The SanDisk Extreme Plus 64GB microSDXC card is now available with the App Performance Class 1 (A1) rating. The updated card is rated 100 MB/s read speed and 90 MB/s write speed. The A1 designation means the card will reach at least 1500 IOPS read and 500 IOPS write for running the most demanding applications on mobile devices. As with the previous card, the updated card has Video Speed Class 30 (V30) rating making it suitable for recording HD and 4K video because it can sustain at least 30MB/s continuous write speed. The card is UHS-I compatible and has the UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) rating, also designating at least 30MB/s write speed.
Extreme Plus 100 MB/s A1 microSD cards are available in 32, 64 and 128GB capacities. This review covers the details of the 64GB microSDXC card model SDSQXBG-064G-GN6MA with UPC 619659155384. The card is differentiated from the previous one with the addition of the A1 icon on the card. The back of the card is marked made in China.
The 64GB Extreme Plus 100 MB/s A1 microSDXC card was benchmarked using a variety of memory card readers. The highest sequential read speed was 99.6 MB/s, while the sequential write speed reached up to 90.9 MB/s. These numbers are within the ratings quoted by SanDisk and very similar to the previous generation non-A1 Extreme Plus 64GB microSDXC card.
Card: SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSDXC 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
SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSDXC 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 |
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Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.552 | 88.847 | 92.547 | 64.033 | 7.779 | 1899.1 | 3.012 | 735.3 | 9.305 | 2271.8 | 3.051 | 744.9 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 99.542 | 90.092 | 92.764 | 64.181 | 8.413 | 2054.0 | 2.990 | 729.9 | 9.278 | 2265.2 | 3.024 | 738.3 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 99.533 | 90.566 | 92.593 | 63.343 | 8.420 | 2055.7 | 2.974 | 726.0 | 9.289 | 2267.7 | 3.028 | 739.2 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader | 99.297 | 89.783 | 88.334 | 61.701 | 6.076 | 1483.4 | 2.314 | 564.9 | 6.585 | 1607.7 | 2.449 | 598.0 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.297 | 90.154 | 88.480 | 62.322 | 6.194 | 1512.2 | 2.325 | 567.7 | 6.573 | 1604.7 | 2.460 | 600.6 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 99.288 | 89.883 | 87.942 | 59.948 | 5.933 | 1448.6 | 2.239 | 546.7 | 6.571 | 1604.3 | 2.385 | 582.3 |
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.278 | 90.441 | 91.330 | 63.728 | 7.741 | 1889.9 | 3.020 | 737.2 | 8.291 | 2024.1 | 3.043 | 742.8 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.231 | 90.645 | 88.451 | 61.995 | 5.789 | 1413.3 | 2.219 | 541.7 | 6.286 | 1534.7 | 2.334 | 569.8 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 99.166 | 89.952 | 88.392 | 61.132 | 5.893 | 1438.8 | 2.293 | 559.9 | 6.246 | 1524.8 | 2.374 | 579.5 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 98.044 | 90.574 | 92.870 | 63.948 | 8.374 | 2044.5 | 3.010 | 734.8 | 9.280 | 2265.5 | 3.037 | 741.4 |
ProMaster Professional Dual Card Reader SD UHS-II | 97.870 | 90.177 | 92.194 | 63.425 | 8.412 | 2053.7 | 2.980 | 727.5 | 9.323 | 2276.1 | 3.024 | 738.2 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 97.815 | 90.566 | 92.532 | 62.333 | 8.331 | 2034.0 | 3.779 | 922.7 | 9.307 | 2272.3 | 3.986 | 973.2 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 97.715 | 89.976 | 92.286 | 62.384 | 8.412 | 2053.6 | 2.997 | 731.7 | 9.265 | 2262.0 | 3.020 | 737.4 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 97.715 | 89.852 | 92.363 | 64.054 | 8.402 | 2051.3 | 2.961 | 722.9 | 9.301 | 2270.8 | 3.028 | 739.3 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 97.706 | 90.496 | 91.632 | 63.916 | 8.072 | 1970.7 | 3.761 | 918.2 | 8.832 | 2156.3 | 3.876 | 946.3 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 97.696 | 90.247 | 92.516 | 63.550 | 8.406 | 2052.3 | 3.034 | 740.7 | 9.304 | 2271.5 | 3.078 | 751.6 |
Lexar C1 USB-C microSD Reader | 97.678 | 89.668 | 88.715 | 61.500 | 6.503 | 1587.6 | 2.458 | 600.1 | 6.987 | 1705.8 | 2.526 | 616.8 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 97.651 | 90.340 | 91.195 | 62.519 | 8.421 | 2056.0 | 2.993 | 730.8 | 9.280 | 2265.6 | 3.020 | 737.2 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 97.497 | 90.935 | 92.087 | 62.993 | 8.453 | 2063.8 | 3.050 | 744.7 | 9.315 | 2274.1 | 3.090 | 754.4 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 97.388 | 90.317 | 90.927 | 63.003 | 7.876 | 1923.0 | 2.607 | 636.5 | 8.749 | 2136.0 | 2.707 | 660.8 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 97.379 | 90.262 | 92.424 | 63.322 | 8.292 | 2024.3 | 3.015 | 736.0 | 9.325 | 2276.7 | 3.034 | 740.8 |
SanDisk MobileMate USB 3.0 Reader | 97.099 | 87.535 | 85.682 | 60.883 | 4.903 | 1197.0 | 2.187 | 533.8 | 5.688 | 1388.6 | 2.317 | 565.7 |
Verbatim USB-C Pocket Card Reader | 96.315 | 89.868 | 88.407 | 63.560 | 7.626 | 1861.7 | 2.632 | 642.5 | 8.427 | 2057.5 | 2.718 | 663.6 |
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 96.297 | 89.499 | 89.829 | 64.559 | 7.122 | 1738.8 | 2.609 | 637.0 | 8.845 | 2159.3 | 2.848 | 695.3 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 96.173 | 86.595 | 86.530 | 59.520 | 5.555 | 1356.2 | 2.212 | 540.1 | 6.383 | 1558.5 | 2.335 | 570.0 |
Lexar LRWM03U-7000 UHS-I microSD Reader | 96.032 | 89.729 | 89.519 | 61.096 | 7.269 | 1774.5 | 4.207 | 1027.0 | 7.796 | 1903.4 | 4.385 | 1070.4 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 95.603 | 88.383 | 80.686 | 56.866 | 4.673 | 1140.8 | 2.188 | 534.3 | 4.768 | 1164.0 | 2.140 | 522.4 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 95.577 | 90.348 | 88.921 | 62.942 | 6.138 | 1498.5 | 2.360 | 576.3 | 6.329 | 1545.2 | 2.465 | 601.8 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 94.119 | 87.622 | 87.105 | 61.691 | 8.114 | 1980.9 | 2.697 | 658.5 | 9.076 | 2215.8 | 2.767 | 675.5 |
Lexar LRWM05U-7000 UHS-II microSD Reader | 93.858 | 87.564 | 87.309 | 61.340 | 8.212 | 2004.9 | 2.675 | 653.1 | 8.967 | 2189.3 | 2.748 | 670.9 |
Tests in cameras were performed with the Extreme Plus 100 MB/s A1 microSDXC card. The average write speed during continuous shooting was calculated for several camera models. Additional cameras will be tested and results will be shown in the table below.
SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSDXC 64GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Nikon D7500 | 77.6 |
Sony A9 | 76.2 |
Fuji X-T3 | 75.6 |
Canon EOS R | 73.5 |
Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 30.7 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon EOS R, Fuji X-T3, Nikon D7500, Nikon Coolpix P1000, Sony A9
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSDXC 64GB microSD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 2161486082 |
Product Name (PNM) | AGGCE |
Product Revision | 8.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
OEM ID (OID) | SD |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 04/2017 |
Total capacity | 63,864,569,856 bytes |
Compare prices on the SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 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 | |||
SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSD | 32 | $0.37 | $11.95 | ||
SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSD | 64 | $0.78 | $50.00 | ||
SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSD | 128 | $0.59 | $75.00 |