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Convert Megabyte per second (decimal) to Megabit per second

Convert Megabyte per second (decimal) to Megabit per second, download bars, and disk-write speeds that mix bits with bytes.

By Jeff Beem

Convert MB/s to Mbps

Enter a rate in megabyte per second (decimal) [MB/s] to see megabit per second [Mbps], or vice versa.

800

Formula: 1 MB/s = 8 Mbps

What this conversion means in practice

Throughput in MB/s back to Mbps matters when comparing SSD benchmarks to NIC line rates or Wi-Fi PHY headlines that stay in megabits.

Express both units in bits per second, then divide: the multiplier from MB/s to Mbps is 8.

Megabyte per second (decimal) to Megabit per second conversion table

Megabyte per second (decimal) (MB/s)Megabit per second (Mbps)
1 MB/s8 Mbps
10 MB/s80 Mbps
50 MB/s400 Mbps
100 MB/s800 Mbps
250 MB/s2,000 Mbps
500 MB/s4,000 Mbps
1,000 MB/s8,000 Mbps

Megabyte per second (decimal) to Megabit per second FAQ

MB/s to Mbps: avoid mixing mebibytes with megabits.

How many Mbps are in one MB/s?

Multiply MB/s by 8 to obtain Mbps. Factors align megabit-per-second SI prefixes with decimal megabyte-per-second (8 × 10⁶ bits per second).

Why involve bits per second internally?

Megabits per second counts bits; megabytes per second counts bytes (8 bits). Expressing both in bits per second removes ambiguity before dividing.

Does this include IEC binary prefixes?

This focused pair uses Mbps and decimal MB/s as implemented in the main Data Transfer Rate Converter’s SI column (not MiB/s). Toggle IEC there when you need KiB/s or MiB/s.