The Transcend 95/85 MB/s is the fastest SD card offered by Transcend as of 2014. The card features UHS-I performance including the UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) designation which guarantees at least 30 MB/s continuous write speed for 4K Ultra HD video recording. It is offered in 32 and 64 GB capacities.
The Transcend 95/85 card provides 95MB/s read speed and 85MB/s write speed according to Transcend. It features MLC flash memory which provides higher performance and longer lifespan compared with less expensive TLC flash memory. Transcend backs their memory cards with a lifetime warranty.
The Transcend 95/85 U3 card performed well in card reader benchmark tests. It reached 95.7 MB/s read speed, while write speed was an impressive 89.7 MB/s in the fastest USB 3.0 card reader.
Card: Transcend 95/85 MB/s U3 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
Transcend 95/85 MB/s U3 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 Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II | 98.513 | 89.976 | 85.293 | 3.421 | 10.917 | 2665.3 | 1.260 | 307.7 | 13.083 | 3194.0 | 0.948 | 231.5 |
Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer | 97.815 | 88.802 | 87.004 | 18.087 | 4.864 | 1187.5 | 0.896 | 218.6 | 5.563 | 1358.2 | 0.776 | 189.4 |
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader | 97.733 | 86.738 | 86.175 | 10.877 | 4.585 | 1119.4 | 0.897 | 219.0 | 5.302 | 1294.4 | 0.753 | 183.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer | 97.724 | 88.630 | 86.760 | 8.452 | 4.806 | 1173.3 | 0.835 | 203.9 | 5.584 | 1363.2 | 0.741 | 181.0 |
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader | 96.714 | 89.370 | 90.007 | 22.290 | 6.786 | 1656.6 | 1.034 | 252.3 | 8.165 | 1993.5 | 1.048 | 255.9 |
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer | 95.734 | 88.810 | 89.932 | 21.356 | 6.765 | 1651.7 | 1.056 | 257.9 | 7.979 | 1948.0 | 1.037 | 253.3 |
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II | 95.603 | 88.742 | 89.710 | 19.560 | 6.787 | 1657.1 | 1.096 | 267.6 | 8.062 | 1968.3 | 1.036 | 253.1 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader | 95.403 | 89.745 | 89.932 | 19.676 | 6.222 | 1519.0 | 1.022 | 249.4 | 7.332 | 1790.1 | 1.029 | 251.1 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black | 95.377 | 89.324 | 88.715 | 18.252 | 6.260 | 1528.3 | 0.986 | 240.8 | 7.425 | 1812.7 | 1.061 | 259.2 |
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader | 95.239 | 88.525 | 90.111 | 13.734 | 6.557 | 1600.8 | 1.031 | 251.7 | 7.916 | 1932.5 | 1.015 | 247.8 |
Lexar Professional Workflow SR1 | 95.239 | 88.600 | 88.818 | 18.643 | 5.903 | 1441.2 | 1.077 | 262.9 | 7.276 | 1776.5 | 1.011 | 246.9 |
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader | 95.092 | 87.674 | 89.578 | 17.106 | 6.548 | 1598.7 | 0.856 | 208.9 | 7.914 | 1932.2 | 0.819 | 200.0 |
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black | 95.074 | 88.376 | 88.612 | 20.811 | 4.982 | 1216.3 | 1.019 | 248.8 | 5.413 | 1321.4 | 0.955 | 233.2 |
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader | 95.006 | 88.615 | 89.622 | 15.679 | 6.460 | 1577.1 | 1.026 | 250.5 | 7.970 | 1945.7 | 1.021 | 249.3 |
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF9 | 94.988 | 88.510 | 89.328 | 13.967 | 6.682 | 1631.3 | 1.022 | 249.6 | 7.980 | 1948.3 | 0.935 | 228.4 |
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer | 94.868 | 84.733 | 84.577 | 10.959 | 4.388 | 1071.2 | 0.850 | 207.5 | 5.353 | 1306.9 | 0.749 | 182.9 |
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader | 94.791 | 88.420 | 88.892 | 20.072 | 6.327 | 1544.6 | 0.494 | 120.5 | 7.787 | 1901.1 | 1.398 | 341.2 |
Delkin Travel Reader | 94.594 | 88.071 | 86.918 | 14.481 | 6.402 | 1562.9 | 1.200 | 292.9 | 7.757 | 1893.7 | 1.042 | 254.3 |
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader | 94.526 | 89.210 | 89.548 | 14.935 | 6.039 | 1474.4 | 1.081 | 263.9 | 7.232 | 1765.6 | 0.989 | 241.4 |
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.0 | 93.107 | 85.626 | 79.516 | 13.443 | 4.045 | 987.7 | 0.896 | 218.6 | 4.410 | 1076.7 | 0.906 | 221.1 |
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader | 92.255 | 84.454 | 86.048 | 8.672 | 5.805 | 1417.3 | 0.809 | 197.5 | 7.257 | 1771.6 | 0.774 | 188.9 |
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS3 | 90.061 | 80.629 | 62.664 | 21.582 | 6.617 | 1615.4 | 1.027 | 250.7 | 8.224 | 2007.8 | 1.045 | 255.1 |
In cameras the Transcend 95/85 card performed among the faster cards from the competition. In the Canon 7D Mark II it reached 68.9 MB/s continuous write speed, while in the Nikon D750 it measured 57.2 MB/s write speed. In both cameras it was outperformed by the slightly lower rated Kingston 90/80 UHS-I U3 SD card. The Transcend card is by no means slow; its benchmarks inflated our expectations and its performance was not as consistent as other card with similar ratings, such as the SanDisk Extreme Pro 95MB/s.
Transcend 95/85 MB/s U3 32GB Tested in Camera | Write Speed (MB/s) |
---|---|
Canon 80D | 76.4 |
Canon Rebel T7i | 76.1 |
Canon EOS M5 | 75.9 |
Canon 77D | 75.8 |
Canon 5D Mark IV | 75.0 |
Nikon D7500 | 71.5 |
Sony A9 | 71.0 |
Canon Rebel T6i/T6s | 70.5 |
Fuji X-Pro2 | 70.4 |
Canon 7D Mark II | 68.9 |
Canon 5Ds | 68.5 |
Nikon D5600 | 66.8 |
Nikon D500 | 66.7 |
Nikon D7200 | 64.5 |
Nikon D7100 | 63.0 |
Nikon D5500 | 62.8 |
Nikon D750 | 57.2 |
Samsung NX1 | 55.5 |
Fuji X-T10 | 54.1 |
Olympus E-M1 II | 40.2 |
Olympus E-M5 II | 38.5 |
Panasonic GH5 | 35.8 |
Olympus PEN-F | 35.6 |
Sony A7R II | 35.2 |
Pentax K-3 II | 34.6 |
Canon 70D | 34.3 |
Canon 6D | 34.0 |
Sony A6000 | 34.0 |
Sony A6300 | 33.9 |
Cameras tested with this card: 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-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Nikon D750, Nikon D7500, Nikon D7200, Nikon D7100, Nikon D5600, Nikon D5500, 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
Made in Taiwan.
The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.
Transcend 95/85 MB/s U3 32GB SD — Internal Card Information | |
---|---|
Serial number (PSN) | 22020614 |
Product Name (PNM) | SDU1 |
Product Revision | 2.0 |
Manufacturer ID (MID) | 0x000074 |
OEM ID (OID) | JE |
Manufacture Date (MDT) | 08/2014 |
Total capacity | 32,127,320,064 bytes |
Compare prices on the Transcend R95/W85 U3 SD 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 | |||
Transcend R95/W85 U3 SD | 32 | N/A | Check price | Check price | Check price |
Transcend R95/W85 U3 SD | 64 | $0.78 | $49.99 | Check price | Check price |