Case 1
- Rate to convert
- 100
- From unit
- Megabit per second (Mbit/s)
- To unit
- Megabyte per second (MB/s)
12.500000
Open with these valuesData Transfer Rate Converter
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12.500000MB/s
Transfer rate: 12.500000 MB/sExamples
A lowercase b is a bit, an uppercase B is a byte, and a byte holds eight bits. That single letter is a factor of 8: a 100 Mbit/s line tops out at 12.5 MB/s. Every prefix here is decimal, so 1 Gbit/s is exactly 1000 Mbit/s.
Most-used pairs
each is its own pageMbit/s to MB/s1 Mbit/s = 0.125 MB/sMB/s to Mbit/s1 MB/s = 8 Mbit/sGbit/s to Mbit/s1 Gbit/s = 1000 Mbit/sMbit/s to kbit/s1 Mbit/s = 1000 kbit/sGB/s to Gbit/s1 GB/s = 8 Gbit/skB/s to kbit/s1 kB/s = 8 kbit/s
All 9 units
| Unit | Symbol | In bit/s | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bit per second | bit/s | 1 | The base unit of data rate |
| Kilobit per second | kbit/s | 1,000 | Dial-up lines, audio bitrates |
| Megabit per second | Mbit/s | 1,000,000 | Broadband plans, Wi-Fi, streaming |
| Gigabit per second | Gbit/s | 1,000,000,000 | Fibre lines and LAN ports |
| Terabit per second | Tbit/s | 1,000,000,000,000 | Backbone and undersea cables |
| Byte per second | B/s | 8 | Small transfers in file tools |
| Kilobyte per second | kB/s | 8,000 | Slow downloads, sync tools |
| Megabyte per second | MB/s | 8,000,000 | Download managers, cloud sync |
| Gigabyte per second | GB/s | 8,000,000,000 | SSD and memory throughput |
Megabit per second to Megabyte per second
prints complete- 1 Mbit/s
- 0.125 MB/s
- 2 Mbit/s
- 0.25 MB/s
- 3 Mbit/s
- 0.375 MB/s
- 4 Mbit/s
- 0.5 MB/s
- 5 Mbit/s
- 0.625 MB/s
- 6 Mbit/s
- 0.75 MB/s
- 7 Mbit/s
- 0.875 MB/s
- 8 Mbit/s
- 1 MB/s
- 9 Mbit/s
- 1.125 MB/s
- 10 Mbit/s
- 1.25 MB/s
- 11 Mbit/s
- 1.375 MB/s
- 12 Mbit/s
- 1.5 MB/s
- 13 Mbit/s
- 1.625 MB/s
- 14 Mbit/s
- 1.75 MB/s
- 15 Mbit/s
- 1.875 MB/s
- 16 Mbit/s
- 2 MB/s
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Worked examples
Case 2
- Rate to convert
- 1
- From unit
- Gigabit per second (Gbit/s)
- To unit
- Megabit per second (Mbit/s)
1,000.000000
Open with these valuesCase 3
- Rate to convert
- 1
- From unit
- Gigabyte per second (GB/s)
- To unit
- Gigabit per second (Gbit/s)
8.000000
Open with these valuesHow it's calculated
bits/s = value × from-factor; result = bits/s ÷ to-factor
- StepEnter the rate and pick the unit it is quoted in.Rate to convert=100
- StepPick the unit you want it in.
- StepEverything pivots through bits per second.
- ResultByte units carry a factor of 8 on the way through.12.500000
Reference table
| Unit | Bits per second | Counts |
|---|---|---|
| bit/s | 1 | bits |
| kbit/s | 1,000 | bits |
| Mbit/s | 1,000,000 | bits |
| Gbit/s | 1,000,000,000 | bits |
| Tbit/s | 1,000,000,000,000 | bits |
| B/s | 8 | bytes |
| kB/s | 8,000 | bytes |
| MB/s | 8,000,000 | bytes |
| GB/s | 8,000,000,000 | bytes |
Questions
Why does a 100 Mbit/s line only download at 12.5 MB/s?
Because one byte is 8 bits. Plans are sold in megabits per second, while browsers and file managers report megabytes per second, so you divide by 8: 100 ÷ 8 = 12.5. It is not a fault, it is the units.
What is the difference between Mbit/s and MB/s?
Mbit/s is megabits per second and MB/s is megabytes per second, and a byte holds 8 bits. So 1 MB/s equals 8 Mbit/s. The lowercase b means bit and the uppercase B means byte — one small letter, an eightfold difference.
Does this converter use 1000 or 1024 per step?
1000, the convention for network speeds: 1 kbit/s is 1000 bit/s and 1 Gbit/s is exactly 1000 Mbit/s. The 1024-based units belong to storage sizes, not to rates.
Where are these units actually used?
Broadband and Wi-Fi are advertised in Mbit/s or Gbit/s, download managers and cloud sync show MB/s, and streaming bitrates are quoted in Mbit/s. Converting tells you whether a 50 Mbit/s stream fits a 10 MB/s line — it does, because 10 MB/s is 80 Mbit/s.