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Review: Toshiba Exceria UHS-I U3 64GB SDXC Memory Card
Introduction
The Toshiba Exceria memory cards are available around the world. The Exceria Type 1 and Type 2 cards are well-known internationally, but not officially distributed in the United States. Toshiba recently introduced the Exceria UHS-I Class 3 SD card in the US. This card has the same speed specifications as the Type 2, 95MB/s read and 60MB/s write, but adds the UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) designation. This standard provides at least 30MB/s continuous write performance to support the latest HD video including 4K.
Toshiba has a long history with flash memory. It is a founding member of the SD Association, which was founded in 2000 along with SanDisk and Panasonic to develop memory card standards. Toshiba is also one of the few memory card brands that is involved in production of NAND memory chips that are used in SD cards.
The Exceria UHS-I Class 3 cards are available in 16, 32 and 64GB capacities. The 64GB SDXC card is reviewed here. It features a brushed silver and black label, similar to the gold and black label of the Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II card. The Exceria UHS-I U3 card has a five year warranty. The card is made in Japan.
Performance
In benchmark tests using USB 3.0 card readers, the Exceria UHS-I U3 card reached a maximum 98.1 MB/s sequential read speed, well above its 95MB/s specification. Sequential write speed peaked at 61.0 MB/s in the Lexar Dual Slot card reader, and achieved rated speed in several card readers.
Card: Toshiba Exceria UHS-I Class 3 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
| Toshiba Exceria UHS-I Class 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 98.671 | 59.615 | 87.754 | 1.610 | 7.060 | 1723.6 | 0.132 | 32.2 | 9.004 | 2198.2 | 0.118 | 28.9 |
| Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 98.080 | 59.843 | 90.907 | 1.809 | 10.612 | 2590.9 | 0.151 | 37.0 | 16.747 | 4088.5 | 0.127 | 31.0 |
| Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 98.080 | 59.833 | 91.181 | 1.631 | 10.626 | 2594.3 | 0.208 | 50.8 | 16.769 | 4094.0 | 0.121 | 29.5 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 96.938 | 60.025 | 91.390 | 1.706 | 10.630 | 2595.2 | 0.151 | 36.9 | 17.399 | 4247.8 | 0.157 | 38.3 |
| Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 96.670 | 60.759 | 90.710 | 1.472 | 10.392 | 2537.2 | 0.177 | 43.1 | 15.493 | 3782.5 | 0.184 | 45.0 |
| Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 96.652 | 59.860 | 91.061 | 1.654 | 10.647 | 2599.5 | 0.158 | 38.5 | 17.309 | 4225.8 | 0.142 | 34.7 |
| Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 96.492 | 59.871 | 91.091 | 1.789 | 9.577 | 2338.1 | 0.140 | 34.3 | 14.604 | 3565.5 | 0.159 | 38.9 |
| Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 96.270 | 60.713 | 90.952 | 1.588 | 10.695 | 2611.2 | 0.148 | 36.2 | 17.295 | 4222.5 | 0.162 | 39.6 |
| Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 96.261 | 60.738 | 90.998 | 1.830 | 10.593 | 2586.2 | 0.163 | 39.9 | 17.278 | 4218.1 | 0.162 | 39.6 |
| Delkin Travel Reader | 96.217 | 60.783 | 88.774 | 1.649 | 10.724 | 2618.2 | 0.162 | 39.5 | 17.313 | 4226.8 | 0.166 | 40.4 |
| Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 96.156 | 59.932 | 90.801 | 1.588 | 10.584 | 2584.1 | 0.164 | 40.1 | 17.313 | 4226.8 | 0.134 | 32.7 |
| Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 95.787 | 60.957 | 90.877 | 1.612 | 9.514 | 2322.7 | 0.208 | 50.7 | 14.479 | 3534.8 | 0.199 | 48.7 |
| Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 95.690 | 60.783 | 90.680 | 1.551 | 9.631 | 2351.4 | 0.169 | 41.2 | 14.503 | 3540.7 | 0.131 | 32.0 |
| Lexar Professional Workflow SR1 | 94.808 | 60.035 | 88.966 | 1.513 | 8.897 | 2172.2 | 0.130 | 31.8 | 13.398 | 3271.1 | 0.158 | 38.6 |
| Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 94.697 | 59.830 | 89.174 | 1.531 | 6.997 | 1708.3 | 0.159 | 38.8 | 8.657 | 2113.4 | 0.114 | 27.9 |
| SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 93.631 | 59.802 | 80.462 | 1.543 | 5.353 | 1306.9 | 0.135 | 33.0 | 6.249 | 1525.7 | 0.140 | 34.1 |
| Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 92.239 | 60.395 | 86.033 | 1.582 | 9.537 | 2328.4 | 0.142 | 34.6 | 14.747 | 3600.4 | 0.141 | 34.5 |
| Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 89.976 | 59.871 | 62.446 | 1.658 | 10.595 | 2586.6 | 0.198 | 48.3 | 17.278 | 4218.2 | 0.129 | 31.5 |
In cameras tests, the Exceria U3 performed as expected, reaching 53.9 MB/s average write speed during continuous shooting in the Canon T6s/T6i.
| Toshiba Exceria UHS-I Class 3 64GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
|---|---|
| Canon 80D | 54.8 |
| Canon 5D Mark IV | 54.3 |
| Canon Rebel T6i/T6s | 53.9 |
| Nikon D500 | 53.3 |
| Canon 5Ds | 50.7 |
| Fuji X-Pro2 | 50.2 |
| Nikon D5600 | 49.4 |
| Fuji X-T10 | 43.1 |
| Olympus E-M1 II | 40.9 |
| Olympus PEN-F | 40.3 |
| Pentax K-3 II | 35.1 |
| Sony A7R II | 34.5 |
| Sony A6300 | 32.9 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds, Canon 80D, Canon Rebel T6i/T6s, Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Nikon D5600, Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus PEN-F, Pentax K-3 II, Sony A7R II, Sony A6300
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
| Toshiba Exceria UHS-I Class 3 64GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
|---|---|
| Serial number (PSN) | 4138402671 |
| Product Name (PNM) | UC0E3 |
| Product Revision | 2.0 |
| Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000002 |
| OEM ID (OID) | TM |
| Manufacture Date (MDT) | 06/2014 |
| Total capacity | 62,813,896,704 bytes |
Available sizes and prices
Compare prices on the Toshiba Exceria UHS-I Class 3 card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
| Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | B&H Photo | Adorama | |||
| Toshiba Exceria UHS-I Class 3 SD | 16 | $1.87 | $29.95 | Check price | Check price |
| Toshiba Exceria UHS-I Class 3 SD | 32 | N/A | Check price | Check price | Check price |
| Toshiba Exceria UHS-I Class 3 SD | 64 | N/A | Check price | Check price | Check price |