USB Speeds

Here are current USB speeds for easy comparison.

USB SPEEDS

Speeds are theoretical under ideal conditions.  Real-world speeds vary and are usually slightly less than advertised..

• USB 1.0   12Mbps or 1.5 MBps
• USB 2.0   480 Mbps or 60 MBps
• USB 3.0   5Gbps or 625 MBps
• USB 3.1   10Gbps or 1.25 GBps
• USB 3.2    20 Gbps or 2.5GBps

Acronym and Definitions

• Mbps = Mega bits per second
• MBps = Mega BYTES per second
• Gbps = Giga bits per second
• GBps = Gig BYTES per second
• One byte = eight bits (1Byte = 8bits)
• Kilo = Thousand
• Mega = Million
• Giga = Billion
• Tera = Trillion