Samsung Evo Select 1TB microSDXC Performance
Despite its small physical size, this drive stores quite a bit so we wanted to see how fast it is.
As a quick capacity check, we can see our exFAT formatted microSDXC card is 954GB just like the Pro Plus.
Like the other cards, we tried it in the Insta360 X4 an 8K 360 degree camera.
Unlike the 1.5TB SanDisk Ultra card, this Samsung 1TB V30 card does not give us a warning at 8K 30fps. Instead, the camera reports it is ready to go with just under 13.75 hours of recording capacity.
Copying data from an internal SSD to the Evo Select 1TB, we got a maximum of 105MB/s but the copies would hit valleys of 69MB/s. Write consistency was not this card’s strong suit.
Just for some context, here is the SanDisk Ultra 1.5TB card, and you will immediately see the difference in the speed.
On the return trip, copying the 8K video back to the SSD we got around 153MB/s which is very good.
The bigger use for this is perhaps as a storage device for smaller systems like the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano or Raspberry Pi where space is at a premium. The A2 rating tells us this is designed to run applications.
This is not fast enough for faster applications that need SSDs, nor even fast 8K cameras that require at least V90 cards. Still, it is hard to argue with the performance.
Final Words
We bought this card for only $69 making it a good mix of capacity and performance per dollar. While it is easy to say we prefer the capacity and performance mix of the PNY 1.5TB PRO Elite Prime or the better performance of the Samsung Pro Plus 1TB, this card offers decent value in the 1TB space for what it delivers.
There are so many microSDXC cards out there, but we figured why not take a look at several of them since we use many at STH. This card is a decent mix of performance, capacity, and value.
Where to Buy
We purchased our 1TB card on Amazon. Here is the affiliate link.
I like these reviews, just wish you can review the microsd express cards as well if possible.. And devices that support these new cards.
The pictures used for transfer speed say SanDisk 1.5TB to SDXC. That’s confusing to me why it says that and if you used the correct images. I use a SSD with a dedicated folder to test real world transfer speeds and eliminate bottlenecks.
You should rename the test folder used in the write tests. I was confused by the “Copying from Sandisk 1.5TB” source only to check the 1TB Pro Plus & 1.5TB Extreme reviews to see the same thing.