Do you support both decimal and binary units?

Yes. Use kB/MB/GB/TB for decimal (powers of 10) and KiB/MiB/GiB/TiB for binary (powers of 2). Bits and bytes are included as well.

Why does my OS show different values than my drive packaging?

Manufacturers market drives using decimal units (1 kB = 1000 bytes). Operating systems often display binary units (1 KiB = 1024 bytes), which is why capacities appear smaller. This converter clarifies both.

Can I compare network speeds?

Yes. Convert bits to bytes to understand how advertised Mbps translates to MB/s download speeds.

Data Size Converter

Translate storage sizes between bits, bytes, and decimal/binary prefixes for accurate comparisons.

Support UtilsverseLoved this tool? Treat the builders to a coffee and help us launch the next utility faster.

Buy us a coffee

Data size

FromTo

Converted size

976.5625 Mebibyte (MiB)

Other representations

Bit (b)

8,192,000,000

Byte (B)

1,024,000,000

Kilobyte (kB)

1,024,000

Storage math without the guesswork

File systems, cloud dashboards, and drive packaging use different conventions. This converter keeps decimal units from kB all the way to YB and their binary counterparts from KiB to YiB side by side, so you can reconcile specs, invoices, and download speeds quickly.

Enter any value—including bit-based measurements like Mb or Kib—to see equivalent representations. It is perfect for planning backups, comparing cloud tiers, translating network throughput into real-world transfer times, and estimating petabyte-scale archives.

Where it helps

Understand why a “1 TB” drive shows ~931 GiB in your OS.
Convert Mbps internet plans into MB/s download expectations.
Compare analytics export sizes across binary and decimal dashboards.
Gauge petabyte and exabyte scale data warehouse requirements without mental math.

Accuracy notes

We route every conversion through bytes, then round the final answer to six decimals. Copy the output if you need more precision in spreadsheets or API integrations.

Negative values aren't allowed because storage capacities and file sizes can't be negative. The converter flags those inputs immediately.

Sample conversions

1 GB: = 0.931 GiB — common discrepancy between marketing and OS values.
100 Mbps: ≈ 12.5 MB/s — realistic download speed after dividing by eight.
1 YiB: ≈ 1.2089 YB — handy when translating between binary and decimal hyperscale units.

Related tools

Schedule conversions over time with the Time Converter.
Need to estimate power draw for storage arrays? Pair this with the Power Converter.

FAQ highlights

Do you cover petabytes? Absolutely—decimal and binary prefixes run all the way from kilo through yotta, including PB/EiB tiers.

What about compression ratios? Combine this converter with our upcoming text utilities to analyze archive savings versus raw sizes.