Data Transfer Rate unit converter

Mbps vs MB/s — the factor of eight that makes broadband adverts confusing.

Value

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Precision & format

Significant figures

10

Notation

1 bit/s equals

0.001kbit/s

All 12 units

Bit per secondbit/s
1
Kilobit per secondkbit/s
0.001
Megabit per secondMbit/s
0.000001
Gigabit per secondGbit/s
1 × 10⁻⁹
Terabit per secondTbit/s
1 × 10⁻¹²
Byte per secondB/s
0.125
Kilobyte per secondkB/s
0.000125
Megabyte per secondMB/s
1.25 × 10⁻⁷
Gigabyte per secondGB/s
1.25 × 10⁻¹⁰
Kibibyte per secondKiB/s
binary
0.0001220703125
Mebibyte per secondMiB/s
binary
1.192092896 × 10⁻⁷
Gibibyte per secondGiB/s
binary
1.164153218 × 10⁻¹⁰

Data Transfer Rate conversion table

Every unit expressed in bit per seconds (bit/s), the SI base for this category.

Data Transfer Rate units and their value in Bit per seconds
Unit	Symbol	1 unit in bit/s
Bit per second	bit/s	1
Kilobit per second	kbit/s	1,000
Megabit per second	Mbit/s	1,000,000
Gigabit per second	Gbit/s	1,000,000,000
Terabit per second	Tbit/s	1,000,000,000,000
Byte per second	B/s	8
Kilobyte per second	kB/s	8,000
Megabyte per second	MB/s	8,000,000
Gigabyte per second	GB/s	8,000,000,000
Kibibyte per secondbinary	KiB/s	8,192
Mebibyte per secondbinary	MiB/s	8,388,608
Gibibyte per secondbinary	GiB/s	8,589,934,600

Common conversions