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SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 A1 32GB microSDHC Card Review
Introduction
The SanDisk Extreme Plus 32GB microSDHC card has been updated with the new App Performance Class 1 (A1) rating. The A1 designation means the card is ideal for running applications on mobile devices. A1 rated cards reach at least 1500 random read input-output access per second (IOPS) and write at least 500 IOPS. The card is operates up to UHS-I performance and carries U3 and V30 raintgs. These ratings guarantee at least 30MB/s continuous write speed and make the card suitable for recording HD and 4K vieo. The card that preceeded it had a read speed rating of 95 MB/s while this card claims a maximum read speed of 100MB/s. Write speed is quotes at 90 MS/s. Extreme Plus microSD cards are offered in 32, 64 and 128GB capacities. This review is for the 32GB capacity microSDHC card model SDSQXBG-032G-GN6MA with UPC 619659155353.
Performance
The new A1 Extreme Plus 32GB microSD card was tested in memory card readers with benchmark software. In these tests the maximum sequential read speed was 99.5 MB/s while the highest sequential write speed reached 91.8 MB/s. The card benchmarks are inline with those quoted by SanDisk and although the read speed is quoted higher, it is nearly identical to the previous non-A1 rated Extreme Plus microSDHC card.
Card: SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSDHC 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 Plus 100MB/s A1 microSDHC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 99.533 | 91.038 | 92.732 | 62.726 | 8.535 | 2083.7 | 3.127 | 763.4 | 9.445 | 2305.9 | 3.170 | 774.0 |
| Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.504 | 89.332 | 92.825 | 62.056 | 7.793 | 1902.6 | 3.070 | 749.5 | 9.448 | 2306.5 | 3.091 | 754.7 |
| Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 99.495 | 91.292 | 92.316 | 63.602 | 8.402 | 2051.3 | 3.096 | 755.8 | 9.461 | 2309.8 | 3.144 | 767.5 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.288 | 91.403 | 88.789 | 62.688 | 5.917 | 1444.5 | 2.431 | 593.5 | 6.613 | 1614.5 | 2.571 | 627.6 |
| Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.288 | 91.419 | 88.671 | 62.333 | 5.992 | 1463.0 | 2.324 | 567.3 | 6.306 | 1539.5 | 2.425 | 592.1 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader | 99.288 | 90.967 | 88.921 | 62.125 | 6.185 | 1509.9 | 2.417 | 590.0 | 6.556 | 1600.6 | 2.519 | 615.0 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 99.231 | 90.833 | 88.334 | 61.721 | 5.640 | 1377.0 | 2.276 | 555.6 | 6.237 | 1522.7 | 2.426 | 592.2 |
| Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.203 | 89.875 | 91.121 | 62.942 | 8.300 | 2026.3 | 3.113 | 759.9 | 9.480 | 2314.5 | 3.146 | 768.2 |
| Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 99.194 | 91.755 | 88.451 | 61.995 | 5.927 | 1447.1 | 2.333 | 569.7 | 6.258 | 1527.9 | 2.431 | 593.5 |
| Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 98.108 | 90.637 | 93.499 | 60.772 | 8.429 | 2057.8 | 3.887 | 948.9 | 9.281 | 2265.8 | 4.169 | 1017.9 |
| Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 97.934 | 91.062 | 92.886 | 62.643 | 8.538 | 2084.4 | 3.117 | 760.9 | 9.434 | 2303.3 | 3.125 | 762.8 |
| Delkin Travel Reader | 97.925 | 90.387 | 91.315 | 61.191 | 8.546 | 2086.5 | 3.103 | 757.6 | 9.454 | 2308.1 | 3.100 | 756.7 |
| Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 97.815 | 90.621 | 93.099 | 62.087 | 8.214 | 2005.3 | 3.071 | 749.7 | 8.954 | 2186.1 | 3.118 | 761.3 |
| Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 97.815 | 90.324 | 92.501 | 62.189 | 8.528 | 2082.1 | 3.065 | 748.4 | 9.442 | 2305.2 | 3.085 | 753.2 |
| Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 97.806 | 90.371 | 92.686 | 62.498 | 8.595 | 2098.3 | 3.178 | 775.8 | 9.458 | 2309.2 | 3.119 | 761.5 |
| Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 97.506 | 89.829 | 91.285 | 62.519 | 8.127 | 1984.1 | 3.671 | 896.2 | 9.011 | 2200.1 | 3.784 | 923.8 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 97.497 | 91.006 | 92.393 | 63.394 | 8.465 | 2066.6 | 3.129 | 764.0 | 9.469 | 2311.7 | 3.185 | 777.7 |
| Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 97.478 | 89.768 | 90.816 | 62.405 | 4.778 | 1166.5 | 2.661 | 649.7 | 8.978 | 2191.9 | 2.795 | 682.4 |
| ProMaster Professional Dual Card Reader SD UHS-II | 97.397 | 90.723 | 92.578 | 63.602 | 8.493 | 2073.4 | 3.145 | 767.8 | 9.494 | 2317.8 | 3.197 | 780.5 |
| Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 97.198 | 91.284 | 92.409 | 62.779 | 8.555 | 2088.6 | 3.134 | 765.0 | 9.474 | 2313.0 | 3.209 | 783.5 |
| SanDisk MobileMate USB 3.0 Reader | 97.099 | 87.813 | 86.048 | 60.303 | 4.980 | 1215.7 | 2.261 | 551.9 | 5.728 | 1398.4 | 2.332 | 569.3 |
| Lexar C1 USB-C microSD Reader | 97.036 | 89.568 | 88.862 | 60.752 | 6.168 | 1505.9 | 2.474 | 604.1 | 6.978 | 1703.6 | 2.600 | 634.7 |
| DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 97.036 | 89.791 | 89.592 | 61.350 | 5.776 | 1410.1 | 2.400 | 586.0 | 3.300 | 805.8 | 2.658 | 649.0 |
| Verbatim USB-C Pocket Card Reader | 96.332 | 90.613 | 89.607 | 63.394 | 8.327 | 2033.0 | 2.688 | 656.3 | 9.197 | 2245.3 | 2.793 | 681.8 |
| SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 96.156 | 87.776 | 86.961 | 61.191 | 5.593 | 1365.5 | 2.285 | 558.0 | 6.358 | 1552.3 | 2.409 | 588.0 |
| Lexar LRWM03U-7000 UHS-I microSD Reader | 96.129 | 90.920 | 89.829 | 62.333 | 7.318 | 1786.7 | 4.345 | 1060.8 | 7.983 | 1948.9 | 4.433 | 1082.4 |
| Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 95.708 | 89.714 | 89.563 | 60.863 | 6.149 | 1501.2 | 2.371 | 578.9 | 6.337 | 1547.1 | 2.507 | 612.1 |
| SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 94.645 | 87.879 | 80.297 | 56.801 | 4.681 | 1142.9 | 2.204 | 538.2 | 4.777 | 1166.3 | 2.218 | 541.6 |
| Lexar LRWM05U-7000 UHS-II microSD Reader | 93.933 | 87.983 | 87.596 | 61.832 | 8.297 | 2025.7 | 2.792 | 681.7 | 9.139 | 2231.3 | 2.803 | 684.3 |
| Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 93.273 | 87.294 | 87.178 | 60.214 | 8.226 | 2008.3 | 2.700 | 659.1 | 9.175 | 2240.0 | 2.776 | 677.7 |
The 32GB Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSDHC card was tested in digital cameras for average write speed during continuous shooting. The results are shown in the table below. More tests will be performed with additional camera models.
| SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSDHC 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
|---|---|
| Nikon D7500 | 78.3 |
| Sony A9 | 76.3 |
| Fuji X-T3 | 73.9 |
| Canon EOS R | 73.5 |
| Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 34.0 |
Cameras tested with this card: Canon EOS R, Fuji X-T3, Nikon D7500, Nikon Coolpix P1000, Sony A9
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
| SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSDHC 32GB microSD — Internal Card Information | |
|---|---|
| Serial number (PSN) | 3980528916 |
| Product Name (PNM) | AGGCD |
| Product Revision | 8.0 |
| Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
| OEM ID (OID) | SD |
| Manufacture Date (MDT) | 04/2017 |
| Total capacity | 31,914,983,424 bytes |
Available sizes and prices
Compare prices on the SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSD card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.
| Card | Size GB | Lowest $ / GB | Prices | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | B&H Photo | Adorama | |||
| SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSD | 32 | $0.37 | $11.95 | ||
| SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSD | 64 | $0.78 | $50.00 | ||
| SanDisk Extreme Plus 100MB/s A1 microSD | 128 | $0.59 | $75.00 | ||