.6 | 0.889 | 217.0 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 95.057 | 40.561 | 87.178 | 22.266 | 5.540 | 1352.6 | 0.823 | 200.9 | 6.843 | 1670.7 | 0.893 | 218.1 |
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 94.971 | 84.809 | 83.400 | 2.302 | 8.905 | 2174.0 | 2.105 | 513.8 | 9.323 | 2276.0 | 2.067 | 504.7 |
Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 94.937 | 83.519 | 83.510 | 2.468 | 8.199 | 2001.6 | 2.155 | 526.1 | 9.278 | 2265.1 | 2.082 | 508.2 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 94.937 | 84.101 | 83.386 | 2.390 | 8.725 | 2130.1 | 2.189 | 534.4 | 9.373 | 2288.2 | 2.123 | 518.2 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 94.928 | 83.953 | 83.303 | 2.383 | 8.692 | 2122.0 | 2.190 | 534.7 | 9.333 | 2278.5 | 2.126 | 519.1 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 94.791 | 84.932 | 80.177 | 2.558 | 6.630 | 1618.6 | 1.766 | 431.1 | 6.880 | 1679.6 | 1.761 | 429.8 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 94.774 | 84.345 | 79.177 | 2.236 | 6.653 | 1624.2 | 1.750 | 427.2 | 7.008 | 1710.8 | 1.776 | 433.5 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 94.757 | 84.426 | 78.956 | 2.549 | 6.442 | 1572.8 | 1.735 | 423.5 | 7.012 | 1712.0 | 1.757 | 429.0 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 94.680 | 41.074 | 87.553 | 17.938 | 5.496 | 1341.9 | 0.722 | 176.2 | 6.464 | 1578.1 | 0.273 | 66.7 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 94.671 | 84.189 | 79.294 | 2.462 | 6.310 | 1540.5 | 1.783 | 435.3 | 6.662 | 1626.5 | 1.779 | 434.4 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 94.475 | 40.896 | 87.498 | 15.126 | 5.330 | 1301.2 | 0.423 | 103.3 | 6.384 | 1558.6 | 0.883 | 215.6 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 94.424 | 40.853 | 87.625 | 27.351 | 5.479 | 1337.7 | 0.792 | 193.3 | 6.901 | 1684.8 | 0.891 | 217.5 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 93.942 | 40.214 | 85.236 | 19.059 | 5.560 | 1357.5 | 0.739 | 180.4 | 6.797 | 1659.5 | 0.879 | 214.5 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 93.740 | 33.618 | 86.918 | 17.863 | 5.158 | 1259.2 | 0.714 | 174.3 | 6.430 | 1569.7 | 0.860 | 210.0 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 93.290 | 84.809 | 82.782 | 2.172 | 9.046 | 2208.5 | 2.157 | 526.7 | 9.396 | 2294.0 | 2.117 | 516.8 |
Lexar C1 USB-C microSD Reader | 93.058 | 84.176 | 80.217 | 2.395 | 7.151 | 1745.7 | 1.850 | 451.6 | 7.508 | 1833.0 | 1.830 | 446.9 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 93.025 | 84.135 | 83.594 | 2.375 | 8.670 | 2116.8 | 2.188 | 534.1 | 9.287 | 2267.4 | 2.124 | 518.6 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 93.008 | 83.960 | 83.207 | 2.472 | 8.715 | 2127.7 | 2.153 | 525.5 | 9.360 | 2285.1 | 2.104 | 513.7 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 92.918 | 84.460 | 81.205 | 2.390 | 8.693 | 2122.4 | 2.194 | 535.7 | 9.363 | 2286.0 | 2.128 | 519.5 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 92.852 | 83.973 | 83.303 | 2.387 | 8.689 | 2121.3 | 2.187 | 533.9 | 9.334 | 2278.8 | 2.118 | 517.1 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 92.819 | 83.699 | 83.179 | 2.536 | 8.616 | 2103.5 | 2.147 | 524.1 | 9.230 | 2253.5 | 2.129 | 519.7 |
SanDisk MobileMate USB 3.0 Reader | 92.753 | 82.918 | 77.890 | 2.315 | 5.401 | 1318.6 | 1.629 | 397.8 | 6.066 | 1480.9 | 1.706 | 416.4 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 92.696 | 83.866 | 83.193 | 2.313 | 8.687 | 2121.0 | 2.033 | 496.2 | 9.353 | 2283.3 | 2.060 | 503.0 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 92.565 | 83.866 | 83.289 | 2.387 | 8.781 | 2143.9 | 2.191 | 535.0 | 9.365 | 2286.3 | 2.124 | 518.6 |
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 92.005 | 84.352 | 80.297 | 2.390 | 7.688 | 1877.1 | 1.905 | 465.1 | 8.952 | 2185.5 | 1.961 | 478.6 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 91.996 | 84.467 | 81.716 | 2.384 | 8.218 | 2006.3 | 1.984 | 484.4 | 8.913 | 2176.1 | 1.999 | 488.1 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 91.884 | 82.299 | 78.421 | 2.731 | 5.984 | 1460.8 | 1.737 | 424.2 | 6.784 | 1656.1 | 1.757 | 428.9 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 91.531 | 40.406 | 83.663 | 16.820 | 5.083 | 1240.9 | 0.708 | 172.8 | 6.496 | 1585.8 | 0.850 | 207.5 |
Lexar LRWM03U-7000 UHS-I microSD Reader | 91.323 | 83.853 | 80.311 | 2.495 | 7.765 | 1895.7 | 2.197 | 536.5 | 8.506 | 2076.8 | 2.131 | 520.4 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 91.244 | 84.297 | 81.298 | 2.383 | 8.195 | 2000.7 | 1.987 | 485.2 | 8.918 | 2177.2 | 2.004 | 489.2 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 90.762 | 84.135 | 80.044 | 2.568 | 6.654 | 1624.5 | 1.860 | 454.0 | 6.801 | 1660.3 | 1.823 | 445.0 |
SanDisk microSD UHS-II USB 3.0 Reader | 90.130 | 83.532 | 78.486 | 2.180 | 8.562 | 2090.3 | 2.060 | 503.0 | 9.043 | 2207.7 | 2.059 | 502.8 |
Lexar LRWM05U-7000 UHS-II microSD Reader | 90.045 | 82.734 | 78.525 | 2.796 | 8.318 | 2030.7 | 1.977 | 482.7 | 9.029 | 2204.3 | 1.974 | 482.0 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 90.007 | 82.656 | 73.327 | 2.448 | 4.964 | 1211.9 | 1.599 | 390.3 | 5.006 | 1222.3 | 1.574 | 384.2 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 89.423 | 82.267 | 78.356 | 2.231 | 8.256 | 2015.6 | 2.024 | 494.2 | 9.037 | 2206.2 | 2.058 | 502.6 |
The 128GB PRO+ microSD card will be tested in cameras. When results are available they will be added to the table below.
Samsung PRO Plus microSDXC 128GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon 77D | 74.8 |
Nikon D7500 | 74.6 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 74.3 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 73.5 |
Canon EOS R | 73.3 |
Nikon D5600 | 73.2 |
Sony A9 | 72.8 |
Fuji X-T3 | 71.4 |
Canon EOS M5 | 71.0 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 39.9 |
Panasonic GH5 | 37.5 |
Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 29.3 |
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.
Samsung PRO Plus microSDXC 128GB microSD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 2513900669 |
Product Name (PNM) | 0 |
Product Revision | 1.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x00001b |
OEM ID (OID) | SM |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 11/2015 |
Total capacity | 128,026,935,296 bytes |
The internal card register of the PRO+ card tested contains OEM ID (OID) "SM" and manufacturer ID (MID) 0x00001b which correspond with Samsung as the manufacturer of the card. Actual card capacity is 128,026,935,296 bytes. The card production date is November, 2015.
Compare prices on the Samsung PRO Plus microSD 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 | |||
Samsung PRO Plus microSD | 32 | $0.31 | $9.99 | Check price | Check price |
Samsung PRO Plus microSD | 64 | $0.83 | $52.99 | Check price | Check price |
Samsung PRO Plus microSD | 128 | N/A | Check price | Check price | Check price |