SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 256GB adds a new Video Speed Class V30 rating. This UHS-I card offers read speed of 95MB/s and a 90MB/s write speed according to SanDisk. The card is rated UHS Speed Class 3 (U3). The U3 and V30 ratings designate it as capable of at least 30MB/s continuous write speed and make it ideal for recording HD and 4K video. Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 cards are offered in 32, 64, 128, 256 GB sizes. At the time of review the 512GB version is not yet V30 rated. This review is for the 256GB capacity SDXC version model SDSDXXG-256G-GN4IN with UPC 619659150860. The same card is also sold as model SDSDXXG-256G-ANCIN with UPC 619659150853 in some regions.
The 256GB Extreme Pro 95MB/s V30 card was tested in several card readers. The highest sequential read benchmark reached 99.6 MB/s while the maximum sequential write speed was 90.9 MB/s. It surpassed its quoted speeds and offers the highest performance UHS-I is capable of providing.
Card: SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 256GB
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 U3 V30 256GB 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 | 99.561 | 89.891 | 93.268 | 63.415 | 8.279 | 2021.3 | 2.955 | 721.5 | 9.248 | 2257.8 | 2.983 | 728.3 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 99.523 | 90.762 | 92.041 | 61.985 | 8.438 | 2060.1 | 2.898 | 707.6 | 9.218 | 2250.5 | 2.937 | 717.1 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 99.523 | 90.574 | 92.393 | 61.752 | 8.467 | 2067.3 | 2.903 | 708.7 | 9.224 | 2251.9 | 2.943 | 718.4 |
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.495 | 90.262 | 91.451 | 62.706 | 8.106 | 1978.9 | 2.974 | 726.1 | 9.249 | 2258.0 | 2.975 | 726.4 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader | 99.306 | 90.715 | 90.635 | 60.651 | 6.319 | 1542.8 | 2.375 | 579.9 | 6.617 | 1615.4 | 2.400 | 586.0 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.306 | 90.637 | 89.903 | 59.938 | 6.089 | 1486.6 | 2.262 | 552.3 | 6.473 | 1580.2 | 2.356 | 575.2 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 99.250 | 89.676 | 87.653 | 57.914 | 5.698 | 1391.1 | 2.176 | 531.3 | 6.526 | 1593.3 | 2.300 | 561.5 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.212 | 89.898 | 88.671 | 60.214 | 5.498 | 1342.3 | 2.207 | 538.9 | 6.232 | 1521.6 | 2.317 | 565.6 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 99.147 | 89.431 | 87.424 | 62.005 | 5.323 | 1299.5 | 2.186 | 533.7 | 5.994 | 1463.5 | 2.299 | 561.2 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 98.053 | 90.138 | 93.530 | 59.811 | 8.402 | 2051.3 | 3.776 | 922.0 | 9.290 | 2268.0 | 3.925 | 958.3 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 97.952 | 90.880 | 93.747 | 62.261 | 8.431 | 2058.4 | 2.911 | 710.8 | 9.283 | 2266.3 | 2.949 | 719.9 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 97.888 | 90.262 | 92.578 | 61.500 | 8.322 | 2031.7 | 2.876 | 702.2 | 9.246 | 2257.2 | 2.887 | 704.7 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 97.733 | 90.332 | 92.332 | 61.122 | 8.448 | 2062.5 | 2.874 | 701.6 | 9.248 | 2257.9 | 2.914 | 711.5 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 97.651 | 90.699 | 92.671 | 61.122 | 8.424 | 2056.8 | 2.880 | 703.0 | 9.213 | 2249.3 | 2.899 | 707.6 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 97.524 | 90.022 | 90.260 | 60.551 | 8.408 | 2052.6 | 2.890 | 705.5 | 9.228 | 2252.8 | 2.910 | 710.5 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 97.524 | 90.146 | 92.209 | 60.863 | 8.463 | 2066.2 | 2.882 | 703.6 | 9.215 | 2249.8 | 2.936 | 716.7 |
ProMaster Professional Dual Card Reader SD UHS-II | 97.506 | 90.943 | 92.316 | 64.948 | 8.387 | 2047.5 | 2.925 | 714.0 | 9.264 | 2261.7 | 2.988 | 729.4 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 97.469 | 89.676 | 91.136 | 60.531 | 7.943 | 1939.2 | 2.593 | 633.1 | 8.808 | 2150.4 | 2.696 | 658.2 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 97.433 | 90.825 | 92.825 | 61.934 | 8.399 | 2050.6 | 2.921 | 713.2 | 9.259 | 2260.5 | 2.988 | 729.6 |
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 96.359 | 88.517 | 89.372 | 62.539 | 7.027 | 1715.6 | 2.500 | 610.3 | 8.736 | 2132.9 | 2.721 | 664.2 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 96.156 | 86.882 | 86.217 | 59.559 | 5.397 | 1317.5 | 2.130 | 520.1 | 6.210 | 1516.0 | 2.309 | 563.7 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 95.734 | 90.068 | 89.358 | 60.913 | 6.098 | 1488.9 | 2.289 | 558.8 | 6.276 | 1532.1 | 2.387 | 582.7 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 95.066 | 87.527 | 81.272 | 54.872 | 4.800 | 1171.8 | 2.102 | 513.2 | 4.904 | 1197.2 | 2.123 | 518.3 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 93.925 | 87.901 | 87.265 | 61.370 | 8.072 | 1970.7 | 2.543 | 621.0 | 8.946 | 2184.1 | 2.636 | 643.6 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 86.090 | 81.418 | 81.703 | 57.252 | 7.979 | 1948.0 | 3.412 | 833.1 | 8.738 | 2133.4 | 3.875 | 946.1 |
This card will be included in camera tests. The write speed in cameras will be shown in the table below.
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 256GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon EOS M5 | 78.5 |
Nikon D7500 | 78.1 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 77.8 |
Sony A9 | 77.0 |
Canon 77D | 76.7 |
Canon EOS R | 74.2 |
Panasonic GH5 | 40.0 |
Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 34.1 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon EOS R, Canon 77D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T7i, Nikon D7500, Nikon Coolpix P1000, Panasonic GH5, Sony A9
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 256GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 3563488514 |
Product Name (PNM) | AGGCH |
Product Revision | 8.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
OEM ID (OID) | SD |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 02/2017 |
Total capacity | 255,865,651,200 bytes |
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SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 SD | 128 | $0.59 | $76.00 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 SD | 256 | $0.62 | $157.99 | Check price | Check price |