The SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 SDHC memory card brings a new speed rating V30 to the label. This version was released September 2016. This 32GB card is rated at 90MB/s read speed and 40MB/s write speeds according to SanDisk. Extreme 90MB/s V30 cards available in 32, 64, 128 and 256 GB capacities. SanDisk offers a 16GB Extreme 90MB/s card without the V30 rating. The 128 and 256GB cards are rated at 60MB/s write speed. The card tested in this review is model number SDSDXVE-032G-GNCIN, UPC 619659147037.
The Extreme 90MB/s 64GB SDXC card is rated UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) which makes it suitable for recording 4K video that requires at least 30MB/s continuous write speed. The card features a gold label that is marked with its 90MB/s read speed. A lot number is located on the back of the card and the case designates this card is made in China. SanDisk Extreme cards are backed by a lifetime warranty.
The Extreme 90MB/s V30 32GB card was tested in several memory card readers. The maximum sequential read speed was 99.6 MB/s, the same as the previous Extreme 32GB card tested without the V30 label. Sequential write speed writing 1GB files was 54.2 MB/s. This is better than the 40MB/s quoted maximum speed, and an improvement over the non-V30 card which benchmarked at 49.5MB/s sequential write speed.
Card: SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 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 90MB/s U3 V30 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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Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.552 | 53.680 | 92.671 | 43.551 | 8.090 | 1975.0 | 3.248 | 792.9 | 9.821 | 2397.7 | 3.347 | 817.1 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 99.552 | 54.070 | 93.054 | 43.509 | 8.680 | 2119.2 | 3.371 | 823.0 | 9.842 | 2402.8 | 3.360 | 820.2 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 99.552 | 53.504 | 93.069 | 43.194 | 8.780 | 2143.6 | 3.320 | 810.5 | 9.871 | 2409.9 | 3.384 | 826.1 |
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.325 | 53.157 | 91.526 | 44.431 | 8.771 | 2141.4 | 3.290 | 803.2 | 9.814 | 2396.0 | 3.352 | 818.4 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader | 99.297 | 53.192 | 88.319 | 43.719 | 6.281 | 1533.4 | 2.522 | 615.8 | 6.653 | 1624.3 | 2.658 | 648.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.297 | 53.431 | 88.803 | 43.215 | 6.227 | 1520.3 | 2.536 | 619.1 | 6.669 | 1628.1 | 2.657 | 648.6 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.278 | 53.947 | 88.058 | 42.473 | 6.075 | 1483.2 | 2.380 | 581.0 | 6.517 | 1590.9 | 2.511 | 613.1 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 99.250 | 53.931 | 88.159 | 43.173 | 5.781 | 1411.5 | 2.399 | 585.8 | 6.667 | 1627.6 | 2.556 | 624.1 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 99.184 | 53.314 | 87.469 | 42.932 | 5.663 | 1382.5 | 2.430 | 593.4 | 6.285 | 1534.3 | 2.540 | 620.1 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 97.879 | 53.252 | 92.563 | 43.987 | 8.729 | 2131.2 | 3.303 | 806.4 | 9.855 | 2406.1 | 3.357 | 819.6 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 97.851 | 53.491 | 92.470 | 43.572 | 8.646 | 2110.8 | 3.366 | 821.7 | 9.846 | 2403.8 | 3.427 | 836.7 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 97.797 | 53.688 | 93.145 | 44.518 | 8.703 | 2124.8 | 3.338 | 814.9 | 9.843 | 2403.1 | 3.339 | 815.1 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 97.788 | 53.496 | 92.764 | 44.265 | 8.811 | 2151.0 | 3.292 | 803.6 | 9.825 | 2398.8 | 3.320 | 810.5 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 97.751 | 54.092 | 93.038 | 42.736 | 8.602 | 2100.0 | 3.272 | 798.8 | 9.840 | 2402.3 | 3.345 | 816.7 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 97.669 | 53.452 | 92.840 | 44.555 | 8.744 | 2134.8 | 3.263 | 796.7 | 9.867 | 2408.9 | 3.358 | 819.8 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 97.642 | 53.403 | 92.886 | 42.827 | 8.755 | 2137.6 | 3.904 | 953.1 | 9.880 | 2412.2 | 4.079 | 995.9 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 97.596 | 54.187 | 90.245 | 43.873 | 8.855 | 2161.8 | 3.331 | 813.2 | 9.847 | 2404.1 | 3.355 | 819.1 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 96.723 | 53.496 | 90.740 | 43.546 | 7.934 | 1937.0 | 2.942 | 718.3 | 9.169 | 2238.5 | 3.140 | 766.7 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 96.670 | 53.303 | 81.446 | 42.981 | 7.859 | 1918.7 | 3.446 | 841.3 | 8.988 | 2194.4 | 3.815 | 931.3 |
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 96.394 | 53.103 | 89.725 | 41.977 | 7.173 | 1751.2 | 2.689 | 656.6 | 9.215 | 2249.9 | 2.891 | 705.8 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 96.164 | 53.792 | 86.147 | 42.981 | 5.572 | 1360.4 | 2.322 | 566.9 | 6.365 | 1554.0 | 2.461 | 600.8 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 95.594 | 53.812 | 89.962 | 42.736 | 6.193 | 1511.9 | 2.459 | 600.3 | 6.420 | 1567.3 | 2.591 | 632.6 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 94.868 | 54.238 | 81.379 | 41.541 | 4.883 | 1192.1 | 2.302 | 562.0 | 4.977 | 1215.1 | 2.341 | 571.5 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 93.858 | 53.589 | 87.410 | 43.180 | 8.103 | 1978.2 | 2.921 | 713.2 | 9.219 | 2250.7 | 3.127 | 763.4 |
The Extreme 90MB/s V30 32GB SDHC card will be included in upcoming camera tests. Results will be shown in the following table when available.
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
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Canon Rebel T7i | 49.3 |
Canon 77D | 49.2 |
Sony A9 | 48.9 |
Nikon D7500 | 48.2 |
Canon EOS M5 | 47.2 |
Fuji X-T3 | 47.1 |
Canon EOS R | 46.2 |
Panasonic GH5 | 36.1 |
Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 32.1 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon EOS R, Canon 77D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-T3, Nikon D7500, Nikon Coolpix P1000, Panasonic GH5, Sony A9
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 32GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 328091557 |
Product Name (PNM) | AEICD |
Product Revision | 8.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
OEM ID (OID) | SD |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 01/2017 |
Total capacity | 31,914,983,424 bytes |
Compare prices on the SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 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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SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 SD | 32 | $0.33 | $10.42 | Check price | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 SD | 64 | $0.25 | $15.99 | $24.45 | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 SD | 128 | $0.17 | $21.99 | $44.89 | Check price |
SanDisk Extreme 90MB/s U3 V30 SD | 256 | $0.24 | $61.77 | $107.35 | Check price |