Top SBC Micro SD Card (Group Benchmark)

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  • čas přidán 21. 03. 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...
    More videos on computing and related topics, can be found at:
    / explainingcomputers
    You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: / explainingthefuture
    #microSD #SBC #ExplainingComputers #RaspberryPi4 #RaspberryPi
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  • @carson3210
    @carson3210 Před 4 lety +147

    Chris, I expect you will receive Knighthood due to your outstanding work.!

    • @williamhorton9763
      @williamhorton9763 Před 4 lety +9

      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.

    • @thomasherzog86
      @thomasherzog86 Před 4 lety

      id rather see him declining that as people like Faraday, Shaw or Kipling, but thats just a personal opinion.

    • @Okurka.
      @Okurka. Před 4 lety

      Let's hope Chris won't get crowned.

    • @spacewolfjr
      @spacewolfjr Před 3 lety +3

      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".

  • @rjbook51
    @rjbook51 Před 4 lety +161

    This was great, and must have been tedious to go through.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Před 4 lety +64

      It indeed took forever to make this video! :) I've never done seven Raspbian installs in one go before.

    • @rjbook51
      @rjbook51 Před 4 lety +20

      @@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!

    • @MarkTheMorose
      @MarkTheMorose Před 4 lety +14

      @@rjbook51 Stanley and Mr Scissors are still having flashbacks.

    • @yannisgk
      @yannisgk Před 4 lety +4

      @@rjbook51 LOL!!!

    • @rjbook51
      @rjbook51 Před 4 lety +3

      @@MarkTheMorose OMG! LMAO! CB is probably talking to them while self isolating!

  • @FlorisApon
    @FlorisApon Před 4 lety +31

    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

    • @sir_whocampsalot2876
      @sir_whocampsalot2876 Před 23 dny +1

      Welcome to the future, now this very video is already 4 years old itself! But still very relevant.

    • @FlorisApon
      @FlorisApon Před 23 dny

      Well well well,@@sir_whocampsalot2876
      Isn't this funny, I didn't expect to see a response to a 4 year old comment

  • @howardwilliams2587
    @howardwilliams2587 Před 4 lety +7

    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.

  • @Delinka3D
    @Delinka3D Před 4 lety +6

    This video answers a lot of questions I've had on the topic, thank you for all the effort you put into this.

  • @IM-br1eb
    @IM-br1eb Před 4 lety +4

    This was by far the best microsd review I’ve seen . Thank you.

  • @MichaelGrantham18
    @MichaelGrantham18 Před 4 lety +3

    Highly anticipated video. Excellent stuff, thank you!

  • @Goman1244
    @Goman1244 Před 4 lety +2

    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.

  • @NewAgeDIY
    @NewAgeDIY Před 4 lety +3

    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😉

  • @zebop917
    @zebop917 Před 4 lety +1

    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.

  • @storage000
    @storage000 Před 4 lety +1

    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

  • @spikekent
    @spikekent Před 4 lety +1

    Huge appreciation for all the work you put in to obtain all these results. Thank you Chris.

  • @devinhedge
    @devinhedge Před 4 lety +1

    Long overdue review. Thank you!

  • @tlmoller
    @tlmoller Před 4 lety +1

    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!

  • @indrajitghosh4187
    @indrajitghosh4187 Před 4 lety +2

    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!

  • @RoboNuggie
    @RoboNuggie Před 4 lety +3

    Every video is learning tour de force.... Thank you Christopher, for everything you do.....

  • @deedd4401
    @deedd4401 Před 4 lety +41

    my dad's dashcam chewed on a cheap sd fairly quick ... so we got him endurance one and so far, so good

    • @6581punk
      @6581punk Před 4 lety

      Yeah, flash isn't really a great idea for that purpose. But what else can they use?

    • @Autotrope
      @Autotrope Před 3 lety

      Dashcam people speak highly of the much cheaper Samsung Evo Plus / Evo Select

  • @tpobrienjr
    @tpobrienjr Před 4 lety +1

    Revealing. Again a relevant test suite design. Thank you. I continue to be amazed at the low prices.

  • @srtcsb
    @srtcsb Před 4 lety +1

    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.

  • @playercatboy
    @playercatboy Před 4 lety +1

    Great video! Thanks! This is exactly what I want. I’ve been waiting for SD card speed test since Raspberry Pi 3.

  • @Froggie92
    @Froggie92 Před 4 lety +3

    thanks for the video answering my question chris! ❤️

  • @timpeterson2738
    @timpeterson2738 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for doing all this research, I'll be referencing this data on future purchases

  • @TrystansWorkbench
    @TrystansWorkbench Před rokem +1

    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.

  • @YounesLayachi
    @YounesLayachi Před 4 lety +1

    Appreciate the details ! Thanks for yet another useful video

  • @lonewolf31337
    @lonewolf31337 Před 4 lety +1

    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!

  • @Eyetrauma
    @Eyetrauma Před 4 lety +18

    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!

    • @chuckevans2792
      @chuckevans2792 Před 4 lety +1

      After many outstanding evo selects, the recent ones have abysmal IOPS! Sandisk A2 cards have been good, worth paying more!

  • @johng7rwf419
    @johng7rwf419 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you, you've clearly explained the options available.

  • @AWSInsightHub
    @AWSInsightHub Před 3 lety +1

    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.

  • @davocc2405
    @davocc2405 Před 4 lety +1

    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.

  • @richardeadon6396
    @richardeadon6396 Před 4 lety +5

    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 :)

  • @anonylesss
    @anonylesss Před 4 lety +1

    your videos are a ray of sunhine in these crappy crappy times. thank you & stay safe

  • @anonymoususer7663
    @anonymoususer7663 Před 2 lety

    Chris you're a hero thank you for being on CZcams!

  • @paurano
    @paurano Před 4 lety +1

    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.👍🤗

  • @UNS7OPPABL3
    @UNS7OPPABL3 Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent video Chris! :) Very useful and professionally made!

  • @mekuranda
    @mekuranda Před 4 lety +1

    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

  • @samyojeetdey3889
    @samyojeetdey3889 Před 4 lety +1

    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.

  • @JoseLopez-oz1xm
    @JoseLopez-oz1xm Před 4 lety +1

    Great info Chris, always looking forward to Sunday morning. 😊

  • @carsetc1794
    @carsetc1794 Před 4 lety +4

    Great video young man, I was wondering this exact thing a few days ago!

  • @muddyexport5639
    @muddyexport5639 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks! Good job! Informative as usual!

  • @timmienorrie
    @timmienorrie Před 4 lety +1

    A really well thought out test. Very informative results. Well done and thank you.

  • @spudhead169
    @spudhead169 Před 3 lety +2

    This is extremely useful information Chris, thanks. Appreciate the time and effort this must have involved.

  • @akonako364
    @akonako364 Před rokem +1

    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.

  • @neilgoodman2885
    @neilgoodman2885 Před 4 lety +1

    You are still tops in my book. Thanks for the tips on these essential little cards.

  • @IWatchedWhat
    @IWatchedWhat Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you Chris, infomative as always.

  • @snowconesreveiws
    @snowconesreveiws Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @sbc_tinkerer
    @sbc_tinkerer Před 4 lety +2

    Just recently switched from the SanDisk Ultra to the San Disk Extreme PRO. Thanks for the justification, sir!

  • @resrussia
    @resrussia Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for an excellent video on micro SD cards. Keep up the good work!

  • @stuartofblyth
    @stuartofblyth Před 4 lety +1

    Very useful. Thanks for the closer look.

  • @Colin_Ames
    @Colin_Ames Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks Chris. Another very informative video. Stay healthy!

  • @rogierx8390
    @rogierx8390 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks alot for this excellent reference video - i was waiting for this for a long time

  • @Reziac
    @Reziac Před 4 lety +1

    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!

  • @TBL_stevennelson
    @TBL_stevennelson Před 4 lety +1

    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

  • @ozzymandius666
    @ozzymandius666 Před 4 lety +1

    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!

  • @1lukaszlew124
    @1lukaszlew124 Před 3 lety +1

    wow. Great review and comparison. Well done. Thank u :)

  • @josiahmoorhouse8036
    @josiahmoorhouse8036 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for this extremely informative and well-prepared video!

  • @heedmywarning2792
    @heedmywarning2792 Před 4 lety +1

    I always appreciate your videos.

  • @cliffordjamesbloomfield4161

    I sincerely appreciate the work you put into your videos. Thank-you very much!

  • @ninline2000
    @ninline2000 Před 4 lety +1

    I appreciate the hard work here. This is very useful information.

  • @Vennotius
    @Vennotius Před 4 lety +1

    Great video. We appreciate all the trouble you went through to give us this valuable information.

  • @chriholt
    @chriholt Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for doing these tests Chris, I found the results very interesting!

  • @user-vn7ce5ig1z
    @user-vn7ce5ig1z Před 4 lety +25

    • 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. 🤨

    • @henrikwils9323
      @henrikwils9323 Před 4 lety

      IOPS and throughput are different things.

    • @ezg8448
      @ezg8448 Před 4 lety +4

      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.

  • @smellymomo
    @smellymomo Před 3 lety +1

    It was really informative. Thanks!

  • @feloniousmonk5261
    @feloniousmonk5261 Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent as always. Thanks!

  • @dffabryr
    @dffabryr Před 4 lety +1

    Congratulations for your videos all there are crystal clear and very professional. Thank you very much!!

  • @rogerkoh1979
    @rogerkoh1979 Před 4 lety +3

    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.

  • @realmchat6665
    @realmchat6665 Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome, thanks for this - very useful information.

  • @jackladd4332
    @jackladd4332 Před 4 lety +1

    Brilliant and very very helpful video Chris. Thank you.

  • @johnhealy9231
    @johnhealy9231 Před 4 lety +1

    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👍

  • @MickeyMishra
    @MickeyMishra Před 4 lety +1

    YOU ARE THE MAN! Dude, you really are AMAZING ! It takes a LONG time to do this. GOOD JOB BRO!

  • @81pieda
    @81pieda Před 4 lety +1

    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 ;)

  • @spacecy
    @spacecy Před 4 lety +1

    Great video Chris! Thanks!

  • @h2o-fpv623
    @h2o-fpv623 Před 4 lety +1

    Great video and happy to see u well. Thank u

  • @yomismo416
    @yomismo416 Před 3 lety +1

    A magnificent video, my congratulations. Thanks for your input. Cheers

  • @just-someone99
    @just-someone99 Před 2 lety +1

    the intro is just flawless 😍

  • @OnTheEdgeNow
    @OnTheEdgeNow Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for another excellent video. I love watching them.

  • @anthonymccarthy4164
    @anthonymccarthy4164 Před 4 lety +1

    Between your two videos on this topic I finally feel like I have a clue about this topic. Thank you.

  • @VorpalForceField
    @VorpalForceField Před 5 měsíci +1

    Excellent Comparison..!! Thank You for the hard work .. Cheers :)

  • @elviraeloramilosic9813
    @elviraeloramilosic9813 Před 4 lety +8

    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.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Před 4 lety +2

      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.

    • @elviraeloramilosic9813
      @elviraeloramilosic9813 Před 4 lety

      ExplainingComputers
      Indeed and true. 🙂

    • @BILLY-px3hw
      @BILLY-px3hw Před 4 lety

      Which micro SD was the most effective against covid-19? that's what we all really want to know

  • @MrKoNtI1
    @MrKoNtI1 Před 4 lety +1

    This is was really a good point. Great video

  • @perrymcclusky4695
    @perrymcclusky4695 Před 4 lety +29

    I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this video. It was interesting, informative and simply brilliant. Well done!

  • @johndripper
    @johndripper Před 4 lety +2

    thanks for d benchmarks friend

  • @danniandersen5858
    @danniandersen5858 Před 3 lety

    Great video mate, thank you for doing the tests and giving us the results. Cheers!

  • @SuperLaplander
    @SuperLaplander Před 4 lety

    Great solid info, thanks!

  • @rikprince8414
    @rikprince8414 Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent video, as usual! You have far more patience than I, fine Sir!

  • @dwaynehart1974
    @dwaynehart1974 Před 4 lety

    Thank you Chris. Another great educational video.

  • @jrioublanc
    @jrioublanc Před 4 lety +1

    Very valuable results. Thanks

  • @Jeroenvdv
    @Jeroenvdv Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @DiyEcoProjects
    @DiyEcoProjects Před 4 lety +3

    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

  • @brianheywood8330
    @brianheywood8330 Před 4 lety +1

    Clearly explained and well researched - Well Done :-)

  • @buhnux
    @buhnux Před 4 lety +2

    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.

  • @gustavgurke9665
    @gustavgurke9665 Před 4 lety +2

    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!

  • @lionelreesable
    @lionelreesable Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for the useful and informative video. Best wishes.

  • @yaserhumeid3922
    @yaserhumeid3922 Před 4 lety +1

    Your content is pure GOLD
    Thank You so much

  • @michelfilion5482
    @michelfilion5482 Před 4 lety +1

    Very methodical and useful.

  • @davidderfus3462
    @davidderfus3462 Před 3 lety +1

    GREAT VIDEO !! !! !!
    Thanks for putting in the time, GREATLY APPRECIATED !! !! !!

  • @nikobellic570
    @nikobellic570 Před 4 lety

    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.

  • @Vitaliuz
    @Vitaliuz Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you!
    Most interesting results.

  • @x0rZ15t
    @x0rZ15t Před 4 lety +1

    As always an amazing job!
    Keep up a great work!

  • @mrschmiklz
    @mrschmiklz Před 4 lety +1

    This is a great video. Thank you so much.

  • @martkt10
    @martkt10 Před 4 lety +1

    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