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SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 64GB SDHC Card Review
Introduction
SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 64GB SDHC card features an updated Video Speed Class V30 rating. SanDisk advertises this UHS-I card with 95MB/s read and a 90MB/s write speeds. The card is rated UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) and Class 10 rated. The latest V30 rating means the card can sustain at least 30MB/s write speed for recording HD and 4K video. Extreme Pro 95MB/s UHS-I U3 V30 cards are available in 32, 64, 128, 256 GB sizes. At the time of review the 512GB version is not yet V30 rated. This review is for the 64GB capacity SDHC version model SDSDXXG-032G-GN4IN with UPC 619659147655. The same card is also sold as model SDSDXXG-032G-ANCIN in some regions.
Performance
The 64GB Extreme Pro 95MB/s V30 card was benchmarked in various memory card readers. Its sequential read speed measured up to 99.5 MB/s and the highest sequential write speed reached 91.8 MB/s. This is easily above the quoted read and write speeds. This Extreme Pro card delivers practically the most performance possible with UHS-I.
Card: SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/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 Pro 95MB/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 99.533 | 91.483 | 92.439 | 62.911 | 8.546 | 2086.5 | 3.010 | 734.8 | 9.450 | 2307.1 | 3.059 | 746.9 |
| Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.504 | 89.263 | 92.673 | 62.138 | 7.790 | 1901.9 | 3.107 | 758.5 | 9.452 | 2307.6 | 3.118 | 761.3 |
| Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 99.495 | 90.770 | 92.286 | 61.310 | 8.480 | 2070.3 | 3.041 | 742.3 | 9.483 | 2315.2 | 3.088 | 754.0 |
| Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 99.401 | 90.543 | 91.571 | 62.179 | 8.504 | 2076.2 | 3.115 | 760.5 | 9.469 | 2311.7 | 3.146 | 768.1 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 99.297 | 91.787 | 88.319 | 61.280 | 6.102 | 1489.9 | 2.328 | 568.4 | 6.542 | 1597.1 | 2.460 | 600.6 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader | 99.297 | 91.427 | 88.774 | 60.611 | 6.140 | 1499.0 | 2.380 | 581.0 | 6.592 | 1609.5 | 2.494 | 608.9 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.278 | 90.999 | 88.363 | 62.695 | 5.743 | 1402.1 | 2.394 | 584.5 | 6.592 | 1609.5 | 2.541 | 620.4 |
| Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 99.212 | 90.715 | 88.509 | 61.231 | 5.807 | 1417.8 | 2.340 | 571.2 | 6.273 | 1531.6 | 2.439 | 595.4 |
| Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 99.166 | 91.363 | 88.818 | 60.742 | 5.909 | 1442.6 | 2.353 | 574.4 | 6.267 | 1530.0 | 2.462 | 601.1 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 98.089 | 91.331 | 92.794 | 61.802 | 8.562 | 2090.3 | 3.027 | 739.0 | 9.470 | 2312.1 | 3.088 | 754.0 |
| ProMaster Professional Dual Card Reader SD UHS-II | 97.952 | 91.093 | 92.378 | 63.147 | 8.553 | 2088.2 | 3.081 | 752.1 | 9.486 | 2315.8 | 3.140 | 766.6 |
| Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 97.870 | 91.046 | 92.624 | 61.893 | 8.568 | 2091.7 | 3.017 | 736.5 | 9.469 | 2311.7 | 3.059 | 746.7 |
| Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 97.861 | 91.579 | 92.363 | 62.633 | 8.579 | 2094.4 | 3.003 | 733.2 | 9.480 | 2314.3 | 3.073 | 750.1 |
| Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 97.833 | 90.684 | 92.347 | 61.752 | 8.060 | 1967.8 | 3.621 | 884.1 | 8.980 | 2192.3 | 3.785 | 924.1 |
| Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 97.788 | 91.093 | 92.624 | 62.612 | 8.582 | 2095.1 | 3.094 | 755.5 | 9.475 | 2313.3 | 3.132 | 764.7 |
| Delkin Travel Reader | 97.751 | 91.006 | 90.320 | 61.772 | 8.549 | 2087.2 | 3.146 | 768.0 | 9.482 | 2315.0 | 3.194 | 779.7 |
| Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 97.706 | 90.999 | 91.753 | 62.271 | 8.590 | 2097.2 | 3.022 | 737.7 | 9.496 | 2318.4 | 3.085 | 753.3 |
| Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 97.687 | 90.904 | 92.332 | 62.457 | 8.381 | 2046.2 | 3.026 | 738.7 | 9.457 | 2308.7 | 3.087 | 753.6 |
| Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 97.343 | 90.216 | 90.831 | 62.005 | 8.135 | 1986.1 | 2.666 | 650.8 | 9.000 | 2197.2 | 2.758 | 673.4 |
| Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 97.343 | 90.161 | 90.665 | 61.671 | 7.933 | 1936.7 | 3.658 | 893.1 | 8.729 | 2131.2 | 3.806 | 929.2 |
| DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 97.090 | 89.248 | 89.992 | 61.782 | 7.005 | 1710.2 | 2.521 | 615.4 | 8.005 | 1954.4 | 2.755 | 672.5 |
| SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 96.164 | 87.048 | 86.803 | 59.598 | 5.454 | 1331.6 | 2.242 | 547.4 | 6.288 | 1535.3 | 2.449 | 598.0 |
| Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 95.900 | 90.169 | 89.010 | 61.270 | 6.161 | 1504.2 | 2.389 | 583.2 | 6.341 | 1548.0 | 2.497 | 609.5 |
| SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 95.109 | 88.615 | 81.124 | 55.664 | 4.825 | 1178.0 | 2.139 | 522.1 | 4.927 | 1202.9 | 2.163 | 528.2 |
| Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 93.406 | 87.033 | 87.048 | 60.283 | 8.238 | 2011.2 | 2.714 | 662.7 | 9.197 | 2245.4 | 2.821 | 688.8 |
The 64GB Extreme Pro UHS-I card has been tested in multiple cameras. Write speed results are shown in the table below. The card will be tested in additional cameras and added below when available.
| SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
|---|---|
| Canon Rebel T7i | 78.3 |
| Nikon D7500 | 78.1 |
| Canon 77D | 78.0 |
| Canon EOS M5 | 77.5 |
| Sony A9 | 75.7 |
| Canon EOS R | 73.7 |
| Fuji X-T3 | 73.6 |
| Panasonic GH5 | 36.8 |
| Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 34.0 |
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 Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 32GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
|---|---|
| Serial number (PSN) | 2227573920 |
| Product Name (PNM) | AGGCD |
| Product Revision | 8.0 |
| Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000003 |
| OEM ID (OID) | SD |
| Manufacture Date (MDT) | 02/2017 |
| Total capacity | 31,914,983,424 bytes |
Available sizes and prices
Compare prices on the SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 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 Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 SD | 32 | $0.41 | $13.41 | Check price | $12.99 |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 SD | 64 | $0.61 | $39.00 | Check price | Check price |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 SD | 128 | $0.59 | $76.00 | Check price | Check price |
| SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s U3 V30 SD | 256 | $0.62 | $157.99 | Check price | Check price |