MB/s to Mbps Converter
1 megabyte per second = 8 megabits per second.
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Result
1 MB/s =
8 Mbit/s (Mbps)
1 MB/s (megabyte/s) × 8 = 8 Mbit/s (Mbps)
The working
- 1. Convert 1 MB/s (megabyte/s) to bit/ss: 1 × 8,000,000 = 8,000,000.
- 2. Convert to Mbit/s (Mbps): 8,000,000 ÷ 1,000,000 = 8.
1 MB/s (megabyte/s) in every unit
Speeds you will recognise
- Dial-up modem
- 56 kbps
- Basic broadband
- 50 Mbps = 6.25 MB/s
- Fast fibre plan
- 1 Gbps = 125 MB/s
- Wi-Fi 5 real-world
- 300–600 Mbps
- USB 3.0
- 5 Gbps
- 4K streaming needs
- 25 Mbps
Conversion table
Megabytes per second to Megabits per second
| Megabytes per second | Megabits per second |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 40 |
| 10 | 80 |
| 12.5 | 100 |
| 25 | 200 |
| 50 | 400 |
| 100 | 800 |
| 125 | 1,000 |
| 250 | 2,000 |
Megabits per second to Megabytes per second
| Megabits per second | Megabytes per second |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.125 |
| 5 | 0.625 |
| 10 | 1.25 |
| 12.5 | 1.5625 |
| 25 | 3.125 |
| 50 | 6.25 |
| 100 | 12.5 |
| 125 | 15.625 |
| 250 | 31.25 |
Formula and worked example
megabits per second = megabytes per second × 8.
Convert 12.5 megabytes per second to megabits per second: 12.5 × 8 = 100 Mbps.
When you need this
Turning a download or disk speed in MB/s back into the Mbps figure used by broadband adverts.
Questions people ask
How many megabits per second are in a megabyte per second?
One megabyte per second is 8 megabits per second.
How do I convert megabytes per second to megabits per second?
Multiply the number of megabytes per second by 8.
What is 25 MB/s in Mbps?
25 megabytes per second is 200 megabits per second.
How do I convert megabits per second back to megabytes per second?
Multiply by 0.125: one megabit per second is 0.125 megabytes per second.
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How we calculate this
Network speeds use decimal (SI) prefixes: 1 kbit/s = 1,000 bit/s; one byte is eight bits, so 1 MB/s = 8 Mbit/s. Source: IEEE 1541 / SI prefixes.
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