Formula
MB/s to Mbit/s conversion formula
Use this relationship for a direct conversion:
Worked example
2 MB/s = 16 Mbit/s.
These are raw rates; protocol overhead, encoding, congestion, and storage performance affect observed transfer time.
Data Transfer Rate conversion
1 megabyte per second (MB/s) equals 8 megabit per second (Mbit/s). Enter any value below to convert from MB/s to Mbit/s.
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1 MB/s = 8 Mbit/s
| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| Bit per second bit/s | 8,000,000 |
| Kilobit per second kbit/s | 8,000 |
| Megabit per second Mbit/s | 8 |
| Gigabit per second Gbit/s | 0.008 |
| Byte per second B/s | 1,000,000 |
| Kilobyte per second kB/s | 1,000 |
| Megabyte per second MB/s | 1 |
| Mebibyte per second MiB/s | 0.9536743164 |
| Gigabyte per second GB/s | 0.001 |
Formula
Use this relationship for a direct conversion:
2 MB/s = 16 Mbit/s.
These are raw rates; protocol overhead, encoding, congestion, and storage performance affect observed transfer time.
Quick reference
| Megabyte per second (MB/s) | Megabit per second (Mbit/s) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.08 |
| 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 5 | 40 |
| 10 | 80 |
| 25 | 200 |
| 50 | 400 |
| 100 | 800 |
| 1,000 | 8,000 |
From unit
One million bytes per second.
Symbol: MB/s
To unit
One million bits per second.
Symbol: Mbit/s
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Use the formula Mbit/s = MB/s x 8. 1 megabyte per second (MB/s) equals 8 megabit per second (Mbit/s).
Both unit definitions use exact factors. Only the displayed decimal may be rounded.