Convert Kilobytes per second to Kibibits per second

Convert Kilobytes per second (KB/s) to Kibibits per second (Kibit/s) instantly and accurately.

Kilobytes per second (KB/s)
Kibibits per second (Kibit/s)

Conversion Formula

Kibit/s = KB/s × 7.8125

About Kilobytes per second

Kilobyte per second (KB/s) = 1,000 B/s = 8,000 bit/s (SI). Legacy modem throughput: 56 kbit/s dial-up ≈ 7 KB/s; ISDN 128 kbit/s = 16 KB/s. RS-232 at 115,200 baud (8N1) = 11.52 KB/s. CD-ROM 1× = 150 KB/s; 52× = 7,800 KB/s. Bluetooth 2.1 EDR ≈ 300 KB/s; USB 1.1 Full Speed = 1,500 KB/s. 1 KB/s = 1,000 B/s = 8 kbit/s.

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.

Quick Reference Table

Kilobytes per second (KB/s)Kibibits per second (Kibit/s)
1 KB/s7.8125 Kibit/s
2 KB/s15.625 Kibit/s
5 KB/s39.0625 Kibit/s
10 KB/s78.125 Kibit/s
25 KB/s195.313 Kibit/s
50 KB/s390.625 Kibit/s
100 KB/s781.25 Kibit/s

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