Megabytes per second to Kibibytes per second conversion

How to convert megabytes per second to kibibytes per second?

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Base 10 Conversion (Decimal)

In the decimal system:

• 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes
• 1 Kilobyte (KB) = 1,000 bytes

To convert Megabytes per second (MBps) to Kilobytes per second (KBps): $1 \text{ MBps} = 1,000 \text{ KBps}$

Base 2 Conversion (Binary)

In the binary system:

• 1 Mebibyte (MiB) = 1,048,576 bytes
• 1 Kibibyte (KiB) = 1,024 bytes

To convert Mebibytes per second (MiBps) to Kibibytes per second (KiBps): $1 \text{ MiBps} = 1,048,576 \text{ bytes per second} = \frac{1,048,576}{1,024} \text{ KiBps} = 1,024 \text{ KiBps}$

Summary of Conversions

• 1 Megabyte per second (using base 10) = 1,000 Kilobytes per second
• 1 Mebibyte per second (using base 2) = 1,024 Kibibytes per second

Real-World Examples

Base 10 (Decimal)

1. Downloading a movie - An HD movie might be around 2 GB. If your download speed is 10 Megabytes per second (MBps), you would be downloading at 10,000 Kilobytes per second (KBps). This means the movie would take: $\frac{2,000 \text{ MB}}{10 \text{ MBps}} = 200 \text{ seconds}$

2. Streaming music - A high-quality music streaming rate might be 320 kilobits per second (Kbps). To convert this to Megabytes per second: $320 \text{ Kbps} = 320 / 8 \text{ KBps} = 40 \text{ KBps} = 0.04 \text{ MBps}$

Base 2 (Binary)

1. Data transfer between computer components - If an SSD has a read speed of 500 MiBps, it is transferring data at: $500 \text{ MiBps} = 500 \times 1,024 \text{ KiBps} = 512,000 \text{ KiBps}$

2. Memory bandwidth - If a RAM module offers 25.6 GiBps (Gibibytes per second), it translates to: $25.6 \text{ GiBps} = 25.6 \times 1,048,576 \text{ KiBps} = 26,843,136 \text{ KiBps}$

Conclusion

The conversion of Megabytes per second to Kilobytes per second depends on whether you are using the decimal (base 10) or binary (base 2) system. For decimal, 1 MBps = 1,000 KBps, and for binary, 1 MiBps = 1,024 KiBps.