Convert Kibibits per second to Kibibytes per second

Convert Kibibits per second (Kibit/s) to Kibibytes per second (KiB/s) instantly and accurately.

Kibibits per second (Kibit/s)
Kibibytes per second (KiB/s)

Conversion Formula

KiB/s = Kibit/s × 0.125

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 Kibibytes per second

Kibibyte per second (KiB/s) = 2¹⁰ = 1,024 B/s = 8,192 bit/s (IEC 80000-13). Used in embedded I/O specs and real-time OS throughput documentation. SD card speed classes: Class 10 = 10,000 KB/s ≈ 9,766 KiB/s; UHS-3 = 30,000 KB/s ≈ 29,297 KiB/s. STM32F4 FLASH page write ≈ 16 KiB/s; Arduino Uno SPI at 4 MHz = 500 KiB/s. 1 KiB/s = 1,024 B/s = 8,192 bit/s.

Quick Reference Table

Kibibits per second (Kibit/s)Kibibytes per second (KiB/s)
1 Kibit/s0.125 KiB/s
2 Kibit/s0.25 KiB/s
5 Kibit/s0.625 KiB/s
10 Kibit/s1.25 KiB/s
25 Kibit/s3.125 KiB/s
50 Kibit/s6.25 KiB/s
100 Kibit/s12.5 KiB/s

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