SanDisk Extreme PRO vs Lexar Silver Plus SDXC 256GB
Two SDXC UHS-I cards at 256GB, compared on rated speed, current price and price history.
SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC Memory Card
Lexar 256GB Professional SILVER PLUS UHS-I SDXC Memory Card
The short version
- Read speed: SanDisk is rated 22% higher (250 vs 205 MB/s).
- Write speed: SanDisk is rated 13% higher (170 vs 150 MB/s).
- Sustained write: both are rated at 30 MB/s.
- Price: SanDisk is cheaper right now at $92.99 (B&H Photo), $2.00 or 2% less than $94.99.
- Cost per GB: SanDisk works out at $0.36/GB against $0.37/GB.
Speeds are manufacturer ratings from the retailer listing, not our own tests. Prices come from retailer listings we checked in the last 48 hours; Amazon prices are not shown.
Specifications
- Brand
- SanDisk
- Lexar
- Format
- SDXC UHS-I
- SDXC UHS-I
- Capacity
- 256GB
- 256GB
- Read Speed
- 250 MB/s
- 205 MB/s
- Write Speed
- 170 MB/s
- 150 MB/s
- Sustained Write
- 30 MB/s
- 30 MB/s
- MFR SKU
- SDSDXXJ-256G-GSCIN
- LSDSIPL256G-BNNNU
- Bus Type
- UHS-I
- UHS-I
- Card Type
- SDXC
- SDXC
- Speed Class
- Class 10 / U3 / V30
- Class 10 / U3 / V30
Pick SanDisk if…
- You want the higher rated read speed.
- You want the higher rated write speed.
- You want the lower price today.
Pick Lexar if…
SanDisk is ahead or level on every measure we can compare.
Card A: current prices
Prices retrieved: Nov 15, 2026, 7:14 AM
Card B: current prices
Prices retrieved: Nov 15, 2026, 7:14 AM
Card A: SanDisk
Is this a good price?
This price has not moved in the 12 days we have tracked it.
Based on 22 price checks at B&H Photo over 12 days. Amazon prices are not included.
Card B: Lexar
Is this a good price?
This price has not moved in the 11 days we have tracked it.
Based on 15 price checks at B&H Photo over 11 days. Amazon prices are not included.
Card A: price history
Card B: price history
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