SD Express

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SD Express is a high-speed memory card specification that combines SD card form factors with PCIe and NVMe technologies to deliver significantly faster data transfer rates for storage devices.

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SD Express canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf SD card standard
memory card specification
announcedBy SD Association in 2018
backwardCompatibleWith UHS-I SD
linked to: UHS-I

legacy SD bus
belongsToCategory flash memory card technology
compatibleWith SD 7.x family of standards
competesWith CFexpress
XQD
dataTransferDirection full-duplex in PCIe mode
half-duplex in legacy SD mode
definedBy SD Association
designedFor cameras
embedded systems
laptops
mobile devices
enables SSD-like performance in SD form factor
extends Secure Digital (SD) card standard
linked to: SD memory cards
introducedIn SD 7.0 specification
marketedAs high-performance removable storage
providesMaxThroughput higher than UHS-II SD
higher than UHS-III SD
up to 985 MB/s with PCIe 3.0 x1
requires PCIe lanes routed to SD slot for full performance
requiresHostSupport SD Express-capable host device
supports removable storage use model
supportsBusMode PCIe/NVMe mode
legacy SD mode
supportsCommandSet NVMe command set
supportsFeature dual-row pin interface on full-size cards
high-capacity storage
low-power operation
supportsFormFactor full-size SD card
microSD card
supportsStandard NVMe 1.3
linked to: NVMe

NVMe 1.4
linked to: NVMe

PCIe 3.0
PCIe 4.0
linked to: PCI Express
targetUseCase 4K video recording
8K video recording
burst photography
gaming storage
high-speed storage
industrial applications
usesInterface PCI Express
usesPhysicalConnector microSD card connector
standard SD card connector
usesProtocol NVMe

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SD Association standardizes SD Express
SD Association setsSpecificationFor SD Express
subject linked to: SDA
SD memory card busInterface SD Express
subject linked to: SD memory cards
SDUC supportsBusInterface SD Express