SanDisk Extreme Plus 150MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 64GB SDXC Card Review

Introduction

The SanDisk Extreme Plus 150MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 64GB SDXC card provides up to 150MB/s read speed and 60MB/s write speed. The high read speed is only possible using the SanDisk UHS-I card reader SDDR-C531. Using a different reader will drop the maximum read speed to around 99MB/s.

The Extreme Plus 150MB/s is Video Speed Class V30 rated and is capable of at least 30MB/s continuous write speed for recoding 4K video. Extreme Plus 150MB/s cards are available in 64 and 128 capacities. This review is for the 64GB SDXC card with model SDSDXW6-064G-A with UPC 619659170509. The card has a lifetime warranty from SanDisk.

Performance

The Extreme Plus 150MB/s 64GB card was tested in several card readers. Benchmark results show a maximum sequential read speed of 152.5 MB/s in the SanDisk C531 card reader. In other card readers the read speed reached up to 99.1 MB/s. The sequential write speed measured up to 88.8 MB/s, which is significantly higher than the 60MB/s quoted for this card. Curiously, SanDisk's C531 reader performed much worse in write speed than other card readers.

Card: SanDisk Extreme Plus 150MB/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

SanDisk Extreme Plus 150MB/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
SanDisk UHS-I Card Reader SDDR-C531	152.454	64.437	119.039	34.930	3.491	852.2	2.236	545.9	3.777	922.1	2.364	577.1
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II	99.109	87.019	90.897	49.623	5.749	1403.5	3.172	774.4	5.844	1426.7	3.179	776.0
Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader	99.091	86.918	90.838	50.542	5.652	1380.0	3.246	792.6	5.829	1423.2	3.274	799.3
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer	98.988	87.835	73.096	49.397	4.563	1114.1	2.419	590.7	4.905	1197.6	2.525	616.5
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader	98.904	87.784	89.534	50.321	5.785	1412.5	3.203	782.0	5.861	1430.8	3.276	799.9
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer	98.866	87.091	81.071	49.149	4.431	1081.8	2.378	580.7	4.877	1190.8	2.534	618.6
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader	98.848	86.889	82.660	48.724	4.393	1072.4	2.360	576.2	4.812	1174.7	2.544	621.0
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409	98.764	88.086	75.984	49.007	4.797	1171.2	2.433	593.9	4.753	1160.5	2.548	622.2
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader	98.643	87.843	77.152	48.912	4.521	1103.8	2.399	585.6	4.776	1166.0	2.541	620.4
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer	97.615	88.219	88.188	50.039	5.676	1385.6	3.222	786.6	5.818	1420.5	3.171	774.2
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader	97.488	88.042	80.071	49.785	5.688	1388.6	3.230	788.6	5.842	1426.2	3.200	781.3
ProMaster Professional Dual Card Reader SD UHS-II	97.135	87.659	80.377	49.990	5.673	1385.1	3.203	781.9	5.831	1423.5	3.229	788.2
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II	97.063	87.527	80.515	51.782	5.676	1385.6	3.192	779.3	5.821	1421.2	3.176	775.3
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader	97.045	87.762	90.710	51.300	5.682	1387.1	3.201	781.5	5.848	1427.8	3.157	770.7
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9	97.036	87.608	90.957	49.801	5.674	1385.2	3.262	796.4	5.842	1426.3	3.282	801.3
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader	97.001	87.674	90.665	50.371	5.676	1385.7	3.213	784.4	5.809	1418.3	3.260	795.9
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader	96.920	87.520	90.126	48.739	5.685	1387.9	2.841	693.5	5.829	1423.1	3.066	748.5
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader	96.893	87.505	90.665	50.597	5.700	1391.5	3.143	767.4	5.843	1426.6	3.149	768.9
Delkin Travel Reader	96.875	87.652	88.145	49.030	5.647	1378.6	3.267	797.7	5.823	1421.6	3.253	794.2
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader	96.332	88.810	88.378	50.304	5.403	1319.0	2.675	653.2	5.508	1344.6	2.911	710.8
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader	96.067	86.795	76.950	50.088	5.493	1341.0	2.740	668.9	5.549	1354.7	3.013	735.5
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black	95.953	88.577	87.985	50.324	5.375	1312.3	2.735	667.8	5.494	1341.4	2.942	718.3
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer	95.795	84.795	79.346	48.329	4.325	1055.9	2.328	568.5	4.788	1168.9	2.461	600.8
Verbatim USB-C Pocket Card Reader	95.499	87.345	74.589	50.196	5.597	1366.4	2.776	677.7	5.622	1372.5	2.851	696.0
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black	94.954	84.651	86.788	48.920	4.596	1122.2	2.455	599.3	4.833	1179.9	2.634	643.0
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader	93.473	85.361	73.511	49.413	5.276	1288.2	2.689	656.5	5.483	1338.6	2.989	729.8

The Extreme Plus 150MB/s UHS-I 64GB card is going to be included in camera write speed tests. A table below will list the results when available.

Cameras tested with this card:

The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.

SanDisk Extreme Plus 150MB/s 64GB SD — Internal Card Information
Serial number (PSN)	1425668753
Product Name (PNM)	SF64G
Product Revision	8.0
Manufacturer ID (MID)	0x000003
OEM ID (OID)	SD
Manufacture Date (MDT)	08/2018
Total capacity	63,864,569,856 bytes

The card tested has a production date of August 2018 according to the internal card register. The Manufacturer ID 0x000003 and OEM ID "SD" are also contained in this register and are consistent with other SanDisk memory cards.

Available sizes and prices

Compare prices on the SanDisk Extreme Plus 150MB/s U3 V30 card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.

Card	Size GB	Lowest $ / GB	Prices
Card	Size GB	Lowest $ / GB	Amazon	B&H Photo	Adorama
SanDisk Extreme Plus 150MB/s U3 V30 64GB	64	N/A
SanDisk Extreme Plus 150MB/s U3 V30 128GB	128	$0.31	$39.95