A quick reference guide for data bit rates of common wired and wireless devices, ports, and connectors.
| NAME |
BIT SPEED |
BYTE SPEED |
COMMENTS |
| PCI Express |
64 Gbps |
8 GB/s |
|
| Thunderbolt 2.0 |
20 Gbps |
2.33 GB/s |
|
| HDMI 2.0 |
18 Gbps |
2.25 GB/s |
|
| DisplayPort 1.2 |
17.28 Gbps |
2.2 GB/s |
|
| AGP 8x |
16 Gbps |
2 GB/s |
|
| Thunderbolt |
10 Gbps |
1.25 GB/s |
|
| HDMI 1.4 |
10 Gbps |
1.25 GB/s |
|
| DisplayPort 1.1 |
8.64 Gbps |
1.08 GB/s |
|
| WiGig |
7 Gbps |
896 MB/s |
|
| USB 3.0 |
5 Gbps |
625 MB/s |
|
| SATA III |
4.8 Gbps |
600 MB/s |
|
| HDMI |
4.8 Gbps |
600 MB/s |
|
| PCI |
4 Gbps |
500 MB/s |
|
| DVI-D |
3.96 Gbps |
495 MB/s |
|
| Firewire 3200 |
3.2 Gbps |
400 MB/s |
|
| eSATA |
3 Gbps |
375 MB/s |
|
| SATA II |
2.4 Gbps |
300 MB/s |
|
| SATA |
1.2 Gbps |
150 MB/s |
|
| ATA133 |
1.06 Gbps |
133 MB/s |
|
| 4G LTE Advanced |
1 Gbps, 500 Mbps Up |
125 MB/s, 62.5 MB/s Up |
|
| 802.11ac dual-band WiFi |
1 Gbps |
125 MB/s |
|
| Gb Ethernet |
1 Gbps |
125 MB/s |
|
| Firewire800 |
800 Mbps |
100 MB/s |
|
| 802.11ac WiFi |
500 Mbps |
62.5 MB/s |
|
| USB 2.0 |
480 Mbps |
60 MB/s |
|
| Firewire |
400 Mbps |
50 MB/s |
|
| SCSI Ultra |
320 Mbps |
40 MB/s |
|
| 802.11n dual-band WiFi |
300 Mbps |
37.5 MB/s |
|
| 802.11n WiFi |
150 Mbps |
18.75 MB/s |
|
| 4G WiMax |
128 Mbps |
16 MB/s |
Sprint, Clearwire |
| 4G LTE |
100 Mbps, 50 Mbps Up |
12.5 MB/s, 6.25 MB/s |
AT&T, Sprint, Verizon |
| Ethernet100 |
100 Mbps |
12.5 MB/s |
|
| Comcast100 |
100 Mbps, 15Mbps Up |
12.5 MB/s, 1.875 MB/s Up |
|
| SDXC Class 10 |
80 Mbps |
10 MB/s |
|
| 802.11g WiFi |
54 Mbps |
6.75 MB/s |
|
| Comcast Extreme |
50 Mbps, 10Mbps Up |
6.25 MB/s, |
|
| RR Wideband |
50 Mbps |
6.25 MB/s |
|
| RR Extreme |
30 Mbps |
3.75 MB/s |
|
| 3G GSM HSPA+ |
28 Mbps |
3.5 MB/s |
AT&T |
| Verizon FiOS |
20 Mbps, 5Mbps Up |
2.5 MB/s |
|
| Comcast Ultra |
20 Mbps, 5Mbps Up |
2.5 MB/s |
|
| RR Turbo Plus |
20 Mbps |
2.5 MB/s |
|
| Comcast Performance Plus |
16 Mbps, 2Mbps Up |
2 MB/s |
|
| 3G CDMA EVDO-B |
15.67 Mbps |
1.95 MB/s |
Sprint, Verizon |
| RR Turbo |
15 Mbps |
1.875 MB/s |
|
| Comcast Performance |
12 Mbps, 2Mbps Up |
1.5 MB/s |
|
| USB 1.1 |
12 Mbps |
1.5 MB/s |
|
| 802.11b WiFi |
11 Mbps |
1.4 MB/s |
|
| Ethernet10 |
10 Mbps |
1.25 MB/s |
|
| RR Standard |
10 Mbps |
1.25 MB/s |
|
| 3G CDMA EVDO-A |
3.1 Mbps |
387 KB/s |
Sprint, Verizon |
| T1 |
1.54 Mbps |
19 2KB/s |
|
| RR Basic |
1.5 Mbps |
188 KB/s |
|
VIDEO STREAM SPEEDS
| NAME |
BIT SPEED |
BYTE SPEED |
COMMENTS |
| Uncompressed 1080p HD |
3 Gbps |
357 MB/s |
|
| Blu-Ray |
48 Mbps |
5.7 MB/s |
MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264, SMPTE VC-1 |
| HDV |
25 Mbps |
3 MB/s |
MPEG2 on DV, MiniDV |
| DV |
25 Mbps |
3 MB/s |
DV, MiniDV |
| Vudu HDX |
20 Mbps Peak |
2.5 MB/s |
TruFilm, 1080-24p MPEG4 |
| Over The Air Broadcast |
19 Mbps |
2.25 MB/s |
MPEG2 |
| YouTube 1080p |
10.9 Mbps |
1.3 MB/s |
H.264/WebM |
| Vudu HDX |
10 Mbps Avg |
1.25 MB/s |
TruFilm, 1080-24p MPEG4 |
| Cable TV Channels |
10 Mbps |
1.25 MB/s |
MPEG2 |
| DVD |
9.8 Mbps |
1.225 MB/s |
720x480i MPEG2 |
| FlipHD |
8.9 Mbps |
1.06 MB/s |
MPEG4 AVC |
| Netflix Super HD |
7 Mbps |
875 KB/s |
Adaptive Bitrate |
| Satellite TV |
6-7 Mbps |
875 KB/s |
DirecTV, DISH |
| Netflix HD |
5 Mbps |
610 KB/s |
Adaptive Bitrate |
| Amazon/Netflix/Vudu DVD Quality |
3 Mbps |
375 KB/s |
Adaptive Bitrate |
TYPICAL HARD DRIVE SPEEDS
| NAME |
BIT SPEED |
BYTE SPEED |
COMMENTS |
| Pilot-E 1TB PCIe-3 SSD |
28 Gbps |
3,500 MB/s |
|
| Intel 550 Series SATA600 SSD |
4.4 Gbps |
550 MB/s |
|
| Seagate 2TB SATA300 |
1.09 Gbps |
137 MB/s |
|
| Seagate 1TB SATA300 |
928 Mbps |
116 MB/s |
|
| WD Elements 1TB |
720 Mbps |
90 MB/s |
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