The Extreme 90MB/s is the latest version of SanDisk's performance-oriented SD card. First available in September 2015, the new 90MB/s Extreme cards are a new line that replaces the previous Extreme 60MB/s and Extreme 80MB/s cards. The 16, 32 and 64GB Extreme 90MB/s cards are rated at 90MB/s read and 40 MB/s write (previously rated 60MB/s read and 40MB/s write). The 128 and 256GB capacity cards are rated 90MB/s read and 60 MB/s write (previously 80MB/s read and 60MB/s write).
This review focuses on the Extreme 90MB/s 128GB UHS-I U3 SDXC card. The card is rated UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) which means it can sustain at least 30MB/s continuous write speed for recording 4K video. The gold label has a similar appearance to the Extreme 60MB/s and 80MB/s cards.
The SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s 128GB SDXC card was benchmarked in several card readers. The highest sequential read was 85.970 MB/s, nearly the same as the previous Extreme 80MB/s 128GB card that was tested at 85.2 MB/s read. This is close, but not quite up to the 90MB/s read speed quoted by SanDisk. Sequential write speed hit 78.657 MB/s, not quite the 80.4 MB/s provided the previous sample of the Extreme 80MB/s card, but well above the 60MB/s write speed advertised by SanDisk. It would appear the Extreme 90MB/s and 80MB/s are virtually the same cards.
Card: SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 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
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 128GB 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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SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 85.970 | 78.480 | 74.379 | 61.171 | 5.514 | 1346.1 | 2.148 | 524.4 | 4.990 | 1218.2 | 1.999 | 488.0 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 85.696 | 78.551 | 61.085 | 51.527 | 8.957 | 2186.7 | 2.967 | 724.5 | 8.227 | 2008.5 | 2.692 | 657.1 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 85.661 | 78.141 | 81.151 | 28.710 | 9.217 | 2250.2 | 3.292 | 803.8 | 8.024 | 1959.1 | 3.132 | 764.7 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 85.584 | 78.828 | 79.608 | 29.146 | 8.800 | 2148.5 | 2.677 | 653.5 | 8.228 | 2008.8 | 2.533 | 618.4 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR1 | 85.577 | 78.363 | 79.203 | 67.383 | 8.768 | 2140.7 | 2.967 | 724.3 | 7.995 | 1951.9 | 2.723 | 664.7 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 85.549 | 78.545 | 81.540 | 67.073 | 9.203 | 2246.8 | 2.968 | 724.7 | 8.216 | 2005.8 | 2.686 | 655.9 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 85.521 | 78.287 | 81.798 | 67.205 | 8.888 | 2170.0 | 2.951 | 720.4 | 8.215 | 2005.7 | 2.677 | 653.6 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 85.465 | 78.048 | 81.934 | 66.996 | 9.037 | 2206.3 | 2.946 | 719.2 | 8.239 | 2011.5 | 2.701 | 659.5 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 85.438 | 78.334 | 79.060 | 28.994 | 8.771 | 2141.4 | 2.582 | 630.4 | 8.351 | 2038.8 | 2.515 | 614.1 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 85.396 | 78.252 | 77.813 | 28.854 | 7.372 | 1799.8 | 2.357 | 575.4 | 6.511 | 1589.5 | 2.231 | 544.8 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 85.389 | 78.433 | 80.845 | 66.952 | 5.316 | 1297.8 | 2.967 | 724.5 | 6.215 | 1517.4 | 2.686 | 655.8 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 85.375 | 78.504 | 79.872 | 28.957 | 8.886 | 2169.3 | 2.959 | 722.5 | 8.220 | 2006.8 | 2.704 | 660.3 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 85.354 | 78.657 | 79.138 | 66.941 | 7.305 | 1783.4 | 2.329 | 568.7 | 6.304 | 1539.1 | 2.202 | 537.5 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 85.319 | 78.305 | 81.527 | 67.007 | 9.217 | 2250.2 | 2.967 | 724.5 | 8.264 | 2017.5 | 2.718 | 663.6 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 85.188 | 78.574 | 78.291 | 71.166 | 8.933 | 2180.9 | 3.703 | 904.1 | 7.871 | 1921.5 | 3.354 | 818.8 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 85.132 | 78.293 | 81.527 | 67.161 | 9.182 | 2241.6 | 2.964 | 723.6 | 8.191 | 1999.7 | 2.700 | 659.3 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 85.119 | 78.118 | 81.730 | 66.876 | 9.166 | 2237.8 | 2.963 | 723.3 | 8.233 | 2010.0 | 2.708 | 661.1 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 85.029 | 78.299 | 79.726 | 70.409 | 9.054 | 2210.4 | 3.259 | 795.8 | 7.961 | 1943.6 | 3.108 | 758.9 |
The 128GB Extreme 90MB/s will be included in upcoming camera tests. The table below is automatically updated with write speed results when new cameras are tested.
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 128GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon 80D | 72.1 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 70.9 |
Nikon D500 | 70.7 |
Nikon D5600 | 68.5 |
Fuji X-Pro2 | 68.0 |
Fuji X-T10 | 57.9 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 41.6 |
Olympus PEN-F | 41.1 |
Sony A7R II | 36.1 |
Sony A6300 | 34.3 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 80D, Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Nikon D5600, Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus PEN-F, Sony A7R II, Sony A6300
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 128GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 3579484961 |
Product Name (PNM) | SE128 |
Product Revision | 8.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
OEM ID (OID) | SD |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 08/2015 |
Total capacity | 127,864,930,304 bytes |
Compare prices on the SanDisk Extreme 90MB/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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Amazon | B&H Photo | Adorama | |||
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 | 16 | $0.57 | $9.19 | Check price | $11.95 |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s microSD | 16 | $1.12 | $17.99 | Check price | |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 microSD | 16 | $1.12 | $17.99 | Check price | |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 | 32 | $0.66 | $21.19 | Check price | |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s microSD | 32 | $0.87 | $27.71 | Check price | |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 SD | 32 | $0.33 | $10.42 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 microSD | 32 | $0.32 | $10.28 | $17.05 | $14.95 |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 | 64 | $0.28 | $17.98 | Check price | |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s microSD | 64 | $0.20 | $13.00 | $29.49 | |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 SD | 64 | $0.25 | $15.99 | $24.45 | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 microSD | 64 | $0.18 | $11.25 | $33.79 | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 | 128 | $0.34 | $42.99 | Check price | |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 SD | 128 | $0.17 | $21.99 | $44.89 | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 microSD | 128 | $0.44 | $151.27 | $55.88 | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 | 256 | $0.27 | $69.99 | Check price | |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 SD | 256 | $0.24 | $61.77 | $107.35 | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 microSD | 256 | $0.13 | $33.47 | $138.10 | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 microSD | 400 | $0.21 | $83.42 | $281.05 |