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Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II Review 32GB SDHC Memory Card 260MB/s read 240MB/s write

Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II 32GB SDHC Memory Card Front

Introduction

The Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II SDHC cards are claimed as the World's Fastest SD Cards at their launch date in July 2013 with a claimed read speed of 260 MB/s and write speed of 240 MB/s. SanDisk introduced Extreme Pro UHS-II with higher cliamed 280 MB/s read and 250 MB/s write speeds in February, 2014. However our testing has shown the Exceria Pro UHS-II card to be faster. The Exceria Pro UHS-II is available in 16 and 32 GB capacities.

Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II 32GB SDHC Memory Card Back

By utilizing the new UHS-II 4-channel serial bus with contacts for 17 pin configuration the card operates at UHS-II bus modes HD312 (3.12 Gbps) and FD156 (1.56 Gbps). In UHS-II devices, Toshiba claims the card can provide up to 260 MB/s read and 240 MB/s write. The card is backward compatible with UHS-I and conventional SD devices. At UHS-I can operate up to 104 MB/s bus speed (SDR104). Toshiba claims it provides 95 MB/s read and 90 MB/s write speed in UHS-I mode. Conventional SD operation is quoted as 25 MB/s bus speed for 23 MB/s read and write.

Performance

The Exceria Pro UHS-II performs best in UHS-II compatible devices. We tested it in two UHS-II card readers, and its performance was outstanding. In the Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II reader, the card performed at 248.3 MB/s sequentail read and 216.5 MB/s sequential write. In the SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II reader, the card performed at 248.6 MB/s sequentail read and 215.9 MB/s write.

When used in UHS-I card readers the card reverts to UHS-I speed. It tested at highest speed in the Lexar Dual Slot reader at 96.2 MB/s read and 92.0 MB/s write.

Card: Toshiba Exceria Pro 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

Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II 32GB
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Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II261.295229.900226.85111.74013.1733215.92.025494.515.5973807.82.074506.3
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer261.002233.27644.16511.24312.7923123.11.863454.815.7453843.91.952476.6
Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader260.970228.572220.12810.73712.4543040.52.026494.617.9284377.02.072505.8
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader260.807229.297214.49310.32611.7482868.01.812442.514.2963490.21.930471.2
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader260.581230.304215.95011.64212.7773119.51.844450.115.6643824.11.956477.5
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader260.548235.635229.31112.05413.7083346.61.971481.116.5784047.42.068504.9
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer259.967228.100222.73111.88312.9423159.61.859453.815.8323865.21.965479.9
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409258.876229.222212.82011.80612.4173031.41.787436.215.7643848.71.882459.6
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer258.461211.024214.35110.6169.4982318.81.801439.813.3113249.71.899463.7
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader258.397230.128227.53611.15017.2554212.62.022493.621.8055323.42.064503.9
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader256.250222.203206.24913.20013.6443331.11.901464.218.0224399.82.001488.5
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader255.875223.529205.36412.14014.6823584.51.903464.619.3124714.82.016492.3
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader255.439222.462207.27712.26013.6123323.41.846450.618.0204399.51.995487.0
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader255.252221.312204.33611.31813.3883268.61.871456.917.9034370.91.972481.4
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9254.385221.569204.99011.74013.8913391.31.889461.117.9854390.82.006489.8
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer248.625215.890203.96211.98814.6143568.01.912466.918.4674508.62.029495.5
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II248.272216.536204.26812.06414.5493552.01.967480.218.4864513.12.027494.8
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader245.281213.429210.06212.0329.8982416.61.801439.815.7833853.41.935472.4
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader244.994211.087209.08812.91911.5172811.71.861454.315.8673873.91.963479.3
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader96.23592.04592.81010.54812.1062955.61.629397.715.5143787.51.667406.9
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black96.19191.98092.74911.23711.9312912.91.516370.115.4963783.11.613393.9
Lexar Professional Workflow SR195.70890.76291.16610.23011.1932732.51.628397.414.0753436.21.671407.8
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black95.51690.56691.0439.8277.9641944.41.250305.28.9112175.51.466357.9
Delkin Travel Reader95.16990.30188.9668.67312.8913147.21.621395.818.1964442.41.665406.4
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader95.02391.34791.45110.99011.1442720.81.288314.414.9903659.61.558380.3
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.093.65689.36281.51411.8725.8831436.21.297316.66.3611552.91.345328.4
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS390.88083.04263.94813.83613.8193373.71.638399.918.8364598.71.677409.4

In cameras that do not support UHS-II, the Exceria Pro UHS-II card operates at UHS-I speed. In the Canon 7D Mark II it measured 71.0 MB/s write speed, and the Nikon D7100 measured 68.2MB/s average write speed, which puts it among the top UHS-I cards tested in this camera. In the Nikon D800 which is somewhat limited in its write speed to SD cards, the Exceria Pro averaged 32.3MB/s write speed; we measured SD write speeds in the D800 between 28 and 38 MB/s.

Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II 32GB
Tested in Camera
Write Speed
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Canon EOS R164.8
Olympus E-M1 II152.6
Fuji X-T3144.0
Nikon D500142.6
Sony A9134.0
Fuji X-Pro2100.3
Olympus PEN-F90.4
Olympus E-M5 II81.6
Canon Rebel T7i78.9
Canon 77D78.6
Canon 80D78.5
Nikon D750076.3
Canon EOS M576.2
Canon 5D Mark IV75.7
Panasonic GH575.1
Nikon D560073.6
Canon Rebel T6i/T6s71.3
Canon 7D Mark II71.0
Nikon D720070.3
Canon 5Ds69.2
Nikon D550068.7
Nikon D710068.1
Nikon D75065.7
Samsung NX159.3
Fuji X-T1053.5
Sony A7R II35.9
Pentax K-3 II35.2
Sony A600034.8
Sony A630034.8
Canon 70D34.5
Canon 6D33.8
Nikon Coolpix P100032.5
Nikon D80032.3

Cameras tested with this card: Canon EOS R, Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds, Canon 6D, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 70D, Canon 77D, Canon 80D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T6i/T6s, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-T3, Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Nikon D750, Nikon D800, Nikon D7500, Nikon D7200, Nikon D7100, Nikon D5600, Nikon D5500, Nikon Coolpix P1000, Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus E-M5 II, Olympus PEN-F, Panasonic GH5, Pentax K-3 II, Samsung NX1, Sony A7R II, Sony A9, Sony A6000, Sony A6300

Toshiba memory cards have a 5 year warranty.

Made in Japan.

The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.

Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II 32GB SD — Internal Card Information
Serial number (PSN)4001318766
Product Name (PNM)XA0D0
Product Revision0.9
Manufacturer ID (MID)0x000002
OEM ID (OID)TM
Manufacture Date (MDT)03/2014
Total capacity31,138,512,896 bytes

Compared to SanDisk Extreme Pro 280MB/s UHS-II SD card

The SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II has a claimed 280 MB/s read and 250 MB/s write speed, however in our testing it was not quite as fast as the Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II card. Additionally, when used in devices that do not support UHS-II, the Exceria Pro is faster at UHS-I speed: 96.2 MB/s read and 92.0 MB/s write speed. The SanDisk only reaches 48.2 MB/s read and 46.0 MB/s write speed in UHS-I mode.

Recommendation

For those seeking speed at any cost, the Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II gets our highest recommendation. It will provide excellent performance in both UHS-II and UHS-I devices. It is expensive and difficult to find outside of Europe or Japan. In the US the easiest way to obtain the card is though an importer and find it on eBay.

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