The Extreme Pro designation appears on many top performing memory products from SanDisk. This Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I Secure Digital card is the latest to wear the label, offering 95MB/s read and 90MB/s write speeds acording to SanDisk. Rather than come up with a new name as it improves its cards, SanDisk includes the read speed in the product name. The Extreme Pro is available in 8, 16, 32 and 64GB capacities. New versions in 128, 256 and 512GB were announced September 2014 at Photokina, but not yet released. We test the 32GB version which tends to be a popular size among photographers and as of the time of this review, it offers the best value in price per GB of storage.
In USB 3.0 card readers the Extreme Pro 95MB/s SD card achieved write speed above 91 MB/s. In the fastest card readers, a virtual tie between the Kingston MobileLite G4 and SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II reader, it reached 98.5MB/s read, and topped 95MB/s read speed in all but one of the USB 3.0 readers in which it was tested.
Card: SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s 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
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s 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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Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 99.561 | 92.786 | 94.278 | 34.340 | 9.495 | 2318.1 | 2.979 | 727.4 | 8.598 | 2099.1 | 2.546 | 621.5 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 99.542 | 92.655 | 92.118 | 35.614 | 9.671 | 2361.1 | 2.998 | 731.9 | 8.546 | 2086.4 | 2.477 | 604.8 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.306 | 90.527 | 89.255 | 35.998 | 7.596 | 1854.6 | 2.375 | 579.8 | 6.638 | 1620.6 | 2.222 | 542.4 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 98.495 | 90.762 | 92.532 | 35.465 | 9.846 | 2403.8 | 2.965 | 724.0 | 8.636 | 2108.3 | 2.500 | 610.4 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 98.439 | 91.284 | 92.332 | 35.499 | 9.529 | 2326.5 | 2.966 | 724.2 | 8.602 | 2100.0 | 2.580 | 629.8 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 97.797 | 89.937 | 93.685 | 34.335 | 9.294 | 2269.1 | 2.952 | 720.6 | 8.552 | 2087.9 | 2.577 | 629.2 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 97.715 | 91.819 | 93.499 | 34.425 | 9.218 | 2250.5 | 2.988 | 729.4 | 8.610 | 2102.1 | 1.280 | 312.5 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 97.533 | 90.802 | 92.363 | 37.842 | 9.375 | 2288.8 | 2.972 | 725.6 | 8.654 | 2112.7 | 0.775 | 189.2 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 97.524 | 90.802 | 89.299 | 37.492 | 9.649 | 2355.7 | 2.958 | 722.2 | 8.592 | 2097.5 | 2.535 | 618.9 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 97.515 | 89.829 | 92.532 | 37.492 | 9.319 | 2275.1 | 3.260 | 795.9 | 8.549 | 2087.2 | 0.826 | 201.6 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 97.352 | 82.793 | 82.056 | 32.898 | 9.517 | 2323.4 | 3.314 | 809.0 | 8.339 | 2035.9 | 1.841 | 449.6 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 97.352 | 91.363 | 92.409 | 34.453 | 9.287 | 2267.4 | 3.669 | 895.8 | 8.359 | 2040.7 | 1.964 | 479.4 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR1 | 96.465 | 91.843 | 90.695 | 34.111 | 8.998 | 2196.9 | 2.972 | 725.5 | 8.302 | 2026.8 | 2.056 | 502.1 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 96.421 | 92.581 | 88.803 | 38.105 | 9.426 | 2301.2 | 2.702 | 659.7 | 8.484 | 2071.2 | 2.506 | 611.7 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 96.253 | 90.652 | 90.740 | 33.978 | 7.447 | 1818.2 | 2.425 | 592.0 | 6.364 | 1553.7 | 2.225 | 543.1 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 95.455 | 89.960 | 82.524 | 32.746 | 5.608 | 1369.1 | 2.175 | 531.1 | 4.981 | 1215.9 | 2.003 | 488.9 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 93.215 | 87.688 | 86.090 | 33.776 | 9.031 | 2204.9 | 2.599 | 634.5 | 8.537 | 2084.3 | 2.494 | 608.8 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 92.402 | 83.926 | 64.555 | 28.990 | 9.520 | 2324.2 | 3.017 | 736.5 | 8.633 | 2107.6 | 0.730 | 178.2 |
We tested the Extreme Pro 95MB/s in numerous cameras and it has consistently been a top performing card. Even in older cameras with write speeds signifiacntly lower than the rating of this card, it still manages to outperform, only by a smaller margin. The highest write performance is seen in recent cameras capable of UHS-I where this card reaches above 70MB/s write speed. Cameras such a the Nikon D7100 and D810 capable of UHS-I SDR104 mode can take full advantage of the extra speed offered by this card. Its best performance was measured in the Canon 7D Mark II, where it reached 75MB/s actual write speed during extended continuous shooting.
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Nikon D500 | 84.3 |
Nikon D7500 | 80.6 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 80.3 |
Canon 77D | 79.5 |
Fuji X-Pro2 | 78.9 |
Nikon D5600 | 78.7 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 78.1 |
Sony A9 | 77.2 |
Canon 7D Mark II | 74.9 |
Nikon D5500 | 73.4 |
Nikon D7200 | 73.2 |
Nikon D3300 | 72.8 |
Nikon D810 | 71.8 |
Canon Rebel T6i/T6s | 71.6 |
Canon 5Ds | 71.2 |
Nikon D7100 | 69.8 |
Nikon D750 | 68.8 |
Samsung NX1 | 55.9 |
Fuji X-T10 | 55.8 |
Nikon D5300 | 53.7 |
Nikon D600 | 45.4 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 41.1 |
Olympus PEN-F | 40.2 |
Nikon D800 | 38.7 |
Olympus E-M5 II | 38.6 |
Sony A7R II | 36.6 |
Canon 70D | 36.3 |
Pentax K-3 II | 36.2 |
Canon 6D | 36.0 |
Sony A6000 | 35.9 |
Sony A6300 | 35.2 |
Olympus E-M1 | 32.5 |
Olympus E-M10 | 32.1 |
Olympus E-M5 | 28.6 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds, Canon 6D, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 70D, Canon 77D, Canon Rebel T6i/T6s, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Nikon D750, Nikon D810, Nikon D800, Nikon D600, Nikon D7500, Nikon D7200, Nikon D7100, Nikon D5600, Nikon D5500, Nikon D5300, Nikon D3300, Olympus E-M1, Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus E-M5, Olympus E-M5 II, Olympus PEN-F, Olympus E-M10, Pentax K-3 II, Samsung NX1, Sony A7R II, Sony A9, Sony A6000, Sony A6300
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s 32GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 2719191063 |
Product Name (PNM) | SP32G |
Product Revision | 8.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
OEM ID (OID) | SD |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 02/2014 |
Total capacity | 31,914,983,424 bytes |
With only a few exceptions, the Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I is the fastest card available for almost every camera. The few cameras capable of using faster UHS-II cards would benefit from using a UHS-II card instead. But the list of such cameras is very short (Fuji X-T1 and the recently announced Samsung NX1). Until more cameras offer UHS-II support, the Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I has our highest recommendation. For those few cameras with UHS-II support, there is an Extreme Pro UHS-II card available.
Older cameras probably don't need the raw speed this card offers, but can still benefit from its capabilities. Its read speed offers fast transfer of images to your computer. To see the highest read speed you need to use a USB 3.0 card reader on a computer with USB 3.0 ports.
Compare prices on the SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s SD card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
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SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s SD | 16 | $1.55 | $24.79 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s SD | 32 | $0.57 | $18.08 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s SD | 64 | $0.94 | $59.99 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s SD | 128 | $0.78 | $99.99 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s SD | 256 | $0.55 | $139.99 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s SD | 512 | $0.44 | $226.09 | Check price | Check price |
The Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I card has been replaced with a new model. The updated card is the Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 32GB.