B/s

What is a Byte per Second?

Data Transfer Unit

Definition

Bytes per second (B/s) is a basic unit of data transfer rate equal to 8 bits per second.

Popular Byte per Second Conversions

Most common conversions from Bytes per Second

1 B/s = 8 bps Byte per Second to Bits per Second 1 B/s = 0.008 Kbps Byte per Second to Kilobits per Second 1 B/s = 0.000008 Mbps Byte per Second to Megabits per Second 1 B/s = 0.000000008 Gbps Byte per Second to Gigabits per Second 1 B/s = 0.001 KB/s Byte per Second to Kilobytes per Second 1 B/s = 0.000001 MB/s Byte per Second to Megabytes per Second

History

Bytes per second is the fundamental unit for measuring data transfer, though larger units like KB/s and MB/s are more commonly used.

Common Uses

Very low bandwidth measurements
Embedded systems
Serial communication
Precise transfer calculations

Fun Facts

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Old serial ports operated at 300-9600 B/s

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1 MB/s equals 1,000,000 B/s

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Rarely used directly due to small scale

All Byte per Second Conversions

Bytes per Second to Bits per Second B/s → bps Bytes per Second to Kilobits per Second B/s → Kbps Bytes per Second to Megabits per Second B/s → Mbps Bytes per Second to Gigabits per Second B/s → Gbps Bytes per Second to Kilobytes per Second B/s → KB/s Bytes per Second to Megabytes per Second B/s → MB/s Bytes per Second to Gigabytes per Second B/s → GB/s