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Transcend Ultimate 600X 64GB SDXC Memory Card Review

Transcend Ultimate 600X 64GB Memory Card Front

Introduction

The Transcend Ultimate 600X 64GB SDXC Card delivers UHS-I performance and up to 90MB/s read speed. No specific figure is quoted for write speed, but the card offers Class 10 and UHS U1 performance to guarantee at least 10MB/s write speed. The 600x is available in 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB capacities. The card reviewed here is the 64GB SDXC version (TS64GSDXC10U1). A 32GB Ultimate 600x card was tested previously.

The Ultimate 600X SD cards feature Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND flash memory. MLC store bits per cell and has better performance than the less-expensive Triple Level Cell (TLC) variety. MLC uses more silicon per bit of storage but yields better performance durability.

Transcend Ultimate 600X 64GB Memory Card Back

Performance

Transcend prominently advertises the 600x Ultimate card at 90MB/s transfer speed. This is the read speed and does not carry over to write performance. To determine how a card will affect camera performance, write speed is the most important metric to consider. The 64GB card was benchmarked for read and write speed in several USB 3.0 card readers. In these test, the highest read speed of 96.8 MB/s surpassed its rating, while is the write speed measured up to 67.7 MB/s write speed. This is very respectable performance for a card that does not actually quote a write speed. Transcend does quote write speeds for its more expensive U3 cards, in fact this 64GB 600x Ultimate card surpasses the advertised write speed of the Transcend 95/60 U3 64GB card. It is much faster than the 32GB Transcend 600x card that peaked at 39.5MB/s write speed.

Card: Transcend 600x 64GB
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 600x 64GB
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Sony S1 High Speed UHS-II Reader/Writer97.89764.03186.2607.6474.4611089.20.820200.35.4591332.80.682166.5
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II Reader/Writer97.89766.97286.5027.5214.3551063.10.821200.45.5101345.30.655159.8
Delkin Black Rugged Card Reader97.79763.96185.2087.5304.2421035.70.820200.35.2081271.50.685167.2
Lexar LRWM04U-7000 UHS-II Reader96.75967.20388.84825.2975.8641431.60.635155.07.9211933.80.715174.6
Lexar Professional Workflow SR2 UHS-II96.74167.35089.07025.3555.8591430.50.629153.57.9011929.00.737179.8
Delkin Multi-Card CFast SD UHS-II microSD Reader95.36066.95988.81837.9566.3181542.60.709173.18.1381986.90.880215.0
Delkin Travel Reader95.23066.02387.10539.4025.8871437.40.936228.57.8791923.60.746182.2
Lexar Professional Dual Slot UHS-II Card Reader95.23065.94889.09936.0046.0091466.90.612149.57.8171908.50.847206.8
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF995.11866.09888.95132.6035.8841436.40.929226.97.9531941.70.721176.1
Delkin Dual Slot SD UHS-II and CF Card Reader95.06665.93289.09927.2905.8721433.50.621151.77.7791899.20.28068.4
SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD Reader/Writer95.03167.48088.93625.3165.8111418.70.636155.37.8591918.70.719175.6
Kingston MobileLite G4 UHS-II94.99767.38988.75936.0695.7951414.80.626152.87.7811899.80.953232.7
SanDisk ImageMate Pro Multi-Card Reader/Writer94.93763.35084.1207.7354.033984.70.821200.45.3061295.30.674164.6
Kingston FCR-HS4 Card Reader94.82567.48588.64126.0805.7991415.70.629153.57.8631919.80.733179.0
Lexar Professional Dual Slot Reader94.79967.73788.84826.8745.3961317.30.643156.97.1101735.80.910222.3
Lexar Professional Workflow SR194.68067.13987.98525.7165.1331253.10.627153.16.9521697.40.818199.7
Transcend Multi-Card Reader RDF8 Black94.50964.37388.45116.3135.1651261.10.871212.87.0231714.70.697170.1
Delkin Universal Memory Card Reader94.38167.15688.65637.7805.4151322.10.868212.07.3121785.30.710173.3
Transcend SD Card Reader RDF5 Black94.26267.21287.66825.1274.4911096.40.592144.65.4331326.50.685167.2
SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One USB 3.092.26466.89178.38226.9343.855941.20.621151.64.3661066.00.665162.2
Sony MRW-E90 XQD 2.0 / SD UHS-II Card Reader91.98065.74185.13725.4065.3001293.90.599146.27.1141736.80.33180.8
Kingston Multi-Card Reader FCR-HS388.90063.43961.55031.3865.8091418.30.627153.07.7501892.21.186289.7

When tested in cameras the 64GB Transcend 600X card showed good performance. In the Canon 5Ds it averaged 54.0 MB/s write speed during continuous RAW shooing. This is just below the 54.7 MB/s measured using the higher-level Transcend 95/60 U3 card.

Transcend 600x 64GB
Tested in Camera
Write Speed
(MB/s)
Canon Rebel T7i59.7
Canon 80D59.4
Canon 77D59.4
Canon 5D Mark IV58.6
Canon EOS M558.5
Sony A957.4
Fuji X-Pro256.8
Nikon D750055.7
Nikon D50054.5
Canon 5Ds54.0
Nikon D560051.6
Fuji X-T1047.1
Olympus E-M1 II40.5
Olympus PEN-F40.0
Panasonic GH537.1
Sony A7R II34.5
Pentax K-3 II33.7
Sony A630032.7

Cameras tested with this card: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 5Ds, Canon 77D, Canon 80D, Canon EOS M5, Canon Rebel T7i, Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji X-T10, Nikon D500, Nikon D7500, Nikon D5600, Olympus E-M1 II, Olympus PEN-F, Panasonic GH5, Pentax K-3 II, Sony A7R II, Sony A9, Sony A6300

Transcend memory cards are covered by a lifetime warranty. The card is marked Made in Taiwan.

The following table contains information encoded in the SD card.

Transcend 600x 64GB SD — Internal Card Information
Serial number (PSN)564208748
Product Name (PNM)SDU1
Product Revision2.0
Manufacturer ID (MID)0x000074
OEM ID (OID)J`
Manufacture Date (MDT)03/2015
Total capacity64,826,114,048 bytes

Available sizes and prices

Compare prices on the Transcend 600x SD card. The lowest prices are highlighted in the table below. Prices are updated daily.

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GB
Lowest
$ / GB
Prices
AmazonB&H PhotoAdorama
Transcend 600x SD8$3.01$24.04Check priceCheck price
Transcend 600x SD16$1.00$15.99Check priceCheck price
Transcend 600x SD32$0.56$17.99Check priceCheck price
Transcend 600x SD64$0.50$31.98$34.99Check price
Transcend 600x SD128$0.15$18.95Check priceCheck price