Mebibits per second (Mib/s) | Kibibits per second (Kib/s) |
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0 | 0 |
1 | 1024 |
2 | 2048 |
3 | 3072 |
4 | 4096 |
5 | 5120 |
6 | 6144 |
7 | 7168 |
8 | 8192 |
9 | 9216 |
10 | 10240 |
20 | 20480 |
30 | 30720 |
40 | 40960 |
50 | 51200 |
60 | 61440 |
70 | 71680 |
80 | 81920 |
90 | 92160 |
100 | 102400 |
1000 | 1024000 |
To convert from Mebibits per second (Mibit/s) to Kibibits per second (Kibit/s), you need to consider that these units are based on binary prefixes. Here’s the step-by-step process:
1 Mebibit (Mibit) is defined as 2^20 bits, while 1 Kibibit (Kibit) is defined as 2^10 bits.
1 Mibit/s = 2^20 bits/s
1 Kibit/s = 2^10 bits/s
To convert from Mibit/s to Kibit/s, you perform the following calculation:
So, 1 Mibit/s = 1024 Kibit/s in binary (base 2) terms.
In decimal (base 10), 1 Megabit (Mb, not Mibit) is taken as 10^6 bits, and 1 Kilobit (Kb, not Kibit) as 10^3 bits.
If we were to use decimal:
So, 1 Megabit per second (Mb/s) in decimal (base 10) terms is equal to 1000 Kilobits per second (Kb/s).
Internet Speed: An internet connection might be advertised as 100 Mibit/s, which is fast enough to handle multiple simultaneous HD video streams, large file downloads, or online gaming sessions.
Data Transfer: A network interface might support data transfer at rates up to 10 Mibit/s, suitable for moderate-speed networking within a home or small office environment.
Streaming Services: A streaming service may require a minimum bandwidth of 5 Mibit/s for 4K video streaming.
Use binary calculations for units with "bi" prefixes (like Kibibit, Mebibit) and decimal calculations for "bit" prefixes (like Kilobit, Megabit).
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 Kibibits per second to other unit conversions.
Mebibits per second (Mbit/s) is a unit of data transfer rate, commonly used in networking and telecommunications. It represents the number of mebibits (MiB) of data transferred per second. Understanding the components and context is crucial for interpreting this unit accurately.
A mebibit (Mibit) is a unit of information based on powers of 2. It's important to differentiate it from a megabit (Mb), which is based on powers of 10.
This difference can lead to confusion, especially when comparing storage capacities or data transfer rates. The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) introduced the term "mebibit" to provide clarity and avoid ambiguity.
Mebibits per second (Mibit/s) indicates the rate at which data is transmitted or received. A higher Mbit/s value signifies faster data transfer.
Example: A network connection with a download speed of 100 Mbit/s can theoretically download 100 mebibits (104,857,600 bits) of data in one second.
The key distinction lies in the base used for calculation:
When dealing with actual data storage or transfer within computer systems, Mebibits (base 2) provide a more accurate representation. For example, a file size reported in mebibytes will be closer to the actual space occupied on a storage device than a size reported in megabytes.
Internet Speed: Home internet plans are often advertised in megabits per second (Mbps). However, when downloading files, your download manager might show transfer rates in mebibytes per second (MiB/s). For example, a 100 Mbps connection might result in actual download speeds of around 12 MiB/s (since 1 MiB = 8 Mibit).
Network Infrastructure: Internal network speeds within data centers or enterprise networks are commonly measured in gigabits per second (Gbps) and terabits per second (Tbps), but it's crucial to understand whether these refer to base-2 or base-10 values for accurate assessment.
Solid State Drives (SSDs): SSD transfer speeds are critical for performance. A high-performance NVMe SSD might have read/write speeds exceeding 3000 MB/s (megabytes per second), translating to approximately 23,844 Mbit/s.
Streaming Services: Streaming high-definition video requires a certain data transfer rate. A 4K stream might need 25 Mbit/s or higher to avoid buffering issues. Services like Netflix specify bandwidth recommendations.
The use of mebibits helps to provide an unambiguous and accurate representation of data transfer rates, particularly in technical contexts where precise measurements are critical. Understanding the difference between megabits and mebibits is essential for IT professionals, network engineers, and anyone involved in data storage or transfer.
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.
Convert 1 Mib/s to other units | Result |
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Mebibits per second to bits per second (Mib/s to bit/s) | 1048576 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobits per second (Mib/s to Kb/s) | 1048.576 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibits per second (Mib/s to Kib/s) | 1024 |
Mebibits per second to Megabits per second (Mib/s to Mb/s) | 1.048576 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabits per second (Mib/s to Gb/s) | 0.001048576 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibits per second (Mib/s to Gib/s) | 0.0009765625 |
Mebibits per second to Terabits per second (Mib/s to Tb/s) | 0.000001048576 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibits per second (Mib/s to Tib/s) | 9.5367431640625e-7 |
Mebibits per second to bits per minute (Mib/s to bit/minute) | 62914560 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobits per minute (Mib/s to Kb/minute) | 62914.56 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibits per minute (Mib/s to Kib/minute) | 61440 |
Mebibits per second to Megabits per minute (Mib/s to Mb/minute) | 62.91456 |
Mebibits per second to Mebibits per minute (Mib/s to Mib/minute) | 60 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabits per minute (Mib/s to Gb/minute) | 0.06291456 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibits per minute (Mib/s to Gib/minute) | 0.05859375 |
Mebibits per second to Terabits per minute (Mib/s to Tb/minute) | 0.00006291456 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibits per minute (Mib/s to Tib/minute) | 0.00005722045898438 |
Mebibits per second to bits per hour (Mib/s to bit/hour) | 3774873600 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobits per hour (Mib/s to Kb/hour) | 3774873.6 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibits per hour (Mib/s to Kib/hour) | 3686400 |
Mebibits per second to Megabits per hour (Mib/s to Mb/hour) | 3774.8736 |
Mebibits per second to Mebibits per hour (Mib/s to Mib/hour) | 3600 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabits per hour (Mib/s to Gb/hour) | 3.7748736 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibits per hour (Mib/s to Gib/hour) | 3.515625 |
Mebibits per second to Terabits per hour (Mib/s to Tb/hour) | 0.0037748736 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibits per hour (Mib/s to Tib/hour) | 0.003433227539063 |
Mebibits per second to bits per day (Mib/s to bit/day) | 90596966400 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobits per day (Mib/s to Kb/day) | 90596966.4 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibits per day (Mib/s to Kib/day) | 88473600 |
Mebibits per second to Megabits per day (Mib/s to Mb/day) | 90596.9664 |
Mebibits per second to Mebibits per day (Mib/s to Mib/day) | 86400 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabits per day (Mib/s to Gb/day) | 90.5969664 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibits per day (Mib/s to Gib/day) | 84.375 |
Mebibits per second to Terabits per day (Mib/s to Tb/day) | 0.0905969664 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibits per day (Mib/s to Tib/day) | 0.0823974609375 |
Mebibits per second to bits per month (Mib/s to bit/month) | 2717908992000 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobits per month (Mib/s to Kb/month) | 2717908992 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibits per month (Mib/s to Kib/month) | 2654208000 |
Mebibits per second to Megabits per month (Mib/s to Mb/month) | 2717908.992 |
Mebibits per second to Mebibits per month (Mib/s to Mib/month) | 2592000 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabits per month (Mib/s to Gb/month) | 2717.908992 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibits per month (Mib/s to Gib/month) | 2531.25 |
Mebibits per second to Terabits per month (Mib/s to Tb/month) | 2.717908992 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibits per month (Mib/s to Tib/month) | 2.471923828125 |
Mebibits per second to Bytes per second (Mib/s to Byte/s) | 131072 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobytes per second (Mib/s to KB/s) | 131.072 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibytes per second (Mib/s to KiB/s) | 128 |
Mebibits per second to Megabytes per second (Mib/s to MB/s) | 0.131072 |
Mebibits per second to Mebibytes per second (Mib/s to MiB/s) | 0.125 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabytes per second (Mib/s to GB/s) | 0.000131072 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibytes per second (Mib/s to GiB/s) | 0.0001220703125 |
Mebibits per second to Terabytes per second (Mib/s to TB/s) | 1.31072e-7 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibytes per second (Mib/s to TiB/s) | 1.1920928955078e-7 |
Mebibits per second to Bytes per minute (Mib/s to Byte/minute) | 7864320 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobytes per minute (Mib/s to KB/minute) | 7864.32 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibytes per minute (Mib/s to KiB/minute) | 7680 |
Mebibits per second to Megabytes per minute (Mib/s to MB/minute) | 7.86432 |
Mebibits per second to Mebibytes per minute (Mib/s to MiB/minute) | 7.5 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabytes per minute (Mib/s to GB/minute) | 0.00786432 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibytes per minute (Mib/s to GiB/minute) | 0.00732421875 |
Mebibits per second to Terabytes per minute (Mib/s to TB/minute) | 0.00000786432 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibytes per minute (Mib/s to TiB/minute) | 0.000007152557373047 |
Mebibits per second to Bytes per hour (Mib/s to Byte/hour) | 471859200 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobytes per hour (Mib/s to KB/hour) | 471859.2 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibytes per hour (Mib/s to KiB/hour) | 460800 |
Mebibits per second to Megabytes per hour (Mib/s to MB/hour) | 471.8592 |
Mebibits per second to Mebibytes per hour (Mib/s to MiB/hour) | 450 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabytes per hour (Mib/s to GB/hour) | 0.4718592 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibytes per hour (Mib/s to GiB/hour) | 0.439453125 |
Mebibits per second to Terabytes per hour (Mib/s to TB/hour) | 0.0004718592 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibytes per hour (Mib/s to TiB/hour) | 0.0004291534423828 |
Mebibits per second to Bytes per day (Mib/s to Byte/day) | 11324620800 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobytes per day (Mib/s to KB/day) | 11324620.8 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibytes per day (Mib/s to KiB/day) | 11059200 |
Mebibits per second to Megabytes per day (Mib/s to MB/day) | 11324.6208 |
Mebibits per second to Mebibytes per day (Mib/s to MiB/day) | 10800 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabytes per day (Mib/s to GB/day) | 11.3246208 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibytes per day (Mib/s to GiB/day) | 10.546875 |
Mebibits per second to Terabytes per day (Mib/s to TB/day) | 0.0113246208 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibytes per day (Mib/s to TiB/day) | 0.01029968261719 |
Mebibits per second to Bytes per month (Mib/s to Byte/month) | 339738624000 |
Mebibits per second to Kilobytes per month (Mib/s to KB/month) | 339738624 |
Mebibits per second to Kibibytes per month (Mib/s to KiB/month) | 331776000 |
Mebibits per second to Megabytes per month (Mib/s to MB/month) | 339738.624 |
Mebibits per second to Mebibytes per month (Mib/s to MiB/month) | 324000 |
Mebibits per second to Gigabytes per month (Mib/s to GB/month) | 339.738624 |
Mebibits per second to Gibibytes per month (Mib/s to GiB/month) | 316.40625 |
Mebibits per second to Terabytes per month (Mib/s to TB/month) | 0.339738624 |
Mebibits per second to Tebibytes per month (Mib/s to TiB/month) | 0.3089904785156 |