Converter for data rate
Two families of units: Decimal (SI) for networking (kb, Mb, Gb) and Binary (IEC) alternatives (Kib, Mib, Gib). In both systems, 8 bits = 1 byte.
Quick converters — Decimal (SI)
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Mbps ↔ MB/s
MB/s = Mbps ÷ 8
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Gbps ↔ MB/s
MB/s = Gbps × 125
Quick converters — Binary (IEC)
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Mib/s ↔ MiB/s
MiB/s = Mib/s ÷ 8
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Gib/s ↔ GiB/s
GiB/s = Gib/s ÷ 8
All data rate converters
Decimal (SI)
- Mbps to MB/s
- MB/s to Mbps
- Gbps to MB/s
- MB/s to Gbps
- kbps to kB/s
- kB/s to kbps
- Gbps to GB/s
- GB/s to Gbps
- Mbps to kB/s
- kB/s to Mbps
- b/s to B/s
- B/s to b/s
Binary (IEC)
Data rate conversion FAQs
Decimal vs Binary — which should I use?
Networking specs (e.g., ISP speeds) use decimal: kb = 1000 b, Mb = 1,000,000 b. Binary units (Kib, Mib, Gib) are used in some software and storage contexts. Both use 8 bits = 1 byte.
Do protocol overheads matter?
Yes. Real transfer rates are often lower than the theoretical numbers these tools compute.