MB/s

What is a Megabyte per Second?

Data Transfer Unit

Definition

Megabytes per second (MB/s) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000,000 bytes or 8 megabits per second.

Popular Megabyte per Second Conversions

Most common conversions from Megabytes per Second

1 MB/s = 8,000,000 bps Megabyte per Second to Bits per Second 1 MB/s = 8,000 Kbps Megabyte per Second to Kilobits per Second 1 MB/s = 8 Mbps Megabyte per Second to Megabits per Second 1 MB/s = 0.008 Gbps Megabyte per Second to Gigabits per Second 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 B/s Megabyte per Second to Bytes per Second 1 MB/s = 1,000 KB/s Megabyte per Second to Kilobytes per Second

History

MB/s is commonly used for file transfer and storage device speeds, distinct from the Mbps used for network speeds.

Common Uses

Hard drive and SSD speeds
USB transfer rates
File download speeds
Memory card speeds

Fun Facts

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A USB 3.0 can transfer at 100+ MB/s

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NVMe SSDs can exceed 3000 MB/s

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100 Mbps internet equals about 12.5 MB/s actual download speed

All Megabyte per Second Conversions

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