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Sony M Series 32GB SDHC UHS-II U3 Memory Card Review Review

Sony M Series 32GB SDHC UHS-II U3 Memory Card

Introduction

Sony M Series offers a less expensive alternative to the top-of-the-line G Series UHS-II memory cards. The M Series SD cards use UHS-II technology to deliver an extremely high read speed of 260MB/s and write speed of 100MB/s according to Sony. The write speed is similar to other fast UHS-I cards but the read speed makes transfers to a computer nearly three times as fast as the fastest UHS-I cards. This UHS-II card is backwards compatible and will work in UHS-I and standard SD cameras and other devices, although its speed will be limited by the device.

The M Series 32GB SDHC card is UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) rated, meaning it can maintain at least 30MB/s continuous write speed for HD and 4K video recording. This M Series SD card is also suited for DSLR cameras where its 100MB/s write speed will support long continuous shooting bursts. Sony M Series SD cards are offered in 32, 64 and 128 GB capacities. The 32GB SDHC card model SF-M32/T with UPC 027242898080 is tested in this review. The box has a sticker 2017-03 and a green dot on the back of the package.

Sony M Series 32GB SDHC UHS-II U3 Memory Card back

Performance

The 32GB M Series card was benchmarked using several memory card readers to test its read and write speeds. The card exceeded is read speed rating, reaching up to 295.9 MB/s sequential read speed. The sequential write speed benchmark measured up to 115.2 MB/s, exceeding its 100MB/s write speed rating by a significant amount.

Card: Sony M Series UHS-II 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

Sony M Series UHS-II 32GB
Card Reader Benchmarks
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Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader295.874114.100204.7860.98011.5472819.10.884215.813.0853194.61.315321.2
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer277.364114.311195.8320.97511.8132884.10.945230.713.7783363.91.028251.1
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer275.217114.149200.4760.94712.8313132.60.870212.414.9153641.40.974237.9
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader275.108115.127199.8111.18012.9253155.50.980239.214.9613652.61.345328.3
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409273.387114.299196.6621.01412.4063028.91.011246.814.8763631.91.023249.7
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader272.287114.174202.7920.94713.6963343.81.051256.715.5793803.51.100268.5
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II271.969114.050205.5691.06013.8423379.30.994242.715.5403794.01.152281.3
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer271.793113.360198.6011.0029.3872291.80.915223.512.1182958.50.986240.7
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader263.230114.349194.3410.99412.3393012.30.985240.517.5594286.81.051256.7
Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader258.143106.239195.8651.00211.9002905.20.954233.015.8053858.71.174286.7
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader246.869114.075182.0261.00314.8503625.50.981239.417.7514333.71.164284.3
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader246.753114.162180.1321.06214.7393598.50.858209.517.2704216.31.170285.6
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader242.361114.087177.2531.00214.5933562.60.782191.016.8044102.51.335325.8
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader240.720114.286187.3390.94613.3883268.61.050256.515.7643848.71.428348.7
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader235.900114.461181.7530.9479.5502331.50.946231.014.1833462.60.882215.3
ProMaster Professional Dual Card Reader SD UHS-II232.888113.815186.7781.06314.7833609.20.880214.717.7664337.51.074262.3
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9231.806113.164183.6260.94514.2853487.51.075262.617.3554237.11.210295.4
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer225.065114.299179.4081.06314.3993515.30.954233.017.8084347.61.330324.6
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II223.792115.228183.4702.53415.2183715.42.236545.917.1914197.02.031495.8
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader217.007113.030174.5010.97914.6343572.71.001244.317.3414233.71.183288.9
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader96.75079.04885.9350.7929.2292253.10.691168.610.6272594.60.911222.5
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black96.41287.06985.1650.7379.2082247.90.723176.510.7202617.21.099268.3
Delkin Travel Reader96.27987.41083.6770.9009.2462257.30.721176.110.6682604.50.923225.4
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black94.74886.72483.7330.8536.7951659.00.820200.17.2391767.40.960234.4
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.094.09384.53576.3860.7895.2391279.10.810197.85.4371327.51.041254.1

The Sony M Series SD card was tested in several digitals cameras for write speed during continuous shooting. More results from camera tests will be added to the table below when available.

Sony M Series UHS-II 32GB
Tested in Camera
Write Speed
(MB/s)
Sony A9104.0
Canon EOS R101.4
Fuji X-T392.2
Canon Rebel T7i79.9
Canon 77D79.8
Nikon D750079.0
Canon EOS M578.2
Panasonic GH574.5
Nikon Coolpix P100029.5

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

This Sony SD card is covered by a 5-year limited warranty. The card is marked made in Taiwan.

The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.

Sony M Series UHS-II 32GB SD — Internal Card Information
Serial number (PSN)3661952441
Product Name (PNM)SD32G
Product Revision4.2
Manufacturer ID (MID)0x000027
OEM ID (OID)PH
Manufacture Date (MDT)01/2017
Total capacity32,111,591,424 bytes

Available sizes and prices

Compare prices on the Sony M Series SD card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.

CardSize
GB
Lowest
$ / GB
Prices
AmazonB&H PhotoAdorama
Sony M Series SD32$1.74$55.77Check priceCheck price
Sony M Series SD64$0.62$39.99Check priceCheck price
Sony M Series SD128$0.47$59.86Check priceCheck price