The Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 (U3) memory card offers fast 90 MB/s read and 80MB/s write performance. It meets UHS Speed Class 3 performance by providing at least 30MB/s continuous write performance making it ideal for recording 4K video. Its write speed is also well suited for continuous shooting in DSLR cameras. The Kingston UHS-I U3 card is available in capacities of 32, 64, 128 and 256 GB and is backed by a lifetime warranty.
Here we test the 64GB version of the Kingston UHS-I U3. It surpassed its specified read and write speeds in our benchmark tests. Tested in USB 3.0 card readers, it reached 98.5 MB/s sequential read speed and 88.6 MB/s sequential write speed.
Card: Kingston U3 90/80 MB/s 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
Kingston U3 90/80 MB/s 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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Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 98.532 | 85.801 | 85.836 | 3.676 | 11.652 | 2844.8 | 1.367 | 333.7 | 13.597 | 3319.5 | 0.869 | 212.1 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 98.513 | 84.706 | 85.780 | 3.625 | 11.060 | 2700.2 | 1.284 | 313.6 | 13.426 | 3277.8 | 1.029 | 251.1 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 98.053 | 86.274 | 82.241 | 3.572 | 7.237 | 1766.9 | 1.391 | 339.7 | 7.616 | 1859.4 | 0.892 | 217.8 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 98.053 | 86.076 | 82.687 | 3.578 | 7.464 | 1822.4 | 1.382 | 337.4 | 7.832 | 1912.1 | 0.919 | 224.3 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 97.943 | 85.801 | 82.349 | 3.656 | 7.022 | 1714.5 | 1.404 | 342.7 | 7.418 | 1811.0 | 0.865 | 211.2 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 97.497 | 86.788 | 85.850 | 3.614 | 11.691 | 2854.3 | 1.334 | 325.8 | 13.582 | 3315.9 | 1.028 | 251.1 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 97.488 | 85.717 | 85.893 | 3.576 | 11.596 | 2831.2 | 1.269 | 309.7 | 13.591 | 3318.1 | 0.893 | 218.0 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 96.866 | 85.787 | 85.724 | 3.634 | 11.748 | 2868.0 | 1.387 | 338.7 | 14.089 | 3439.8 | 1.137 | 277.7 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 96.795 | 84.809 | 85.691 | 3.848 | 10.903 | 2661.8 | 1.377 | 336.1 | 13.163 | 3213.7 | 0.880 | 214.9 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 96.786 | 88.592 | 85.612 | 3.444 | 10.733 | 2620.3 | 1.355 | 330.7 | 13.350 | 3259.4 | 0.944 | 230.4 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 96.714 | 85.188 | 85.648 | 3.650 | 10.919 | 2665.8 | 1.374 | 335.4 | 13.295 | 3245.9 | 1.033 | 252.2 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 96.465 | 84.829 | 85.662 | 3.761 | 10.906 | 2662.7 | 1.336 | 326.2 | 13.313 | 3250.2 | 0.895 | 218.4 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 96.456 | 86.831 | 86.189 | 3.525 | 10.196 | 2489.2 | 1.324 | 323.3 | 11.777 | 2875.3 | 0.956 | 233.5 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 96.270 | 84.884 | 83.900 | 3.823 | 10.881 | 2656.5 | 1.256 | 306.7 | 13.356 | 3260.7 | 0.905 | 220.9 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR1 | 95.690 | 85.486 | 84.590 | 3.568 | 9.727 | 2374.7 | 1.384 | 337.9 | 10.950 | 2673.4 | 0.941 | 229.7 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 95.690 | 86.395 | 85.780 | 3.559 | 9.966 | 2433.1 | 1.405 | 343.1 | 11.578 | 2826.6 | 1.007 | 245.9 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 95.447 | 85.271 | 84.396 | 3.567 | 7.399 | 1806.4 | 1.401 | 342.0 | 7.573 | 1849.0 | 0.903 | 220.6 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 95.109 | 82.924 | 80.765 | 3.578 | 6.432 | 1570.2 | 1.302 | 317.9 | 7.475 | 1824.9 | 0.859 | 209.8 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 94.424 | 84.379 | 77.089 | 3.648 | 5.536 | 1351.4 | 1.350 | 329.6 | 5.649 | 1379.2 | 0.793 | 193.6 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 92.549 | 84.981 | 81.433 | 3.644 | 9.077 | 2216.0 | 1.369 | 334.1 | 11.790 | 2878.5 | 0.999 | 244.0 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 91.483 | 79.030 | 61.520 | 3.477 | 11.423 | 2788.8 | 1.326 | 323.7 | 13.569 | 3312.8 | 0.948 | 231.3 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 85.257 | 77.655 | 77.101 | 3.584 | 10.020 | 2446.4 | 1.361 | 332.4 | 11.567 | 2824.0 | 1.080 | 263.6 |
Compared to previous testing of the 32GB version of the same card, read performance of the two cards was nearly identical. Sequential write performance of the 64GB card was about three to five percent lower compared with the 32GB version.
Results from in-camera testing are shown below. Additional results will be added as more cameras are tested using this card.
Kingston U3 90/80 MB/s 64GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Nikon D500 | 79.9 |
Canon 80D | 79.8 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 79.1 |
Canon 77D | 79.0 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 77.6 |
Nikon D7500 | 77.5 |
Sony A9 | 76.3 |
Canon EOS M5 | 76.1 |
Fuji X-Pro2 | 75.7 |
Nikon D5600 | 75.6 |
Nikon D7200 | 72.8 |
Canon Rebel T6i/T6s | 72.3 |
Canon 5Ds | 70.8 |
Nikon D5500 | 70.5 |
Nikon D7100 | 69.1 |
Samsung NX1 | 54.9 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 40.6 |
Olympus PEN-F | 40.0 |
Olympus E-M5 II | 38.8 |
Panasonic GH5 | 37.7 |
Pentax K-3 II | 36.2 |
Sony A7R II | 35.8 |
Canon 70D | 35.3 |
Canon 6D | 35.0 |
Sony A6000 | 34.8 |
Sony A6300 | 34.2 |
Fuji X-T10 | 33.9 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds, Canon 6D, Canon 70D, Canon 77D, Canon 80D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T6i/T6s, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Nikon D7500, Nikon D7200, Nikon D7100, Nikon D5600, Nikon D5500, Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus E-M5 II, Olympus PEN-F, Panasonic GH5, Pentax K-3 II, Samsung NX1, Sony A7R II, Sony A9, Sony A6000, Sony A6300
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
Kingston U3 90/80 MB/s 64GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 1507465 |
Product Name (PNM) | SD64G |
Product Revision | 3.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000041 |
OEM ID (OID) | 42 |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 08/2014 |
Total capacity | 64,156,073,984 bytes |
Compare prices on the Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
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Amazon | B&H Photo | Adorama | |||
Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD | 32 | $2.19 | $69.95 | Check price | Check price |
Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD | 64 | $0.93 | $59.40 | Check price | Check price |
Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD | 128 | $0.39 | $49.28 | Check price | Check price |
Kingston UHS-I Speed Class 3 SD | 256 | $0.56 | $144.00 | Check price | Check price |