Lexar Professional 2933x XQD 2.0 cards offer up to 440 MB/s read speed and 400 MB/s write speed. The card is available in 32, 64 and 128GB capacities. The 64GB version (LXQD128CRBNA2933) is tested in this review.
To test the read and write speeds the Lexar 2933x XQD card was tested in XQD card readers. Using ATTO disk benchmark, the 2933x XQD card measured 344.9 MB/s read and 257.6 MB/s write in the Lexar XR2 card reader. In the Sony QDA-SB1A XQD Reader (included with G series cards) it measured 347.2 MB/s read and 254.5 MB/s write speeds. These speeds are limited by the card reader.
Card: Lexar Professional 2933x XQD 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
Lexar Professional 2933x XQD 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 |
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Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 318.426 | 121.998 | 308.405 | 2.192 | 11.716 | 2860.5 | 0.018 | 4.4 | 13.325 | 3253.2 | 0.027 | 6.6 |
Lexar Professional XQD 2.0 USB 3.0 Reader | 269.557 | 235.635 | 269.669 | 2.196 | 14.025 | 3424.0 | 0.020 | 4.8 | 16.946 | 4137.1 | 0.033 | 8.1 |
Lexar XR2 XQD 2.0 Card Reader | 263.959 | 149.818 | 259.661 | 2.447 | 14.610 | 3566.8 | 0.017 | 4.2 | 17.056 | 4164.0 | 0.032 | 7.9 |
Sony XQD USB Adapter | 259.999 | 147.045 | 258.090 | 1.981 | 14.498 | 3539.6 | 0.017 | 4.1 | 16.906 | 4127.5 | 0.029 | 7.1 |
Sony MRW-E80 XQD 1.0 Card Reader | 192.399 | 101.587 | 193.696 | 2.186 | 10.493 | 2561.7 | 0.019 | 4.5 | 11.123 | 2715.5 | 0.031 | 7.5 |
The Lexar 2933x 64GB card was tested in the Nikon D5. It averaged 292.9 MB/s write speed during continuous shooting.
Lexar Professional 2933x XQD 64GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Nikon D500 | 297.1 |
Nikon D5 | 292.9 |
Nikon Z7 | 243.5 |
Nikon Z6 | 239.5 |
Cameras tested with this card: Nikon Z7, Nikon Z6, Nikon D5, Nikon D500
Lexar 2933x XQD cards offers outstanding performance in cameras such as the Nikon D5.
Compare prices on the Lexar Professional 2933x card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
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Lexar Professional 2933x XQD | 32 | $3.75 | $120.00 | Check price | Check price |
Lexar Professional 2933x XQD | 64 | $2.34 | $150.00 | Check price | Check price |
Lexar Professional 2933x XQD | 128 | $2.15 | $275.00 | Check price | Check price |