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AgfaPhoto Professional UHS-I V30 64GB SDXC Memory Card Review
Introduction
Agfa was known for its film, photo paper and cameras. The imaging division was sold in 2004 and soon fell into bankruptcy, however the AgfaPhoto name lives on and is being licensed to various companies to produce digital cameras, film, memory cards, electronics, inks and photo papers.
The AgfaPhoto Professional is a high speed UHS-I Secure Digital card with 100MB/s read and 95MB/s write speeds. The card is rated Video Speed Class 30 (V30) and can provide at least 30MB/s continuous write speed for 4K video recording. AgfaPhoto Professional cards are offered in 32, 64 and 128 GB capacities. The 64GB Professional model 10606 with UPC 4250255103612 is covered in this review. The card is produced in Taiwan.
Performance
The AgfaPhoto Professional was benchmarked in several USB 3.1 and 3.0 card readers. The card had a highest sequential read speed of 99.6 MB/s, very close to its 100MB/s claimed read speed. The sequential write speed peaked at 92.7 MB/s, just short of the 95MB/s write speed claim.
Card: AgfaPhoto Professional 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
| AgfaPhoto Professional 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.646 | 90.928 | 85.724 | 54.480 | 7.875 | 1922.6 | 4.285 | 1046.3 | 10.231 | 2497.8 | 4.304 | 1050.7 |
| Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 99.646 | 91.093 | 85.654 | 54.596 | 8.061 | 1968.1 | 4.278 | 1044.4 | 10.277 | 2509.1 | 4.301 | 1050.0 |
| Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 99.637 | 90.951 | 85.577 | 54.392 | 7.875 | 1922.6 | 4.284 | 1045.9 | 10.184 | 2486.3 | 4.292 | 1047.8 |
| Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.316 | 91.811 | 84.688 | 54.792 | 8.528 | 2082.0 | 4.284 | 1045.9 | 10.799 | 2636.6 | 4.300 | 1049.8 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.269 | 91.070 | 82.282 | 53.693 | 5.855 | 1429.5 | 2.817 | 687.8 | 6.749 | 1647.8 | 3.091 | 754.6 |
| Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.259 | 91.244 | 82.070 | 53.782 | 5.579 | 1362.1 | 2.822 | 689.1 | 6.515 | 1590.7 | 3.053 | 745.3 |
| Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 99.137 | 90.904 | 81.879 | 53.782 | 5.537 | 1351.9 | 2.835 | 692.2 | 6.425 | 1568.7 | 3.085 | 753.1 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 99.128 | 92.021 | 80.594 | 54.050 | 6.272 | 1531.4 | 2.865 | 699.5 | 6.766 | 1651.9 | 3.047 | 743.8 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader | 98.913 | 91.835 | 80.351 | 53.702 | 5.633 | 1375.2 | 2.864 | 699.1 | 6.693 | 1634.0 | 3.036 | 741.3 |
| Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 98.145 | 92.296 | 85.808 | 54.631 | 7.930 | 1936.0 | 4.279 | 1044.7 | 10.158 | 2479.9 | 4.287 | 1046.7 |
| Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 98.071 | 92.126 | 85.321 | 53.210 | 7.867 | 1920.7 | 3.595 | 877.7 | 10.065 | 2457.2 | 3.894 | 950.6 |
| Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 98.044 | 92.085 | 85.363 | 54.498 | 7.905 | 1929.9 | 4.286 | 1046.4 | 10.186 | 2486.8 | 4.290 | 1047.4 |
| Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 97.998 | 92.272 | 85.250 | 54.836 | 7.895 | 1927.4 | 4.278 | 1044.4 | 10.248 | 2502.0 | 4.310 | 1052.4 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 97.952 | 92.247 | 85.724 | 54.357 | 7.954 | 1941.8 | 4.283 | 1045.6 | 10.246 | 2501.6 | 4.286 | 1046.3 |
| Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 97.879 | 92.102 | 85.710 | 54.410 | 7.888 | 1925.8 | 4.289 | 1047.1 | 10.309 | 2516.8 | 4.285 | 1046.2 |
| Delkin Travel Reader | 97.851 | 92.272 | 83.386 | 53.720 | 7.875 | 1922.6 | 4.291 | 1047.6 | 10.266 | 2506.3 | 4.297 | 1049.1 |
| ProMaster Professional Dual Card Reader SD UHS-II | 97.542 | 91.779 | 85.463 | 54.489 | 8.067 | 1969.4 | 4.282 | 1045.4 | 10.167 | 2482.3 | 4.285 | 1046.1 |
| DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 97.370 | 91.347 | 83.607 | 54.516 | 7.573 | 1848.8 | 3.445 | 841.1 | 9.374 | 2288.6 | 3.818 | 932.2 |
| Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 97.316 | 91.659 | 85.363 | 54.578 | 7.856 | 1918.1 | 4.274 | 1043.5 | 10.274 | 2508.2 | 4.286 | 1046.3 |
| Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 96.527 | 82.793 | 83.719 | 51.258 | 6.830 | 1667.5 | 3.354 | 818.9 | 9.173 | 2239.5 | 3.679 | 898.1 |
| Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 96.350 | 92.737 | 83.455 | 54.260 | 7.181 | 1753.3 | 3.387 | 827.0 | 9.149 | 2233.8 | 3.714 | 906.8 |
| Verbatim USB-C Pocket Card Reader | 96.306 | 91.539 | 82.335 | 54.120 | 8.399 | 2050.6 | 3.462 | 845.3 | 9.566 | 2335.6 | 3.570 | 871.5 |
| Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 96.279 | 91.795 | 83.331 | 53.862 | 5.996 | 1464.0 | 2.922 | 713.3 | 6.510 | 1589.4 | 3.069 | 749.4 |
| SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 96.164 | 88.832 | 79.740 | 52.812 | 5.536 | 1351.7 | 2.796 | 682.6 | 6.467 | 1578.9 | 3.024 | 738.2 |
| Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 93.556 | 88.368 | 81.218 | 53.420 | 7.074 | 1727.0 | 3.354 | 818.9 | 9.291 | 2268.3 | 3.770 | 920.4 |
The AgfaPhoto Professional will be tested in cameras to evaluate the average write speed during continuous shooting. The table below is automatically updated when the card is tested in cameras.
| AgfaPhoto Professional 64GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
|---|---|
| Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 33.4 |
Cameras tested with this card: Nikon Coolpix P1000
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
| AgfaPhoto Professional 64GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
|---|---|
| Serial number (PSN) | 30365312 |
| Product Name (PNM) | SD64G |
| Product Revision | 5.0 |
| Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000027 |
| OEM ID (OID) | PH |
| Manufacture Date (MDT) | 08/2018 |
| Total capacity | 62,780,342,272 bytes |
The internal card register shows this AgfaPhoto Professional card was produced in August 2018. The OEM ID PH indicates that Phison is the OEM for the card.