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.
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.
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 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 |
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Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 261.295 | 229.900 | 226.851 | 11.740 | 13.173 | 3215.9 | 2.025 | 494.5 | 15.597 | 3807.8 | 2.074 | 506.3 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 261.002 | 233.276 | 44.165 | 11.243 | 12.792 | 3123.1 | 1.863 | 454.8 | 15.745 | 3843.9 | 1.952 | 476.6 |
Hama USB 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 260.970 | 228.572 | 220.128 | 10.737 | 12.454 | 3040.5 | 2.026 | 494.6 | 17.928 | 4377.0 | 2.072 | 505.8 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 260.807 | 229.297 | 214.493 | 10.326 | 11.748 | 2868.0 | 1.812 | 442.5 | 14.296 | 3490.2 | 1.930 | 471.2 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C Reader | 260.581 | 230.304 | 215.950 | 11.642 | 12.777 | 3119.5 | 1.844 | 450.1 | 15.664 | 3824.1 | 1.956 | 477.5 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 260.548 | 235.635 | 229.311 | 12.054 | 13.708 | 3346.6 | 1.971 | 481.1 | 16.578 | 4047.4 | 2.068 | 504.9 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 259.967 | 228.100 | 222.731 | 11.883 | 12.942 | 3159.6 | 1.859 | 453.8 | 15.832 | 3865.2 | 1.965 | 479.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II USB-C Reader SDDR-409 | 258.876 | 229.222 | 212.820 | 11.806 | 12.417 | 3031.4 | 1.787 | 436.2 | 15.764 | 3848.7 | 1.882 | 459.6 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 258.461 | 211.024 | 214.351 | 10.616 | 9.498 | 2318.8 | 1.801 | 439.8 | 13.311 | 3249.7 | 1.899 | 463.7 |
Hama USB Type-C 3.1 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 258.397 | 230.128 | 227.536 | 11.150 | 17.255 | 4212.6 | 2.022 | 493.6 | 21.805 | 5323.4 | 2.064 | 503.9 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 256.250 | 222.203 | 206.249 | 13.200 | 13.644 | 3331.1 | 1.901 | 464.2 | 18.022 | 4399.8 | 2.001 | 488.5 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 255.875 | 223.529 | 205.364 | 12.140 | 14.682 | 3584.5 | 1.903 | 464.6 | 19.312 | 4714.8 | 2.016 | 492.3 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 255.439 | 222.462 | 207.277 | 12.260 | 13.612 | 3323.4 | 1.846 | 450.6 | 18.020 | 4399.5 | 1.995 | 487.0 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 255.252 | 221.312 | 204.336 | 11.318 | 13.388 | 3268.6 | 1.871 | 456.9 | 17.903 | 4370.9 | 1.972 | 481.4 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 254.385 | 221.569 | 204.990 | 11.740 | 13.891 | 3391.3 | 1.889 | 461.1 | 17.985 | 4390.8 | 2.006 | 489.8 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 248.625 | 215.890 | 203.962 | 11.988 | 14.614 | 3568.0 | 1.912 | 466.9 | 18.467 | 4508.6 | 2.029 | 495.5 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 248.272 | 216.536 | 204.268 | 12.064 | 14.549 | 3552.0 | 1.967 | 480.2 | 18.486 | 4513.1 | 2.027 | 494.8 |
DriverGenius USB 3.1(G1) / 3.0 UHS-II SD Card Reader | 245.281 | 213.429 | 210.062 | 12.032 | 9.898 | 2416.6 | 1.801 | 439.8 | 15.783 | 3853.4 | 1.935 | 472.4 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 244.994 | 211.087 | 209.088 | 12.919 | 11.517 | 2811.7 | 1.861 | 454.3 | 15.867 | 3873.9 | 1.963 | 479.3 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 96.235 | 92.045 | 92.810 | 10.548 | 12.106 | 2955.6 | 1.629 | 397.7 | 15.514 | 3787.5 | 1.667 | 406.9 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 96.191 | 91.980 | 92.749 | 11.237 | 11.931 | 2912.9 | 1.516 | 370.1 | 15.496 | 3783.1 | 1.613 | 393.9 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR1 | 95.708 | 90.762 | 91.166 | 10.230 | 11.193 | 2732.5 | 1.628 | 397.4 | 14.075 | 3436.2 | 1.671 | 407.8 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 95.516 | 90.566 | 91.043 | 9.827 | 7.964 | 1944.4 | 1.250 | 305.2 | 8.911 | 2175.5 | 1.466 | 357.9 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 95.169 | 90.301 | 88.966 | 8.673 | 12.891 | 3147.2 | 1.621 | 395.8 | 18.196 | 4442.4 | 1.665 | 406.4 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 95.023 | 91.347 | 91.451 | 10.990 | 11.144 | 2720.8 | 1.288 | 314.4 | 14.990 | 3659.6 | 1.558 | 380.3 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 93.656 | 89.362 | 81.514 | 11.872 | 5.883 | 1436.2 | 1.297 | 316.6 | 6.361 | 1552.9 | 1.345 | 328.4 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 90.880 | 83.042 | 63.948 | 13.836 | 13.819 | 3373.7 | 1.638 | 399.9 | 18.836 | 4598.7 | 1.677 | 409.4 |
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 (MB/s) |
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Canon EOS R | 164.8 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 152.6 |
Fuji X-T3 | 144.0 |
Nikon D500 | 142.6 |
Sony A9 | 134.0 |
Fuji X-Pro2 | 100.3 |
Olympus PEN-F | 90.4 |
Olympus E-M5 II | 81.6 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 78.9 |
Canon 77D | 78.6 |
Canon 80D | 78.5 |
Nikon D7500 | 76.3 |
Canon EOS M5 | 76.2 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 75.7 |
Panasonic GH5 | 75.1 |
Nikon D5600 | 73.6 |
Canon Rebel T6i/T6s | 71.3 |
Canon 7D Mark II | 71.0 |
Nikon D7200 | 70.3 |
Canon 5Ds | 69.2 |
Nikon D5500 | 68.7 |
Nikon D7100 | 68.1 |
Nikon D750 | 65.7 |
Samsung NX1 | 59.3 |
Fuji X-T10 | 53.5 |
Sony A7R II | 35.9 |
Pentax K-3 II | 35.2 |
Sony A6000 | 34.8 |
Sony A6300 | 34.8 |
Canon 70D | 34.5 |
Canon 6D | 33.8 |
Nikon Coolpix P1000 | 32.5 |
Nikon D800 | 32.3 |
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 | |
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Serial number (PSN) | 4001318766 |
Product Name (PNM) | XA0D0 |
Product Revision | 0.9 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000002 |
OEM ID (OID) | TM |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 03/2014 |
Total capacity | 31,138,512,896 bytes |
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.
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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