The Basics:

Physically, the Patriot Memory 32GB LX Pro SDHC card is set up like any other SD card on the market. The card is black and red in color, and it provides all the pertinent information that a user would need to verify that this is indeed a high class card. Patriot Memory's logo is branded on the top of the card, along with the model number directly below it. There is also no question on what capacity this SDHC card is, as it's clearly listed on the bottom of the card. Occasionally I've found that some SD cards don't clearly display the class rating on the front of the card. The Patriot Memory LX PRO has it clearly labeled directly underneath the size of the card, so there isn't a question.



The LX Pro SDHC card also has what every other SD card on the market has, the protection lock switch on the side of the card. The lock is found on the left side of the card and can be turned on or off by sliding it up and down along the side. This feature allows the user to protect the information written on the card and not letting it get deleted by accident.

Test Setup:

All testing was done on a Lenovo T410 laptop with the following specifications:

» Processor: Intel Core i5-520M (2.40Ghz, 1066MHz 3Mb L3 Cache)
» Memory: 4GB DDR3 8500
» Hard Drive: Seagate 320GB 7200.4
» Media Reader: Integrated 5-in-1
» OS: Windows 7 64-Bit

The digital camera used to take pictures and video is a Canon SX20is:

» Max Resolution: 12.1MP
» Max Video Resolution: 1280 x 720 pixels ( HD 720P )
» SDHC formatted as Fat32



Testing:

The test system listed above was used for the execution of all benchmarks, which include tests from these applications:

» Passmark Performance Test 7.0 64-Bit
» CrystalDiskMark 2.2
» Real World Read Tests

For comparison purposes, the Patriot Memory 32GB LX Pro SDHC card was tested against three other SDHC cards:

» Transcend 8GB Class 10
» Patriot Memory 16GB Duplicator Class 6
» Sandisk 16GB Class 2