Review: Transcend 1000x 32GB CompactFlash Memory Card

Introduction

The Transcend 1000x CompactFlash UDMA-7 card is available in 16, 32, 64 and 128GB capacities.

Performance

Transcend quotes their 1000x CF card at 160MB/s read and 120MB/s write speeds. In our test the maximum read speed was 159.8 MB/s in the Lexar Professional Workflow CFR1 CompactFlash Reader. It also achieved 133.6 MB/s write speed in the CFR1.

Card: Transcend 1000x 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

In camera testing, the Transcend 1000X card averaged 95.7MB/s write speed in the Nikon D810, which was essentially the same speed the SanDisk Extreme Pro CF card recorded in the same camera. The D800 was only able to get 68.5MB/s write, which is mostly a limiation of the camera rather than the card.

We found the Transcend's performance to be excellent. While Transcend may not have quite the cachet of Lexar or SanDisk among photographers, its 1000x CF card was a top contender in both cameras and card readres. Transcend is a well-established brand worldwide and has been manufacturing computer-related memory products since 1988.

Cameras tested with this card: Canon 1D X, Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds, Canon 7D Mark II, Nikon D810, Nikon D800

Transcend memory cards carry a lifetime warranty.

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