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REPORT SUMMARY AND FINAL THOUGHTS
TEMPERATURES
It is rather fortunate that Delkin Devices reached out to us because this report has brought forward a few things that we didn’t know. First and foremost, this is the first that we have seen of a CFexpress Type B card that does not have its temperature rise significantly when sustained write data transfer occurs. This performance is indicative of the highest quality 4k or 8K video being filmed and simultaneously storing that media to your CFexpress card.
This chart shows the cards we have tested and the temperatures each have reached during sustained write data transfer. Anything in the area of 80°C leaves ones camera rather hot to the touch and you definitely don’t want to be removing the CFexpress card right away. 45°C is normal. It may leave the camera a bit warm but the card can be removed or switched with another. This is rather encouraging as Delkin Devices has demonstrated that high temperatures don’t have to be the norm.
SUSTAINED WRITE PERFORMANCE
With our previous reviews of the SanDisk Extreme Pro and the Lexar Professional CFexpress Type B Cards, we were rather impressed with the sustained performance that we were seeing, topping 1GB/s in fact. Not only did the Delkin Prime 64GB top the performance of these cards, but the 128GB Delkin Devices Power CFexpress Card pulled off a sustained write of 1320MB/s which was unheard of.
Initially, when comparing the low sustained writes of the 256GB Power card, we thought that we had a bad card but were advised that the two lower capacity cards had the newest optimization which was why they had such high sustained write performance. The sustained write performance of the 256GB version was the original, right in line with their testing, and has been a very successful card for Delkin.
It was also at this point that we discovered that the difference in sustained write performance cannot be detected in any way through our typical testing regime. Looking at our testing for this card, it is right up to spec. So… we decided to do a bit of true data testing on all of these cards.
REAL WORLD FILE TRANSFER COMPARISON
For our Real World File Transfer Comparison of the world’s top CFexpress type B cards, we have included all cards that we have received to date. This test is conducted through the transfer of data from one spot on the test drive to another to give us the truest of transfer speed results for that device.
Not surprisingly, the three Delkin CFexpress Type B cards held their positions in first, second, and the 256GB version last. This appears reflective of sustained write performance, considering the file transfer was rather large.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The Delkin Devices Prime 64GB and Power 128GB CFexpress Type B cards are two of the most impressive cards we have seen to date. Not only did they display performance well in excess of 1.5GB/s in our synthetic testing, but also, both pulled off sustained writes in excess of 1GB/s as well…and all the while maintaining what only could be described as normal card temperatures. The accomplishment of lower temperatures, in itself, is very impressive…and encouraging.
We would be remiss to not speak to Delkin Devices Warranty. Upon registration, Delkin CFexpress Cards have a lifetime warranty with a 48-hour replacement guarantee, to include having the card replaced at any authorized dealer. Very simply, if your card goes dead, they will replace it. As well, every card is serialized for added protection.
Checking Amazon, we find the Delkin Prime 64GB SSD at $144.99, the Power 128GB for $164.99, the 256GB at $319.99 and all the way to the 2TB at $999.99. These are excellent and very competitive prices.
Considering the performance to include sustained write data transfer and low temperatures during that transfer on the Delkin Devices Power 128GB CFexpress B Card, as well as pricing and warranty… this card has earned out Editor’s choice Award.
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When was this test done? I bought a 256 GB card on December 1st, 2020 and I’m wondering if mine hes been optimized. Is there any way to check this?
The company has yet to contact us with respect to their update, which they assured that they would. Our tests can be easily reproduced with connection to a 10Gbps (1GB/s) Type-C connection from your reader to the computer if you have such a reader. Simply create a 15GB folder of video (movies) and copy it to the CFExpress Card. From there, create a new folder on the card and copy the media folder to the new folder. When you see the graphic of it copying, hit advanced. If it is the original card, the transfer will drop to below 300MB/s. If it is new, it will remain around 1GB/s (0r 1400MB/s if you are using a Thunderbolt 3 system as we do).