Sony M Series offers a less expensive alternative to the top-of-the-line G Series UHS-II memory cards. The M Series SD cards use UHS-II technology to deliver an extremely high read speed of 260MB/s and write speed of 100MB/s according to Sony. The write speed is similar to other fast UHS-I cards but the read speed makes transfers to a computer nearly three times as fast as the fastest UHS-I cards. This UHS-II card is backwards compatible and will work in UHS-I and standard SD cameras and other devices, although its speed will be limited by the device.
The M Series 32GB SDHC card is UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) rated, meaning it can maintain at least 30MB/s continuous write speed for HD and 4K video recording. This M Series SD card is also suited for DSLR cameras where its 100MB/s write speed will support long continuous shooting bursts. Sony M Series SD cards are offered in 32, 64 and 128 GB capacities. The 32GB SDHC card model SF-M32/T with UPC 027242898080 is tested in this review. The box has a sticker 2017-03 and a green dot on the back of the package.
The 32GB M Series card was benchmarked using several memory card readers to test its read and write speeds. The card exceeded is read speed rating, reaching up to 295.9 MB/s sequential read speed. The sequential write speed benchmark measured up to 115.2 MB/s, exceeding its 100MB/s write speed rating by a significant amount.
Card: Sony M Series UHS-II 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
Sony M Series UHS-II 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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Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 295.874 | 114.100 | 204.786 | 0.980 | 11.547 | 2819.1 | 0.884 | 215.8 | 13.085 | 3194.6 | 1.315 | 321.2 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 277.364 | 114.311 | 195.832 | 0.975 | 11.813 | 2884.1 | 0.945 | 230.7 | 13.778 | 3363.9 | 1.028 | 251.1 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 275.217 | 114.149 | 200.476 | 0.947 | 12.831 | 3132.6 | 0.870 | 212.4 | 14.915 | 3641.4 | 0.974 | 237.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader | 275.108 | 115.127 | 199.811 | 1.180 | 12.925 | 3155.5 | 0.980 | 239.2 | 14.961 | 3652.6 | 1.345 | 328.3 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 273.387 | 114.299 | 196.662 | 1.014 | 12.406 | 3028.9 | 1.011 | 246.8 | 14.876 | 3631.9 | 1.023 | 249.7 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 272.287 | 114.174 | 202.792 | 0.947 | 13.696 | 3343.8 | 1.051 | 256.7 | 15.579 | 3803.5 | 1.100 | 268.5 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 271.969 | 114.050 | 205.569 | 1.060 | 13.842 | 3379.3 | 0.994 | 242.7 | 15.540 | 3794.0 | 1.152 | 281.3 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 271.793 | 113.360 | 198.601 | 1.002 | 9.387 | 2291.8 | 0.915 | 223.5 | 12.118 | 2958.5 | 0.986 | 240.7 |
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 263.230 | 114.349 | 194.341 | 0.994 | 12.339 | 3012.3 | 0.985 | 240.5 | 17.559 | 4286.8 | 1.051 | 256.7 |
Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 258.143 | 106.239 | 195.865 | 1.002 | 11.900 | 2905.2 | 0.954 | 233.0 | 15.805 | 3858.7 | 1.174 | 286.7 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 246.869 | 114.075 | 182.026 | 1.003 | 14.850 | 3625.5 | 0.981 | 239.4 | 17.751 | 4333.7 | 1.164 | 284.3 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 246.753 | 114.162 | 180.132 | 1.062 | 14.739 | 3598.5 | 0.858 | 209.5 | 17.270 | 4216.3 | 1.170 | 285.6 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 242.361 | 114.087 | 177.253 | 1.002 | 14.593 | 3562.6 | 0.782 | 191.0 | 16.804 | 4102.5 | 1.335 | 325.8 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 240.720 | 114.286 | 187.339 | 0.946 | 13.388 | 3268.6 | 1.050 | 256.5 | 15.764 | 3848.7 | 1.428 | 348.7 |
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 235.900 | 114.461 | 181.753 | 0.947 | 9.550 | 2331.5 | 0.946 | 231.0 | 14.183 | 3462.6 | 0.882 | 215.3 |
ProMaster Professional Dual Card Reader SD UHS-II | 232.888 | 113.815 | 186.778 | 1.063 | 14.783 | 3609.2 | 0.880 | 214.7 | 17.766 | 4337.5 | 1.074 | 262.3 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 231.806 | 113.164 | 183.626 | 0.945 | 14.285 | 3487.5 | 1.075 | 262.6 | 17.355 | 4237.1 | 1.210 | 295.4 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 225.065 | 114.299 | 179.408 | 1.063 | 14.399 | 3515.3 | 0.954 | 233.0 | 17.808 | 4347.6 | 1.330 | 324.6 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 223.792 | 115.228 | 183.470 | 2.534 | 15.218 | 3715.4 | 2.236 | 545.9 | 17.191 | 4197.0 | 2.031 | 495.8 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 217.007 | 113.030 | 174.501 | 0.979 | 14.634 | 3572.7 | 1.001 | 244.3 | 17.341 | 4233.7 | 1.183 | 288.9 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 96.750 | 79.048 | 85.935 | 0.792 | 9.229 | 2253.1 | 0.691 | 168.6 | 10.627 | 2594.6 | 0.911 | 222.5 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 96.412 | 87.069 | 85.165 | 0.737 | 9.208 | 2247.9 | 0.723 | 176.5 | 10.720 | 2617.2 | 1.099 | 268.3 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 96.279 | 87.410 | 83.677 | 0.900 | 9.246 | 2257.3 | 0.721 | 176.1 | 10.668 | 2604.5 | 0.923 | 225.4 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 94.748 | 86.724 | 83.733 | 0.853 | 6.795 | 1659.0 | 0.820 | 200.1 | 7.239 | 1767.4 | 0.960 | 234.4 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 94.093 | 84.535 | 76.386 | 0.789 | 5.239 | 1279.1 | 0.810 | 197.8 | 5.437 | 1327.5 | 1.041 | 254.1 |
The Sony M Series SD card was tested in several digitals cameras for write speed during continuous shooting. More results from camera tests will be added to the table below when available.
Sony M Series UHS-II 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Sony A9 | 104.0 |
Canon EOS R | 101.4 |
Fuji X-T3 | 92.2 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 79.9 |
Canon 77D | 79.8 |
Nikon D7500 | 79.0 |
Canon EOS M5 | 78.2 |
Panasonic GH5 | 74.5 |
Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 29.5 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon EOS R, Canon 77D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-T3, Nikon D7500, Nikon Coolpix P1000, Panasonic GH5, Sony A9
This Sony SD card is covered by a 5-year limited warranty. The card is marked made in Taiwan.
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
Sony M Series UHS-II 32GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 3661952441 |
Product Name (PNM) | SD32G |
Product Revision | 4.2 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000027 |
OEM ID (OID) | PH |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 01/2017 |
Total capacity | 32,111,591,424 bytes |
Compare prices on the Sony M Series 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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Amazon | B&H Photo | Adorama | |||
Sony M Series SD | 32 | $1.74 | $55.77 | Check price | Check price |
Sony M Series SD | 64 | $0.62 | $39.99 | Check price | Check price |
Sony M Series SD | 128 | $0.47 | $59.86 | Check price | Check price |