The SanDisk Extreme Pro CFexpress is the company’s first memory card of this type to hit the market. Reaching the same speeds similar to NVMe SSDs, SanDisk’s Extreme Pro (which uses the Type-B form factor) allows content professionals in the film, photography and media industries to capture RAW 4K and 8K video with sustainable performance.

The SanDisk Extreme Pro CFexpress is a step up from the CFast model of the Extreme Pro line, a solid release from the company that delivers performance more in line with SATA SSDs.

SanDisk Extreme Pro CFexpress

For performance, the SanDisk Extreme Pro CFexpress Type-B is expected to deliver sequential speeds up to 1,700MB/s read and 1,400MB/s write for the 512GB capacity, which is a bit better than the Acer CFE100 (1,600MB/s read and 1,200MB/s write). That said, the 256GB and 128GB models are quoted with slightly slower write speeds at 1,200/MB/s while the small capacity (64GB) is specced at 1,500MB/s read and 800MB/s write.

Nonetheless, this Extreme Pro line of CFexpress memory cards offers the fastest speeds available for cameras that support this interface, allowing professionals to have consistent quality and performance while recording in virtually any resolution. As a result, this will also significantly improve and speed up workflows–more than any other type of memory card available.

Those who purchase the Extreme Pro CFexpress card can also download the RescuePRO Deluxe data recovery software for free, a package that allows users to easily recover files that were accidentally deleted. This can certainly come in handy as it can potentially save professionals from re-shoots. SanDisk offers a generous, limited lifetime warranty (for those in the US), which means users can be assured that their cards will last as long as they need them. They are also backward-compatible with certain XQD cameras with firmware that enables CFexpress.

The SanDisk Extreme Pro CFexpress Type-B Memory Cards go for roughly $100 (64GB), $140 (128GB), $240 (256GB), and $450 (512GB) on Amazon. We will be looking at the 512GB for this review.

SanDisk Extreme Pro CFexpress Type-B Card Specifications