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Data Transfer Converter

Convert between data transfer rate units including bits, kilobits, megabits, gigabits, terabits and bytes per second.

What this tool does

Convert between data transfer rate units including bits, kilobits, megabits, gigabits, terabits and bytes per second. Type an amount in megabits per second, choose the units, and the tool converts it to megabytes per second. It offers 10 data transfer rate units and also shows the same amount in the others.

Inputs

  • Value: A number.
  • From: Choose one from 10 options, including Bit per second, Kilobit per second, Megabit per second, Gigabit per second, Terabit per second, Byte per second. Starts as Megabit per second.
  • To: Choose one of the same 10 units as "From". Starts as Megabyte per second.

How to use

  1. Enter the amount you want to convert.
  2. Choose the unit to convert from and the unit to convert to.
  3. Read the result: the converted amount and the same amount in the other units. It appears once every required field has a valid value.

Worked examples

Conversions from megabits per second to megabytes per second:

  • 1 Mbit/s = 0.125 MB/s
  • 5 Mbit/s = 0.625 MB/s
  • 10 Mbit/s = 1.25 MB/s
  • 50 Mbit/s = 6.25 MB/s
  • 100 Mbit/s = 12.5 MB/s

Multiply the number of megabits per second by 0.125 to get megabytes per second. Both units are exact definitions, so 0.125 is the exact factor: 1 Mbit/s = 0.125 MB/s.

Sources: Megabit per second: SI Brochure, 9th edition (2019, updated 2022), Table 7 (SI prefixes). Megabyte per second: SI Brochure, 9th edition (2019, updated 2022), Table 7 (SI prefixes).

Limitations

  • Converts the unit of a data rate only. It does not estimate download times or measure your connection.
  • Kilo, mega and giga here are the decimal (SI) prefixes, powers of 1000, as network speeds are quoted. Kibi, mebi and gibi are the binary prefixes, powers of 1024.

FAQs

Q: How many megabytes per second is 100 Mbps?
A: Divide megabits per second by 8 to get megabytes per second. 100 megabits per second (Mbps) is 12.5 megabytes per second (MB/s). Choose Megabit per second as From and Megabyte per second as To for any value.
Q: Why is my download in MB/s smaller than my plan in Mbps?
A: Internet plans are usually quoted in megabits per second, and download speeds are often shown in megabytes per second. There are 8 bits in a byte, so the byte figure is one eighth of the bit figure.
Q: Is a kilobit 1000 or 1024 bits?
A: On this page 1 kilobit per second is 1000 bits per second, the SI meaning used for network speeds.

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