SanDisk Ultra microSD cards are a best-selling choice that balance cost and performance. The Ultra 80MB/s UHS-I is the latest version of the card. The read speed has been increased to 80MB/s from the 40MB/s of the previous card. The write speed, although not directly stated, retains the same Class 10 rating, meaning the card can sustain at least 10MB/s continuous recording. Ultra microSD cards are available in 8, 16, 32, 64, 128GB, 200GB and 256GB capacities. The 200 and 256GB cards have a 90MB/s read speed rating. The 128GB microSDXC version was tested for this reviewed.
The SanDisk Ultra 80MB/s 128GB microSDXC card performance was evaluated in card readers. In benchmark tests the card reached up to 99.5MB/s sequential read speed. This was significantly higher than the 80MB/s quoted read speed. Sequential write speed varied but was around 50MB/s in most card readers, while some reached up to 78MB/s. The card performance was notably slow in the SanDisk microSD UHS-II USB 3.0 Reader.
Card: SanDisk Ultra 80MB/s microSD 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 Ultra 80MB/s microSD 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 Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 99.457 | 56.536 | 61.883 | 18.247 | 6.429 | 1569.7 | 2.592 | 632.8 | 6.751 | 1648.1 | 2.531 | 617.9 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 99.448 | 53.685 | 62.046 | 18.993 | 6.418 | 1566.8 | 2.595 | 633.7 | 6.735 | 1644.2 | 2.642 | 645.0 |
Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.429 | 58.212 | 90.007 | 20.450 | 5.938 | 1449.8 | 2.546 | 621.5 | 6.680 | 1630.8 | 2.410 | 588.3 |
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.194 | 58.290 | 89.328 | 20.352 | 6.286 | 1534.6 | 2.806 | 685.0 | 6.741 | 1645.7 | 2.850 | 695.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 99.184 | 55.669 | 86.048 | 26.515 | 4.910 | 1198.8 | 2.072 | 505.8 | 5.149 | 1257.0 | 2.200 | 537.2 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.175 | 55.492 | 87.004 | 22.158 | 4.769 | 1164.4 | 2.082 | 508.3 | 5.184 | 1265.5 | 2.175 | 530.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.147 | 54.653 | 87.004 | 22.248 | 4.599 | 1122.9 | 2.095 | 511.5 | 5.309 | 1296.1 | 2.184 | 533.2 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 99.072 | 58.889 | 85.836 | 22.602 | 4.512 | 1101.6 | 1.878 | 458.5 | 5.049 | 1232.7 | 2.191 | 534.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 98.218 | 78.334 | 45.190 | 15.211 | 6.418 | 1566.8 | 2.668 | 651.3 | 6.738 | 1644.9 | 2.684 | 655.3 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 97.925 | 57.987 | 43.187 | 17.386 | 6.395 | 1561.4 | 2.626 | 641.0 | 6.721 | 1640.9 | 2.634 | 643.1 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 97.760 | 62.714 | 90.756 | 24.364 | 6.460 | 1577.1 | 2.629 | 642.0 | 6.768 | 1652.4 | 2.683 | 655.1 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 97.198 | 55.616 | 43.838 | 18.297 | 6.371 | 1555.4 | 2.313 | 564.6 | 6.745 | 1646.8 | 2.645 | 645.8 |
SanDisk MobileMate USB 3.0 Reader | 97.090 | 51.233 | 84.216 | 23.913 | 4.096 | 1000.0 | 2.076 | 506.9 | 4.719 | 1152.0 | 2.188 | 534.1 |
Lexar C1 USB-C microSD Reader | 96.983 | 52.881 | 86.459 | 27.130 | 4.866 | 1187.9 | 2.141 | 522.7 | 5.592 | 1365.2 | 2.257 | 551.1 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 96.974 | 52.671 | 34.947 | 16.260 | 6.377 | 1557.0 | 2.796 | 682.6 | 6.764 | 1651.4 | 3.413 | 833.3 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 96.795 | 53.036 | 43.582 | 18.752 | 6.293 | 1536.4 | 2.607 | 636.4 | 6.784 | 1656.2 | 2.669 | 651.6 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 96.768 | 51.902 | 44.330 | 17.500 | 6.287 | 1534.9 | 2.587 | 631.6 | 6.727 | 1642.4 | 2.679 | 654.0 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 96.483 | 76.033 | 87.985 | 22.823 | 6.311 | 1540.8 | 2.576 | 628.8 | 6.725 | 1641.8 | 2.654 | 648.0 |
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 96.279 | 47.299 | 87.033 | 25.929 | 5.524 | 1348.5 | 2.339 | 571.0 | 6.442 | 1572.8 | 2.584 | 630.7 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 96.138 | 54.650 | 84.926 | 21.690 | 4.430 | 1081.4 | 2.114 | 516.1 | 5.189 | 1266.9 | 2.164 | 528.4 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 94.001 | 50.690 | 86.161 | 22.133 | 6.186 | 1510.2 | 2.378 | 580.6 | 6.664 | 1626.9 | 2.499 | 610.2 |
Lexar LRWM05U-7000 UHS-II microSD Reader | 93.958 | 73.543 | 85.634 | 20.853 | 5.979 | 1459.6 | 2.319 | 566.3 | 6.647 | 1622.8 | 2.503 | 611.2 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 93.564 | 52.015 | 84.354 | 24.213 | 4.949 | 1208.3 | 2.117 | 516.9 | 5.149 | 1257.1 | 2.212 | 540.1 |
Lexar LRWM03U-7000 UHS-I microSD Reader | 92.573 | 52.796 | 85.378 | 20.878 | 5.389 | 1315.6 | 3.512 | 857.4 | 6.127 | 1495.9 | 3.607 | 880.7 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 90.053 | 57.456 | 76.336 | 21.824 | 3.929 | 959.2 | 1.967 | 480.3 | 4.072 | 994.0 | 1.945 | 474.8 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 84.638 | 48.071 | 78.802 | 27.005 | 5.769 | 1408.4 | 2.365 | 577.3 | 6.575 | 1605.2 | 2.473 | 603.7 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 76.343 | 48.787 | 71.498 | 22.159 | 5.972 | 1457.9 | 3.121 | 761.9 | 6.551 | 1599.3 | 3.305 | 806.9 |
SanDisk microSD UHS-II USB 3.0 Reader | 35.020 | 29.359 | 33.635 | 18.202 | 5.309 | 1296.1 | 2.395 | 584.6 | 5.985 | 1461.2 | 2.403 | 586.7 |
The SanDisk 80MB/s microSDXC 128GB card will undergo write speed testing in cameras. The results will be added to the following table after as additional tests are conducted.
SanDisk Ultra 80MB/s microSD 128GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon EOS R | 35.8 |
Sony A9 | 35.0 |
Canon 77D | 33.9 |
Fuji X-T3 | 33.4 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 33.3 |
Nikon D7500 | 32.1 |
Canon EOS M5 | 31.0 |
Nikon D5600 | 30.0 |
Panasonic GH5 | 26.8 |
Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 24.4 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 11.4 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon EOS R, 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.
SanDisk Ultra 80MB/s microSD 128GB microSD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 4215673051 |
Product Name (PNM) | SL128 |
Product Revision | 8.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
OEM ID (OID) | SD |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 08/2016 |
Total capacity | 127,865,454,592 bytes |
Compare prices on the SanDisk Ultra 80MB/s 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 Ultra 80MB/s microSD | 16 | $0.53 | $8.40 | Check price | $8.95 |
SanDisk Ultra 80MB/s microSD | 32 | $0.27 | $8.50 | Check price | $9.99 |
SanDisk Ultra 80MB/s microSD | 64 | $0.18 | $11.68 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Ultra 80MB/s microSD | 128 | $0.12 | $14.97 | Check price | $29.99 |