Essential CFexpress Type A
Exascend Essential CFexpress Type A memory card combines cinema-grade performance in the compact CFexpress Type A form factor. It features VPG200-certified sustained performance and Exascend’s patented technologies, ensuring top-level recording stability.
Form factor
Certified
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Storage capacity
Sustained read
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Sustained write
ESSENTIAL STORAGE.
PURE CINEMA PERFORMANCE.
VPG200-CERTIFIED PERFORMANCE
Exascend Essential CFexpress Type A card is VPG200-certified, guaranteeing a minimum write speed of 200 MB/s. Besides high sustained performance, it also offers capacities of up to 480 GB.
Cinematography-level stability
It's finally time to forget about frame drops. With Exascend's exclusive stability-enhancing technologies, stable top performance is here.
Ready for the real world
Exascend's CFexpress cards are built to last and provide top-level performance in even the most demanding environments.
Optimized for your camera system
We work closely with camera manufacturers and creators to engineer cards that bring out the best of any system – for any shoot.
Description
Exascend’s VPG200-certified Essential CFexpress Type A series comes in 480 GB, 360 GB, 240 GB, 180 GB and 120 GB capacities, offering read performance of up to 900 MB/s and write performance of up to 800 MB/s.
Series highlights:
- VPG200-certified CFexpress Type A
- Sustained performance with Exascend’s SuperCruise™ technology
- Rugged with protection against shocks, vibrations, and magnetism
- Fully compatible with existing camera systems using CFexpress Type A, including Sony a1, a7S III, A7 IV, FX3, and FX6
- Generous five-year global warranty
If you’re ready to take your cinematography to the next level, place an order directly with our retail partners or send us a product inquiry if you want to learn more.
VPG200-certified
- Tested & certified by the CompactFlash® Association
- Smooth recording without dropped frames
- Guaranteed minimum 200 MB/s write speed
Recommended products
- UHS-II interface
- V90 & V60-rated SDXC
- Up to 256 GB capacity
- 300 MB/s maximum read
- 280 MB/s maximum write
- UHS-I interface
- V30-rated SDXC
- Up to 128 GB capacity
- 180 MB/s maximum read
- 150 MB/s maximum write
- PCIe 3.0 (NVMe 1.2) interface
- CFexpress Type B
- Up to 2 TB capacity
- 1,800 MB/s sustained read
- 1,400 MB/s sustained write
Advanced technologies
Afterburner™
Afterburner™ is a performance-enhancing Exascend technology that leverages SLC cache to boost sequential read and write speeds in storage devices with 3D TLC NAND.
Adaptive Thermal Control™
Our unique Adaptive Thermal Control™ technology tackles the issue of overheating and thermal throttling that is unavoidable in high-performance PCIe NVMe flash storage devices.
Unlimited Over-Provisioning
Exascend offers unlimited over-provisioning (OP), allowing customers to set the ideal level of OP to match their application’s exact demands. No artificial limitations. Unlimited flexibility.
Power Tuning
Our unique level of control over hardware, firmware and manufacturing enables us to provide unmatched tuning services. By tuning the performance of our product specifically for your applications, we can achieve the highest possible performance to thermals and performance to power ratios.
SuperCruise™
SuperCruise™ is a signature Exascend technology that optimizes write performance for stability – ensuring unbeatable stable write performance even in the most demanding applications.
...and many more
The Essential CFexpress also supports AES-256, data retention, firmware encryption, RAID ECC, TCG Opal, multi-image firmware backup, and other Exascend technologies.
Product information
| Image | Model Name | Form factor | Capacity (GB) | Max. seq. read (MB/s) | Max. seq. write (MB/s) | TBW (max.) | Inquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | EXPC3EA480GB | CFexpress Type A | 480 | 900 | 800 | 300 | |
 | EXPC3EA360GB | CFexpress Type A | 360 | 900 | 800 | 225 | |
 | EXPC3EA240GB | CFexpress Type A | 240 | 800 | 700 | 150 | |
 | EXPC3EA180GB | CFexpress Type A | 180 | 800 | 700 | 115 | |
 | EXPC3EA120GB | CFexpress Type A | 120 | 800 | 700 | 75 |
| Essential CFexpress Type A | |
| Edition | Essential |
| Physical information | |
| Form factor | CFexpress Type A |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 (Supports NVMe 1.4) |
| Capacity | 120GB–480GB |
| Flash type | 3D TLC |
| Input voltage | 3.3V±5% |
| Power consumption | Active <1.75W; Idle <0.5W |
| Performance | |
| Maximum sequential read (MB/s) | 900 |
| Maximum sequential write (MB/s) | 800 |
| Max. 4K random read (IOPS) | 65,000 |
| Max. 4K random write (IOPS) | 155,000 |
| Reliability/endurance | |
| Operational temperature (°C) | -0–70 |
| Storage temperature (°C) | -10–70 |
| UBER | <1 sector per 10^17 bits read |
| TBW (max.) | 300 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2,000,000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Flyer download
| Title | Size |
| Essential CFexpress Type A: compact, powerful and professional | 2.53 MB |
