Top SBC Micro SD Card (Group Benchmark)
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- Опубликовано: 21 мар 2020
- Best micro SD card for a Raspberry Pi 4 or other SBC. This video benchmarks the 32GB SanDisk Ultra, SanDisk Extreme PRO, Samsung EVO Select, Delkin Advantage, Lexar High Performance, Samsung PRO Endurance, and SanDisk High Endurance. But which is the best micro SD card to use as the boot drive on a single board computer?
After watching, you may find useful these URLs, all of which are affiliate links:
SanDisk Extreme PRO on Amazon.com: amzn.to/2TZUReq and on Amazon.co.uk: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XYHN68...
Lexar High Performance on Amazon.com: amzn.to/33rRxMx and on Amazon.co.uk: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DGC64B...
SanDisk High Endurance on Amazon.com: amzn.to/3ddYZiz and on Amazon.co.uk: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07P14QHB...
You may also be interested in my video “Explaining SD Cards 2020 Update” which provides more details on SD card types, classes and bus interfaces: • Explaining SD Cards: 2...
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Chris, I expect you will receive Knighthood due to your outstanding work.!
I'd love to see Chris (if I may call him Chris) play the Nottingham angle and dress in green tights for an episode and maybe shoot arrows at old hard drives or something.
id rather see him declining that as people like Faraday, Shaw or Kipling, but thats just a personal opinion.
Let's hope Chris won't get crowned.
I saw the Queen at M&S a few weeks ago and told her about "Sir" (pending) Chris from ExplaningComputers and before I could finish she said "dot com".
This was great, and must have been tedious to go through.
It indeed took forever to make this video! :) I've never done seven Raspbian installs in one go before.
@@ExplainingComputers Well, I have always loved the 12 labours of Hercules, and now I have to admire the "7 Installs of CB" I wonder which took longer, the installs or opening those damn card packs? Man, you got geek cred here!
@@rjbook51 Stanley and Mr Scissors are still having flashbacks.
@@rjbook51 LOL!!!
@@MarkTheMorose OMG! LMAO! CB is probably talking to them while self isolating!
Thank you so much, there are loads of videos that either don't cover this, or are over 4 years old
An updated very detailed video about the little buggers is a warm welcome
Welcome to the future, now this very video is already 4 years old itself! But still very relevant.
Well well well,@@sir_whocampsalot2876
Isn't this funny, I didn't expect to see a response to a 4 year old comment
my dad's dashcam chewed on a cheap sd fairly quick ... so we got him endurance one and so far, so good
Yeah, flash isn't really a great idea for that purpose. But what else can they use?
Dashcam people speak highly of the much cheaper Samsung Evo Plus / Evo Select
Great analysis of real world performance. What is surprising is the overall performance of each uSD was remarkably close and you could choose any of the cards tested and achieve very good results. Thanks Christopher for taking the time to do these test and provide the results in an easy to understand synopsis.
• The thing that complicates is that for any given card, some attributes might be higher while others might be lower. For example, you might have to choose between a C10 A1 V10 (SanDisk Ultra) or a (no A rating) U3 V30 (SanDisk Extreme Plus). Unfortunately, it's not always as simple as pick the one with the bigger numbers (price not withstanding).
• 8:03 - Hmm. 🤔 The Lexar has the highest write IOPS but the second-lowest write speed. 🤨
IOPS and throughput are different things.
IOPS is king almost all the time, you read to the card more often then you write to it. Also most reads will be random reads assuming you're running Linux and the such.
Only large files like movies get close to the max read speeds.
This video answers a lot of questions I've had on the topic, thank you for all the effort you put into this.
This was by far the best microsd review I’ve seen . Thank you.
The tip about the new diagnostic software was a welcome bit of information. I found this review very timely due to the fact that I’m running a number of MotionEyesOS Pi’s and I was looking for the best SD card to use. Thanks Chris 🙏🏿
Stay safe and healthy my friend! We are living in troubling times but we will pull through😉
Again, your comparisons are wonderful. I don’t think that anyone else would buy all these SD cards and then take the time to do the comparisons. It is obvious that the tests were fair and unbiased. I will use this video to help guide my purchases in the future.
Every video is learning tour de force.... Thank you Christopher, for everything you do.....
Highly anticipated video. Excellent stuff, thank you!
Please stay safe Chris. I'm expecting to spend a lot of time playing with my Raspberry Pi and stuff over the next few weeks. Your videos will be a lovely highlight to look forward to.
As always a great production. A bit of a differnet channel. Sort of look dated and at the same time totaly up to date and hugely satisfactory to watch. Great stuff!
Huge appreciation for all the work you put in to obtain all these results. Thank you Chris.
Great! i love how i can always use the actual information coming out of your videos sir, from having my own open vault to getting my very own atomic pi
As always, a very well made video. Thanks for putting in so much effort, this does help in deciding with the next set of cards I am planning to buy. And yes, thanks for including the high endurance cards too!
Great analysis, Chris. I do photography and use my GoPro *in addition to* using SBCs so microSD performance is something I'm always thinking about and my experiences are pretty in line with the outcomes of your benchmarking. One problem I've had with Samsung is that it seems to have a pretty substantial amount of variability: I've had Evo + and Pro Selects that have outstanding performance only to get another from that same line and have it be terrible. AFAIK they're all originals (proper serials, no sketchy packaging), so it really just seems to be kinda hit or miss.
Usually I stay away from Lexar just because the price premium they typically have doesn't correspond with better performance/longevity but yours seems reasonably priced. I also hadn't even heard of those high endurance cards, I'll have to check them out.
Great video as always!
After many outstanding evo selects, the recent ones have abysmal IOPS! Sandisk A2 cards have been good, worth paying more!
Chris, I consistently enjoy your methodology in putting together your presentations. They are very well thought through and give great data. You get to the point and summarise your findings in an exacting manner. The consistency and thoroughness of your approach gives us confidence in your assessments and is a real testament to the number of subscribers of your channel. You're doing good Chris, and I'd brew you a mug of tea any day of the week.
Thanks for your kind feedback, much appreciated. :)
Long overdue review. Thank you!
Really good information Chris. Very useful, now that the SBC's are getting faster and more usable as desktop systems. Thanks for another great video.
Revealing. Again a relevant test suite design. Thank you. I continue to be amazed at the low prices.
Another awesome video. No one else explains tech so clearly. Also I don’t trust most tech videos that rate products because the majority are geared to go for a sponsors product. You have never let me down!
Thanks for doing this video. Its been really helpful especially when I have been struggling with my Jetson Nano setup and which one to go for. Your overall recommendation did help me select an SD card Lexar as an option and found an excellent deal with Amazon.
Really a great job. Now we can consciously choose an sd card.
Your videos are always very useful and comprehensive. Thanks Chris, it's nice to know that we can always count on you to learn new things and thus stay up to date.👍🤗
Amazing detailed tests...Saved for future reference and shopping carts! If you do a similar set of tests on USB sticks i.e. booting a PC via USB and if and when the Pi or other SBC's can boot off USB would be equally save worthy....as always the background info that you give is next to impossible to find in one place...I learned so much more than I expected when starting to watch
Great video! Thanks! This is exactly what I want. I’ve been waiting for SD card speed test since Raspberry Pi 3.
Even this vid is already 2 years old, you gave me an idea what sd cards should i buy specially my laptop that only have 64GB emmc storage and doesn't have m.2 slot.
your videos are a ray of sunhine in these crappy crappy times. thank you & stay safe
Great video, must've been quite tiresome to bench all those cards. Your comforting videos and calm demeanour are always welcome, but just what we need at the moment :)
Thanks for doing all this research, I'll be referencing this data on future purchases
Appreciate the details ! Thanks for yet another useful video
Chris you're a hero thank you for being on RUclips!
Three certainties in life - death and taxes on one hand and on the other hand - superb videos from Christopher, just as he has delivered here once again.
Faster cards are particularly useful in an SBC, I have a Pi 4b (4gig) and I swapped out a 32gig older card for a faster Lexar 32gig card - HUGE difference in all operational functions when you're using it as a desktop replacement.
I also spec'd a card for a friend of mine in Australia and we achieved staggering write speeds on it - it was so fast writing Raspbian I thought it'd failed to write at all and did it 3 times over (I was doing this remotely through RDP over SSH). I think from memory it was a Lexar 128gig card, he was using a USB 3 micro card reader. It seemed to be writing at roughly hard drive speeds.
This is extremely useful information Chris, thanks. Appreciate the time and effort this must have involved.
Glad it was helpful!
You are still tops in my book. Thanks for the tips on these essential little cards.
Thanks.
Excellent video Chris! :) Very useful and professionally made!
I used a Sandisk ultra 64 gb card from 2015 when it was first launched. It has been replaced 3 times under warranty till date. I am using a Samsung Evo 32gb from 2016 and is working flawlessly till today. You must have taken a lot of time to make this tedious video. Thank you from all of us for making such amazing videos.
Christ this info was so hard to find, you have like the only relevant benchmark and it covered everything I was looking for, god bless.
Glad I could help!
thanks for the video answering my question chris! ❤️
Great video young man, I was wondering this exact thing a few days ago!
Thank you, you've clearly explained the options available.
A really well thought out test. Very informative results. Well done and thank you.
Great info Chris, always looking forward to Sunday morning. 😊
Thanks! Good job! Informative as usual!
Great info. I am pleased that high-endurance cards are being brought to market. Seems that the boot speed's are all comparable, and if one runs as much software as possible from a nice fast USB3 drive, one should be able to make them last quite a long time.
Thanks again!
That's insanely useful info. (In fact, I made wallet cards of your charts for next time I'm cruising the SD card displays.) Thanks for enduring all those tests on our behalf.
Useful gadget for boosting old PCs: bootable IDE adapter for SD cards. Works great!
Hello Chris, 👋🏻
Explaining SD cards, excellent as always.
Beautifully done.
Makes my locked down Sunday brighter. 😁
Just keep on going making this excellent videos and stay safe.
Hi Elvira, here we are again. Thanks for your kind comments. :) I guess that many people are watching this in some kind of lockdown or isolation. So it is good I think that this little bit of normality can continue.
ExplainingComputers
Indeed and true. 🙂
Which micro SD was the most effective against covid-19? that's what we all really want to know
Just recently switched from the SanDisk Ultra to the San Disk Extreme PRO. Thanks for the justification, sir!
Thanks alot for this excellent reference video - i was waiting for this for a long time
I some time like to buy from different vendors. You never know if some electronics have a high fail rate or if the product was miss handled.
This was a great video
Thank you and please be safe out there everyone
Very useful. Thanks for the closer look.
:)
Great video. We appreciate all the trouble you went through to give us this valuable information.
Glad it was helpful.
Thank you for doing these tests Chris, I found the results very interesting!
Thanks Chris, stay well in these difficult times.
Thanks Chris. Another very informative video. Stay healthy!
Thanks for an excellent video on micro SD cards. Keep up the good work!
I have been ask what SD card are more suitable for Raspberry PI. Thanks to your hard work, we know what to recommend. Another great show.
YOU ARE THE MAN! Dude, you really are AMAZING ! It takes a LONG time to do this. GOOD JOB BRO!
Thanks. :)
I sincerely appreciate the work you put into your videos. Thank-you very much!
wow. Great review and comparison. Well done. Thank u :)
When I saw your previous video about SD cards that you have posted a few weeks ago, I was wondering how a good comparison of different brands / types could be useful. So thanks a lot for reading my mind ;)
Thank you Chris, infomative as always.
Thank you for this extremely informative and well-prepared video!
I always appreciate your videos.
I appreciate the hard work here. This is very useful information.
Congratulations for your videos all there are crystal clear and very professional. Thank you very much!!
Thank you very much!
Excellent video, as always. Now, during lockdown, started ordering; the PI4 is already delivered, next some SanDisk's extreme pro or the Lexar, depending on the price and availability.
Between your two videos on this topic I finally feel like I have a clue about this topic. Thank you.
Excellent!
Great video! Some other things to consider when buying an SD card is, what environment will the SD card going to operate in? I have a pi in my attic, which reaches pretty high temps in the summer. For example, the Samsung pro and Sandisk extreme and high endurance (and probably others) have a higher max operating temperature than many other SD cards, so I chose one of these. Another example could be if you want an SD card in for you dash cam in your car.
Yeay, thank you chris for doing this video. I appreciate it. I still find it amazing that you can fit so much memory on a fiddly bit of plastic chip. Not all memory card readers as the same ... would you be interested in making a video about those maybe? All the best, kieron
Thanks Kieron.
Once again Chris an educational video I’ve learned something I like most thought all cards where the same but with different amount of gb👍
Awesome, thanks for this - very useful information.
I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this video. It was interesting, informative and simply brilliant. Well done!
Greetings Perry, stay well.
A magnificent video, my congratulations. Thanks for your input. Cheers
Many thanks!
It was really informative. Thanks!
Brilliant and very very helpful video Chris. Thank you.
Great video mate, thank you for doing the tests and giving us the results. Cheers!
Thank you for another excellent video. I love watching them.
Thank you, your channel and your work helps me maintain some sense of normalcy! I hope that you are well.
Thanks for watching. I am well right now, and I hope you and all others here are too.
@@ExplainingComputers Thank you. It is very good to hear that. Your channel will help me use some time now to learn new skills and have some fun, I hope, too.
Excellent Comparison..!! Thank You for the hard work .. Cheers :)
Excellent video, as usual! You have far more patience than I, fine Sir!
Great video and happy to see u well. Thank u
This is was really a good point. Great video
I appreciate your work, I imagine it's kinda tedious to do all these tests... seven times in a row. I usually just choose whatever is cheap and looks good on paper (usually SanDisk cards) but maybe I will use this as a reference next time. Thanks!
Excellent as always. Thanks!
Chris - I've been having outstanding luck with random $3 incl postage 32GB cards off Aliexpress, but recently got some proper Silicon Power A2 class cards and I think both of these options represent interesting value for the SBC user. You may wish to see how they stack up at some later point as I'm sure you're quite happy to be done for now.
GREAT VIDEO !! !! !!
Thanks for putting in the time, GREATLY APPRECIATED !! !! !!
No problem 👍
Great review, good to see the Lexar is still a good card as i use them with my Raspberry pi 4 and my android phone
Lots of good work. Could detect a very small trace of seriousness in your delivery. Thanks for giving me something neutral to watch this morning.
Clearly explained and well researched - Well Done :-)
Many thanks!
Your content is pure GOLD
Thank You so much
Thanks.
Thank you, Chris. Based on your review I settled for the Sandisk Extreme Pro 32 Mb currently selling for £9.69 from Amazon. All this in time for the delivery of my Raspberry Pi 400 next week. All your reviews are very much appreciated.
That is a good price for an Extreme Pro. Amazing how things change! Good luck with your Pi 400, I imagine you will be very pleased with it.
the intro is just flawless 😍
You are very kind, thanks. :)
Thanks for this comparison. My go-to card became the Sandisk Ultra after years of enduring the slow speeds of Kingston class 4, which were the cheapest ones on ebay. Slow cards compounded the sluggishness of earlier Pi models, and Kodi became unusable.
Lesson learned. The right sdcard is transformative and i'm glad the word is being spread.
Thanks a lot. Helps for selscting a card for home Automation and data Collection. Until boot via USB SSD is officially supported.
Thank you Chris. Another great educational video.
Great video Chris! Thanks!
Very interesting ! Especially the fact the the "high endurance" cards are not much more expensive than the rest of the field.
Great solid info, thanks!
Excellent.
Can't say that I expect any less from EC - quality meets practicality.