Kibibits per second (Kib/s) | Bytes per second (Byte/s) |
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0 | 0 |
1 | 128 |
2 | 256 |
3 | 384 |
4 | 512 |
5 | 640 |
6 | 768 |
7 | 896 |
8 | 1024 |
9 | 1152 |
10 | 1280 |
20 | 2560 |
30 | 3840 |
40 | 5120 |
50 | 6400 |
60 | 7680 |
70 | 8960 |
80 | 10240 |
90 | 11520 |
100 | 12800 |
1000 | 128000 |
Converting Kibibits per second (Kib/s) to Bytes per second (B/s) requires understanding the differences between base 2 (binary) and base 10 (decimal) units. In base 2, "kibi" is a prefix that stands for 1024 (or 2^10), while in base 10, "kilo" stands for 1000.
1 Kibibit (Kibit) = 1024 bits (since 1 Kibibit is 2^10 bits).
To convert Kibibits per second to Bytes per second in base 2:
So, 1 Kib/s = 1024 bits/s ÷ 8 bits/Byte = 128 Bytes per second (B/s).
If we were talking about Kilobits per second (Kb/s), which is base 10: 1 Kilobit (Kb) = 1000 bits.
To convert Kilobits per second to Bytes per second in base 10:
So, 1 Kb/s = 1000 bits/s ÷ 8 bits/Byte = 125 Bytes per second (B/s).
Here are some further quantities of Kibibits per second and their conversions:
10 Kibibits per second (10 Kib/s):
100 Kibibits per second (100 Kib/s):
1024 Kibibits per second (1024 Kib/s):
1 Mebibit per second (1 Mib/s):
Different prefixes and contexts (like "kibi-" in base 2 and "kilo-" in base 10) can affect these conversions, so knowing the specific use case is important.
See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Bytes per second to other unit conversions.
Kibibits per second (Kibit/s) is a unit used to measure data transfer rates or network speeds. It's essential to understand its relationship to other units, especially bits per second (bit/s) and its decimal counterpart, kilobits per second (kbit/s).
A kibibit per second (Kibit/s) represents 1024 bits transferred in one second. The "kibi" prefix denotes a binary multiple, as opposed to the decimal "kilo" prefix. This distinction is crucial in computing where binary (base-2) is fundamental.
The term "kibibit" was introduced to address the ambiguity of the "kilo" prefix, which traditionally means 1000 in the decimal system but often was used to mean 1024 in computer science. To avoid confusion, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standardized the binary prefixes:
Therefore:
The difference between kibibits (base-2) and kilobits (base-10) is significant.
This difference can lead to confusion, especially when dealing with storage capacity or data transfer rates advertised by manufacturers.
Here are some examples of data transfer rates in Kibit/s:
It's more common to see faster internet speeds measured in Mibit/s (Mebibits per second) or even Gibit/s (Gibibits per second) today. To convert to those units:
While no single person is directly associated with the 'kibibit,' the need for such a unit arose from the ambiguity surrounding the term 'kilobit' in the context of computing. The push to define and standardize binary prefixes came from the IEC in the late 1990s to resolve the base-2 vs. base-10 confusion.
Bytes per second (B/s) is a unit of data transfer rate, measuring the amount of digital information moved per second. It's commonly used to quantify network speeds, storage device performance, and other data transmission rates. Understanding B/s is crucial for evaluating the efficiency of data transfer operations.
Bytes per second represents the number of bytes transferred in one second. It's a fundamental unit that can be scaled up to kilobytes per second (KB/s), megabytes per second (MB/s), gigabytes per second (GB/s), and beyond, depending on the magnitude of the data transfer rate.
It's essential to differentiate between base 10 (decimal) and base 2 (binary) interpretations of these units:
Here's a table summarizing the differences:
Unit | Base 10 (Decimal) | Base 2 (Binary) |
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Kilobyte | 1,000 bytes | 1,024 bytes |
Megabyte | 1,000,000 bytes | 1,048,576 bytes |
Gigabyte | 1,000,000,000 bytes | 1,073,741,824 bytes |
Using the correct prefixes (Kilo, Mega, Giga vs. Kibi, Mebi, Gibi) avoids confusion.
Bytes per second is calculated by dividing the amount of data transferred (in bytes) by the time it took to transfer that data (in seconds).
Dial-up Modem: A dial-up modem might have a maximum transfer rate of around 56 kilobits per second (kbps). Since 1 byte is 8 bits, this equates to approximately 7 KB/s.
Broadband Internet: A typical broadband internet connection might offer download speeds of 50 Mbps (megabits per second). This translates to approximately 6.25 MB/s (megabytes per second).
SSD (Solid State Drive): A modern SSD can have read/write speeds of up to 500 MB/s or more. High-performance NVMe SSDs can reach speeds of several gigabytes per second (GB/s).
Network Transfer: Transferring a 1 GB file over a network with a 100 Mbps connection (approximately 12.5 MB/s) would ideally take around 80 seconds (1024 MB / 12.5 MB/s ≈ 81.92 seconds).
Convert 1 Kib/s to other units | Result |
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Kibibits per second to bits per second (Kib/s to bit/s) | 1024 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobits per second (Kib/s to Kb/s) | 1.024 |
Kibibits per second to Megabits per second (Kib/s to Mb/s) | 0.001024 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibits per second (Kib/s to Mib/s) | 0.0009765625 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabits per second (Kib/s to Gb/s) | 0.000001024 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibits per second (Kib/s to Gib/s) | 9.5367431640625e-7 |
Kibibits per second to Terabits per second (Kib/s to Tb/s) | 1.024e-9 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibits per second (Kib/s to Tib/s) | 9.3132257461548e-10 |
Kibibits per second to bits per minute (Kib/s to bit/minute) | 61440 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobits per minute (Kib/s to Kb/minute) | 61.44 |
Kibibits per second to Kibibits per minute (Kib/s to Kib/minute) | 60 |
Kibibits per second to Megabits per minute (Kib/s to Mb/minute) | 0.06144 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibits per minute (Kib/s to Mib/minute) | 0.05859375 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabits per minute (Kib/s to Gb/minute) | 0.00006144 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibits per minute (Kib/s to Gib/minute) | 0.00005722045898438 |
Kibibits per second to Terabits per minute (Kib/s to Tb/minute) | 6.144e-8 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibits per minute (Kib/s to Tib/minute) | 5.5879354476929e-8 |
Kibibits per second to bits per hour (Kib/s to bit/hour) | 3686400 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobits per hour (Kib/s to Kb/hour) | 3686.4 |
Kibibits per second to Kibibits per hour (Kib/s to Kib/hour) | 3600 |
Kibibits per second to Megabits per hour (Kib/s to Mb/hour) | 3.6864 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibits per hour (Kib/s to Mib/hour) | 3.515625 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabits per hour (Kib/s to Gb/hour) | 0.0036864 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibits per hour (Kib/s to Gib/hour) | 0.003433227539063 |
Kibibits per second to Terabits per hour (Kib/s to Tb/hour) | 0.0000036864 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibits per hour (Kib/s to Tib/hour) | 0.000003352761268616 |
Kibibits per second to bits per day (Kib/s to bit/day) | 88473600 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobits per day (Kib/s to Kb/day) | 88473.6 |
Kibibits per second to Kibibits per day (Kib/s to Kib/day) | 86400 |
Kibibits per second to Megabits per day (Kib/s to Mb/day) | 88.4736 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibits per day (Kib/s to Mib/day) | 84.375 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabits per day (Kib/s to Gb/day) | 0.0884736 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibits per day (Kib/s to Gib/day) | 0.0823974609375 |
Kibibits per second to Terabits per day (Kib/s to Tb/day) | 0.0000884736 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibits per day (Kib/s to Tib/day) | 0.00008046627044678 |
Kibibits per second to bits per month (Kib/s to bit/month) | 2654208000 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobits per month (Kib/s to Kb/month) | 2654208 |
Kibibits per second to Kibibits per month (Kib/s to Kib/month) | 2592000 |
Kibibits per second to Megabits per month (Kib/s to Mb/month) | 2654.208 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibits per month (Kib/s to Mib/month) | 2531.25 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabits per month (Kib/s to Gb/month) | 2.654208 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibits per month (Kib/s to Gib/month) | 2.471923828125 |
Kibibits per second to Terabits per month (Kib/s to Tb/month) | 0.002654208 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibits per month (Kib/s to Tib/month) | 0.002413988113403 |
Kibibits per second to Bytes per second (Kib/s to Byte/s) | 128 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobytes per second (Kib/s to KB/s) | 0.128 |
Kibibits per second to Kibibytes per second (Kib/s to KiB/s) | 0.125 |
Kibibits per second to Megabytes per second (Kib/s to MB/s) | 0.000128 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibytes per second (Kib/s to MiB/s) | 0.0001220703125 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabytes per second (Kib/s to GB/s) | 1.28e-7 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibytes per second (Kib/s to GiB/s) | 1.1920928955078e-7 |
Kibibits per second to Terabytes per second (Kib/s to TB/s) | 1.28e-10 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibytes per second (Kib/s to TiB/s) | 1.1641532182693e-10 |
Kibibits per second to Bytes per minute (Kib/s to Byte/minute) | 7680 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobytes per minute (Kib/s to KB/minute) | 7.68 |
Kibibits per second to Kibibytes per minute (Kib/s to KiB/minute) | 7.5 |
Kibibits per second to Megabytes per minute (Kib/s to MB/minute) | 0.00768 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibytes per minute (Kib/s to MiB/minute) | 0.00732421875 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabytes per minute (Kib/s to GB/minute) | 0.00000768 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibytes per minute (Kib/s to GiB/minute) | 0.000007152557373047 |
Kibibits per second to Terabytes per minute (Kib/s to TB/minute) | 7.68e-9 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibytes per minute (Kib/s to TiB/minute) | 6.9849193096161e-9 |
Kibibits per second to Bytes per hour (Kib/s to Byte/hour) | 460800 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobytes per hour (Kib/s to KB/hour) | 460.8 |
Kibibits per second to Kibibytes per hour (Kib/s to KiB/hour) | 450 |
Kibibits per second to Megabytes per hour (Kib/s to MB/hour) | 0.4608 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibytes per hour (Kib/s to MiB/hour) | 0.439453125 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabytes per hour (Kib/s to GB/hour) | 0.0004608 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibytes per hour (Kib/s to GiB/hour) | 0.0004291534423828 |
Kibibits per second to Terabytes per hour (Kib/s to TB/hour) | 4.608e-7 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibytes per hour (Kib/s to TiB/hour) | 4.1909515857697e-7 |
Kibibits per second to Bytes per day (Kib/s to Byte/day) | 11059200 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobytes per day (Kib/s to KB/day) | 11059.2 |
Kibibits per second to Kibibytes per day (Kib/s to KiB/day) | 10800 |
Kibibits per second to Megabytes per day (Kib/s to MB/day) | 11.0592 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibytes per day (Kib/s to MiB/day) | 10.546875 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabytes per day (Kib/s to GB/day) | 0.0110592 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibytes per day (Kib/s to GiB/day) | 0.01029968261719 |
Kibibits per second to Terabytes per day (Kib/s to TB/day) | 0.0000110592 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibytes per day (Kib/s to TiB/day) | 0.00001005828380585 |
Kibibits per second to Bytes per month (Kib/s to Byte/month) | 331776000 |
Kibibits per second to Kilobytes per month (Kib/s to KB/month) | 331776 |
Kibibits per second to Kibibytes per month (Kib/s to KiB/month) | 324000 |
Kibibits per second to Megabytes per month (Kib/s to MB/month) | 331.776 |
Kibibits per second to Mebibytes per month (Kib/s to MiB/month) | 316.40625 |
Kibibits per second to Gigabytes per month (Kib/s to GB/month) | 0.331776 |
Kibibits per second to Gibibytes per month (Kib/s to GiB/month) | 0.3089904785156 |
Kibibits per second to Terabytes per month (Kib/s to TB/month) | 0.000331776 |
Kibibits per second to Tebibytes per month (Kib/s to TiB/month) | 0.0003017485141754 |