The SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s is a popular UHS-I SD card offering 45MB/s read and write speeds. As of late 2014, this card is being replaced by the SanDisk Extreme 60MB/s UHS-I SD card.
In benchmark tests using USB 3.0 card readers, the Extreme surpasses its 45MB/s rating. Its best read speed measured just over 47MB/s, while its write speed hit just above 45MB/s in several readers.
Card: SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s 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
SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s 32GB 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 Professional Workflow SR1 | 47.880 | 45.415 | 43.923 | 1.561 | 3.930 | 959.5 | 1.564 | 381.8 | 3.741 | 913.4 | 0.936 | 228.6 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 47.752 | 44.907 | 44.337 | 1.643 | 4.151 | 1013.5 | 1.599 | 390.5 | 3.872 | 945.2 | 0.961 | 234.6 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 47.749 | 44.556 | 43.845 | 1.653 | 4.040 | 986.4 | 1.580 | 385.8 | 3.828 | 934.5 | 0.995 | 242.9 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 47.747 | 45.299 | 43.916 | 1.562 | 3.575 | 872.9 | 1.426 | 348.2 | 3.308 | 807.7 | 1.024 | 249.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 47.723 | 44.845 | 44.453 | 1.642 | 4.652 | 1135.7 | 1.561 | 381.1 | 4.065 | 992.5 | 0.943 | 230.1 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 47.704 | 44.817 | 44.489 | 1.646 | 4.422 | 1079.5 | 1.578 | 385.2 | 3.951 | 964.7 | 0.965 | 235.5 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 47.658 | 44.616 | 44.679 | 1.644 | 4.737 | 1156.4 | 1.491 | 364.0 | 4.119 | 1005.6 | 1.028 | 250.9 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 47.585 | 44.628 | 44.272 | 1.597 | 3.625 | 885.1 | 1.565 | 382.1 | 3.937 | 961.2 | 0.922 | 225.2 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 47.548 | 44.563 | 44.344 | 1.645 | 4.631 | 1130.6 | 1.549 | 378.1 | 4.095 | 999.8 | 0.982 | 239.8 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 47.548 | 44.552 | 43.720 | 1.645 | 4.475 | 1092.6 | 1.558 | 380.3 | 4.068 | 993.2 | 0.936 | 228.5 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 47.535 | 45.460 | 44.072 | 1.577 | 2.844 | 694.4 | 1.511 | 368.8 | 3.918 | 956.5 | 1.015 | 247.7 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 47.516 | 45.495 | 43.691 | 1.741 | 4.146 | 1012.2 | 1.585 | 386.9 | 3.847 | 939.2 | 0.954 | 232.8 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 47.501 | 44.535 | 43.322 | 1.658 | 4.066 | 992.7 | 1.549 | 378.1 | 3.872 | 945.2 | 0.867 | 211.6 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 47.289 | 45.254 | 44.237 | 1.692 | 4.499 | 1098.4 | 1.439 | 351.4 | 4.051 | 989.1 | 1.003 | 244.9 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 47.182 | 42.660 | 37.034 | 1.633 | 4.139 | 1010.5 | 1.580 | 385.7 | 3.854 | 940.8 | 0.997 | 243.5 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 46.922 | 44.341 | 41.378 | 1.643 | 2.717 | 663.2 | 1.289 | 314.8 | 2.895 | 706.7 | 0.876 | 213.9 |
In cameras the Extreme lives up to its name. It measured a best speed of 40.9MB/s write in the Canon 7D Mark II. Recent Nikon cameras measured 37-39 MB/s write speed.
SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon 7D Mark II | 40.9 |
Canon Rebel T6i/T6s | 40.8 |
Samsung NX1 | 40.4 |
Nikon D7200 | 40.1 |
Nikon D810 | 39.4 |
Nikon D7100 | 39.4 |
Nikon D3300 | 39.2 |
Nikon D5500 | 39.1 |
Canon 5Ds | 39.0 |
Nikon D750 | 37.6 |
Sony A7R II | 36.0 |
Canon 70D | 35.3 |
Canon 6D | 35.1 |
Sony A6000 | 34.9 |
Pentax K-3 II | 34.8 |
Olympus E-M5 II | 34.1 |
Nikon D600 | 33.3 |
Fuji X-T10 | 32.6 |
Nikon D5300 | 32.3 |
Olympus E-M1 | 32.3 |
Olympus E-M10 | 31.4 |
Nikon D800 | 29.2 |
Olympus E-M5 | 26.6 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5Ds, Canon 6D, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 70D, Canon Rebel T6i/T6s, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D750, Nikon D810, Nikon D800, Nikon D600, Nikon D7200, Nikon D7100, Nikon D5500, Nikon D5300, Nikon D3300, Olympus E-M1, Olympus E-M5, Olympus E-M5 II, Olympus E-M10, Pentax K-3 II, Samsung NX1, Sony A7R II, Sony A6000
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s 32GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 1912105076 |
Product Name (PNM) | SU32G |
Product Revision | 8.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
OEM ID (OID) | SD |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 04/2012 |
Total capacity | 31,914,983,424 bytes |
Compare prices on the SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
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SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s SD | 16 | $0.72 | $11.50 | Check price | |
SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s SD | 32 | $0.30 | $9.50 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s SD | 64 | N/A | Check price | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 45MB/s SD | 128 | $0.77 | $99.02 | Check price | Check price |