Convert Kibibits per second to Bytes per second
Convert Kibibits per second (Kibit/s) to Bytes per second (B/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
B/s = Kibit/s × 128
About Kibibits per second
Kibibit per second (Kibit/s) = 2¹⁰ = 1,024 bit/s (IEC 80000-13). The binary-precise counterpart to kbit/s for contexts with power-of-2 bus widths. FPGA serial transceivers are clocked at exact powers of 2; embedded UART baud rates sometimes use 1,024-baud increments. Contrasted with kbit/s (= 1,000 bit/s) in ITU/IEEE standards. 1 Kibit/s = 1,024 bit/s = 128 B/s.
About Bytes per second
Byte per second (B/s) = 8 bit/s. The natural unit for file transfer speeds, disk I/O, and memory bandwidth reported by OS tools and storage benchmarks. ISP 'Mbit/s' ÷ 8 = MB/s download speed: a 100 Mbit/s connection delivers ≈ 12.5 MB/s. USB 2.0 = 60 MB/s; SATA III = 600 MB/s; Thunderbolt 4 = 5,000 MB/s. 1 B/s = 8 bit/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Kibibits per second (Kibit/s) | Bytes per second (B/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 Kibit/s | 128 B/s |
| 2 Kibit/s | 256 B/s |
| 5 Kibit/s | 640 B/s |
| 10 Kibit/s | 1280 B/s |
| 25 Kibit/s | 3200 B/s |
| 50 Kibit/s | 6400 B/s |
| 100 Kibit/s | 12800 B/s |