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