Data Storage Unit Converter
Convert between bits, bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB and other data storage units
KB
Equal to 1,000 bytes or 8,000 bits. Used for small file sizes.
word
A unit of data used by a particular processor design. Often 16, 32, or 64 bits.
1 Kilobyte = Word
Bit-based Units
Units based on bits, commonly used for data transmission rates
- Bit (bit)8 bits = 1 byte
- Kilobit (Kbit)1 Kbit = 1,000 bits
- Megabit (Mbit)1 Mbit = 1,000,000 bits
- Gigabit (Gbit)1 Gbit = 1,000,000,000 bits
- Terabit (Tbit)1 Tbit = 1,000,000,000,000 bits
Byte-based Units
Units based on bytes (8 bits), commonly used for storage capacity
- Byte (B)1 byte can store a single ASCII character
- Kilobyte (KB)1 KB = 1,000 bytes
- Megabyte (MB)1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes
- Gigabyte (GB)1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes
- Terabyte (TB)1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes
- Petabyte (PB)1 PB = 1,000 TB
Binary-based Units (IEC)
Units based on powers of 2, providing exact binary multiples
- Kibibyte (KiB)1 KiB = 1,024 bytes
- Mebibyte (MiB)1 MiB = 1,048,576 bytes
- Gibibyte (GiB)1 GiB = 1,073,741,824 bytes
- Tebibyte (TiB)1 TiB = 1,024 GiB
- Pebibyte (PiB)1 PiB = 1,024 TiB
Historical Units
Specialized units used in various computing contexts
- Word (word)A 16-bit word contains 2 bytes
- Block (block)A 4 KB block contains 4,096 bytes
- Sector (sector)A standard sector contains 512 bytes
- Nibble (nibble)1 nibble = 4 bits
Unit Comparisons
Compare Units
See how different data units compare to each other
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 MB | 8.00000e+6 bit |
| 1 MB | 8.00000e+3 Kbit |
| 1 MB | 8 Mbit |
| 1 MB | 0.008 Gbit |
| 1 MB | 8.00000e-6 Tbit |
| 1 MB | 1.00000e+6 B |
| 1 MB | 1000 KB |
| 1 MB | 0.001 GB |
| 1 MB | 1.00000e-6 TB |
| 1 MB | 1.00000e-9 PB |
| 1 MB | 976.5625 KiB |
| 1 MB | 0.9536743164 MiB |
| 1 MB | 9.31323e-4 GiB |
| 1 MB | 9.09495e-7 TiB |
| 1 MB | 8.88178e-10 PiB |
| 1 MB | 5.00000e+5 word |
| 1 MB | 244.140625 block |
| 1 MB | 1.95313e+3 sector |
| 1 MB | 2.00000e+6 nibble |