An official Raspberry Pi 32GB, 64GB, 128GB or 256GB A2 Class MicroSD card pre-installed with 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS - Raspberry Pi's very own operating system!

Don't have an SD card reader handy, or deploying to multiple machines such as a classroom or similar environment? No problem! This handy little microSD card comes with Raspberry Pi OS already installed. Perfect for a Raspberry Pi beginner and convenient for those with more experience.

Works with all models of Raspberry Pi old and new, including Raspberry Pi 5, Pi 400, Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi Zero.

We only recommend the official Raspberry Pi MicroSD cards for use with Raspberry Pi boards due to their reliable quality and super-fast A2-class speeds.

For even greater I/O and boot performance with Raspberry Pi 5, check out the Raspberry Pi SSD kit!

Why are A2-Class Micro SD Cards better for Raspberry Pi?

Class A2 cards offer exceptional random read and write throughput across the entire range of Raspberry Pi computers, and when used on Raspberry Pi 5, support 'command queueing' for even higher performance!

Raspberry Pi 5 incorporates hardware features which allow it to make the most of this extra performance.

If you want to read into the technical reasons behind this (including CQHCI, command queueing (CQ) mode, meta-ops and other such fun) - check out Raspberry Pi's announcement blog post, which gets right into the detail!

Features

This is the 'hard drive' and operating system for your Raspberry Pi
Extended partition to make full use of the SD card
Ready to use – plug it in and you’re ready to go
Only the most current stable release of Raspberry Pi OS will be used
64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS (not compatible with Raspberry Pi 2 or earlier boards - however you can re-write a 32-bit image on to the card if required)
High-quality, official Raspberry Pi Micro SD card for the Raspberry Pi
Official Raspberry Pi product
Pre-imaged and delivered in individually sealed bags
A2 class micro-SD cards with support for DDR50 and SDR104 bus speeds and command queueing (CQ) extension
Random 4KB read performance
- 5,000 IOPS (Raspberry Pi 5, SDR104)
- 3,200 IOPS (Raspberry Pi 4, DDR50)
Random 4K write performance
- 1,200 IOPS (Raspberry Pi 4, DDR50)
- 2,000 IOPS (Raspberry Pi 5, SDR104)

Resources

Raspberry Pi A2-Class Micro SD Card Product Brief
Product numbers:
- 32GB = Raspberry Pi SC1628 (5056561804200)
- 64GB = Raspberry Pi SC1629 (5056561804217)
- 128GB = Raspberry Pi SC1645 (5056561804224)
- 256GB = Raspberry Pi SC1646 (EAN TBC)

Package Contents

1x Official Raspberry Pi Micro SD card (select capacity before adding to cart)

Revision History

As of 04/11/2025 - we are now shipping the 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS (Full). This is compatible with Raspberry Pi:
- 3B, 3B+, 3A+
- 4B, 400
- 5, 500, 500+
- CM3, CM3+
- CM4, CM4S
- CM5
- Zero 2
As of midday 17/09/2024 - we are now shipping official Raspberry Pi A2-class MicroSD cards (previously SanDisk)

Official Raspberry Pi Products