Kingston 90/80 U3 UHS-I 128GB SDXC SDA3/128GB Memory Card Review

Introduction

Kingston UHS-I U3 cards offer 90 MB/s read and 80MB/s write speeds. The cards are rated UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) that designates cards that can sustain at least 30MB/s continuous write speed, making them suitable for recording 4K video streams. The 80MB/s maximum write speed rating makes the card well suited for burst shooting photography purposes. Kingston UHS-I U3 cards are offered in 32, 64, 128 and 256 GB capacities and are covered by Kingston's lifetime guarantee. The 128GB SDXC card SDA3/128GB with UPC 740617240931 is tested in this review. The card is made in Taiwan.

Performance

Benchmark tests reveal the performance of the Kingston U3 128GB card. It easily reached its 90MB/s quoted read speed. The highest sequential read benchmark was 98.5 MB/s. Write speed mesured up to 87.9 MB/s.

Card: Kingston U3 90/80 MB/s 128GB
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

The Kingston 128GB U3 card will be tested in cameras for reak world performance. Write speeds will be added to the table below when available.

Cameras tested with this card: Canon EOS R, Fuji X-T3, Nikon Coolpix P1000

The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.

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