Note: The Extreme 80MB/s and Extreme 60MB/s cards are being replaced by a new Extreme 90MB/s line. The new cards are being tested and reviews with speed test results will be posted soon. Preliminary tests of the Extreme 90MB/s 128GB card indicate similar performance to this Extreme 80MB/s 128GB card.
The Extreme is the entry level high-performance card from SanDisk. As of 2015, the Extreme line consisted of the Extreme 60MB/s, Extreme Plus 80MB/s and Extreme Pro 95MB/s. The Extreme has long been a popular choice when performance is desired at a reasonable price. In mid-2015, Sandisk introduced the Extreme 80MB/s in 128GB and 256GB capacities with 80MB/s read speed and 60MB/s write speed. These cards are positioned in the same line as the Extreme 60MB/s cards (60MB/s read and 40MB/s write speed) that are offered in 16, 32 and 64GB capacities since around mid-2014. The Extreme 80MB/s is rated the same as the the Extreme Plus 80MB/s cards, which were available before the Extreme 60MB/s line was introduced and at the time of this review (September 2015) the Extreme Plus 80MB/s are being sold in 16, 32, 64, and 128GB capacities.
The Extreme 128GB UHS-I U3 SDXC card tested for this review is suitable for both high-megapixel digital photography as well as high definition and high-definition video. The card carries the UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) designation that guarantees at least 30MB/s continuous write speed making them suitable for recording 4K video. SanDisk quotes the a maximum 60MB/s write speed. Visually, the card shares the gold label of the Extreme 60MB/s cards.
In USB 3.0 card readers, the SanDisk Extreme 128GB SDXC card was tested with read and write speed benchmark tests. The highest sequential read speed measured 85.2 MB/s, comfortable above the 80MB/s speed on the label. Its sequential write speed measured as high as 80.4 MB/s. This is impressive considering SanDisk quotes the write speed at only 60MB/s. The 128GB card also performed slightly faster than the 256GB capacity card.
Card: SanDisk Extreme 80MB/s 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
SanDisk Extreme 80MB/s 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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Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 85.153 | 80.412 | 77.711 | 72.638 | 8.650 | 2111.9 | 3.250 | 793.4 | 7.720 | 1884.7 | 3.100 | 756.9 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 85.153 | 80.203 | 81.258 | 68.034 | 8.682 | 2119.6 | 2.929 | 715.0 | 8.035 | 1961.8 | 2.674 | 652.8 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 85.029 | 79.770 | 80.792 | 67.796 | 9.198 | 2245.7 | 2.948 | 719.6 | 8.103 | 1978.2 | 2.679 | 654.0 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 84.953 | 80.222 | 78.161 | 67.830 | 7.316 | 1786.1 | 2.327 | 568.1 | 6.208 | 1515.5 | 2.188 | 534.2 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 84.877 | 80.099 | 80.792 | 68.101 | 8.719 | 2128.7 | 2.928 | 714.9 | 8.065 | 1969.1 | 2.679 | 654.1 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 84.864 | 79.570 | 80.217 | 29.160 | 8.844 | 2159.3 | 2.938 | 717.3 | 8.094 | 1976.1 | 2.674 | 652.8 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 84.733 | 80.154 | 77.685 | 72.221 | 8.644 | 2110.5 | 3.687 | 900.2 | 7.680 | 1874.9 | 3.353 | 818.6 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 84.727 | 79.257 | 79.819 | 28.844 | 8.760 | 2138.6 | 3.300 | 805.6 | 7.866 | 1920.5 | 3.154 | 770.1 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 84.617 | 79.516 | 60.233 | 51.679 | 8.957 | 2186.7 | 2.952 | 720.7 | 8.011 | 1955.8 | 2.671 | 652.2 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 84.535 | 79.831 | 73.327 | 61.772 | 5.521 | 1347.9 | 2.129 | 519.7 | 4.958 | 1210.5 | 1.997 | 487.7 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 84.494 | 79.564 | 77.916 | 28.938 | 8.636 | 2108.4 | 2.937 | 717.0 | 8.072 | 1970.7 | 2.661 | 649.7 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR1 | 84.481 | 79.892 | 77.634 | 68.178 | 8.696 | 2123.1 | 2.936 | 716.8 | 7.788 | 1901.4 | 2.684 | 655.3 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 84.481 | 79.504 | 80.057 | 67.572 | 8.740 | 2133.7 | 2.918 | 712.5 | 8.011 | 1955.8 | 2.657 | 648.8 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 84.481 | 79.794 | 78.097 | 29.425 | 9.143 | 2232.2 | 2.684 | 655.2 | 8.125 | 1983.7 | 2.517 | 614.5 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 84.467 | 80.136 | 81.258 | 68.367 | 9.095 | 2220.4 | 2.923 | 713.7 | 8.042 | 1963.5 | 2.654 | 648.0 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 84.223 | 79.090 | 76.832 | 67.139 | 8.600 | 2099.7 | 2.539 | 620.0 | 8.151 | 1990.0 | 2.467 | 602.3 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 84.209 | 79.522 | 80.004 | 67.762 | 8.722 | 2129.4 | 2.933 | 716.1 | 7.987 | 1949.9 | 2.647 | 646.2 |
In cameras the 128GB Extreme 80MB/s card offered very good performance. Among SD cards tested in the Canon 5Ds, this card performed similarly to the top-level UHS-I cards from Sony, Samsung and Transcend. It averaged 67.3MB/s during continuous shooting, which was only a few MB/s slower than the 71.7 MB/s average measured using the top-level 128GB SanDisk Extreme Pro. Additional camera write speed results are added to the table below when available.
SanDisk Extreme 80MB/s 128GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon 80D | 74.1 |
Nikon D500 | 72.1 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 71.9 |
Fuji X-Pro2 | 69.0 |
Canon 5Ds | 67.3 |
Fuji X-T10 | 58.7 |
Olympus PEN-F | 41.0 |
Pentax K-3 II | 37.0 |
Sony A7R II | 36.1 |
Sony A6300 | 34.0 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds, Canon 80D, Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Olympus PEN-F, Pentax K-3 II, Sony A7R II, Sony A6300
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
SanDisk Extreme 80MB/s 128GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 6506783 |
Product Name (PNM) | SE128 |
Product Revision | 8.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
OEM ID (OID) | SD |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 03/2015 |
Total capacity | 127,864,930,304 bytes |
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