| Connection protocol | Bit rate | Byte rate |
| Apple Desktop Bus | 10 Kb/s | 1.25 KB/s |
| MIDI | 31.3 Kb/s | 3.9 KB/s |
| Modem 56k (V.90) | 56.0/33.6 Kb/s | 5.6/3.36 KB/s |
| Modem 56k (V.92) | 56.0/48.0 Kb/s | 5.6/4.8 KB/s |
| ISDN (1 line) | 64/128 Kb/s | 8/16 KB/s |
| Modem 56k with hardware compression (V.90/V.42bis) | 56.0-220.0 Kb/s | 5.6-22 KB/s |
| Modem 56k with hardware compression (V.92/V.44) | 56.0-320.0 Kb/s | 5.6-32 KB/s |
| IDSL | 144 Kb/s | 18 KB/s |
| Serial RS-232 max | 230.4 Kb/s | 28.8 KB/s |
| PC Floppy Disk Controller (1.44MB) | 500 Kb/s | 62 KB/s |
| Parallel (Centronics) CPP ~133 kHz | 1 Mb/s | 133 KB/s |
| Bluetooth 1.1 | 1 Mb/s | 125 KB/s |
| CD Controller (1x) | 1.2 Mb/s | 150 KB/s
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| Serial 16550 UART max | 1.5 Mb/s | 150 KB/s |
| USB Low Speed (USB 1.0) | 1.536 Mb/s | 192 KB/s |
| HDSL ITU G.991.1 | 1.544 Mb/s | 193 KB/s |
| Wireless 802.11 legacy 0.125 | 2.0 Mb/s | 250 KB/s |
| SDSL | 2.32 Mb/s | 290 KB/s |
| Serial UART max | 2.7648 Mb/s | 345.6 KB/s |
| Bluetooth 2.0+EDR | 3 Mb/s | 375 KB/s |
| MFM | 5 Mb/s | 625 KB/s |
| ADSL | 8.192/1.024 Mb/s | 1024/128 KB/s |
| ISA 8-Bit/4.77 MHz | 9.6 Mb/s | 1.2 MB/s |
| Ethernet (10base-X) | 10 Mb/s | 1.25 MB/s |
| Serial RS-422 max | 10 Mb/s | 1.25 MB/s |
| Wireless 802.11b DSSS 0.125 | 11.0 Mb/s | 1.375 MB/s |
| USB Full Speed (USB 1.1) | 12 Mb/s | 1.5 MB/s |
| ADSL2 | 12.288/3.584 Mb/s | 1.536/0.448 MB/s |
| Satellite Internet | 16/1 Mb/s | 2.0/0.128 MB/s |
| Parallel (Centronics) EPP 2 MHz | 16 Mb/s | 2 MB/s |
| ADSL2+ | 24.576/3.584 Mb/s | 3.072/0.448 MB/s |
| ATA PIO Mode 0 | 26.4 Mb/s | 3.3 MB/s |
| Serial EIA-485 max | 35 Mb/s | 3.5 MB/s |
| PC Card 16 bit 255ns Byte mode | 31.36 Mb/s | 3.92 MB/s |
| DOCSIS v1.0 (Cable modem) | 38/10 Mb/s | 4,75/1.25 MB/s |
| DOCSIS v2.0 (Cable modem) | 40/30 Mb/s | 5/3.75 MB/s |
| SCSI 1 (5 MHz) | 40 Mb/s | 5 MB/s |
| ATA PIO Mode 1 | 41.6 Mb/s | 5.2 MB/s |
| ISA 16-Bit/8.33 MHz | 42.4 Mb/s | 5.3 MB/s |
| FiOS fiber optic service (typical) | 50/10 Mb/s | 6.25/1.25 MB/s |
| Wireless 802.11a 0.75 | 54.0 Mb/s | 6.75 MB/s |
| Wireless 802.11g OFDM 0.125 | 54.0 Mb/s | 6.75 MB/s |
| PC Card 16 bit 255ns Word mode | 62.72 Mb/s | 7.84 MB/s |
| ATA PIO Mode 2 | 66.4 Mb/s | 8.3 MB/s |
| Wireless 802.16 (WiMAX) | 70.0 Mb/s | 8.75 MB/s |
| PC Card 16 bit 100ns Byte mode | 80 Mb/s | 10 MB/s |
| Fast SCSI 2 (8 bits/10 MHz) | 80 Mb/s | 10 MB/s |
| ATA PIO Mode 3 | 88.8 Mb/s | 11.1 MB/s |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394) 100 | 98.304 Mb/s | 12.288 MB/s |
| MII (4 Lanes) | 100 Mb/s | 12.5 MB/s |
| RMII (2 Lanes) | 100 Mb/s | 12.5 MB/s |
| SMII (1 Lane) | 100 Mb/s | 12.5 MB/s |
| Fast Ethernet (100base-X) | 100 Mb/s | 12.5 MB/s |
| iSCSI over Fast Ethernet | 100 Mb/s | 12.5 MB/s |
| FDDI | 100 Mb/s | 12.5 MB/s |
| Wireless 802.11gt DSSS 0.125 (Super G) | 108.0 Mb/s | 13.5 MB/s |
| ATA PIO Mode 4 | 133.3 Mb/s | 16.7 MB/s |
| DOCSIS v3.0[9] (Cable modem) | 160/120 Mb/s | 20/15, MB/s |
| PC Card 16 bit 100ns Word mode | 160 Mb/s | 20 MB/s |
| Fast Wide SCSI 2 (16 bits/10 MHz) | 160 Mb/s | 20 MB/s |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394) 200 | 196.608 Mb/s | 24.576 MB/s |
| Uni-DSL | 200 Mb/s | 25 MB/s |
| VDSL ITU G.993.1 | 200 Mb/s | 25 MB/s |
| Wireless 802.11n | 248.0 Mb/s | 31 MB/s |
| VDSL2 ITU G.993.2 | 250 Mb/s | 31.25 MB/s |
| Ultra DMA ATA 33 | 264 Mb/s | 33 MB/s |
| PC Card 32 bit (CardBus) Byte mode | 267 Mb/s | 33.33 MB/s |
| EISA 8-16-32bits/8.33 MHz | 320 Mb/s | 32 MB/s |
| Ultra Wide SCSI 40 (16 bits/20 MHz) | 320 Mb/s | 40 MB/s |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394) 400 | 393.216 Mb/s | 49.152 MB/s |
| WUSB-UWB | 480 Mb/s | 60 MB/s
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| ExpressCard USB mode | 480 Mb/s | 60 MB/s |
| USB Hi-Speed (USB 2.0) | 480 Mb/s | 60 MB/s |
| Ultra DMA ATA 66 | 528 Mb/s | 66 MB/s |
| PC Card 32 bit (CardBus) Word mode | 533 Mb/s | 66.66 MB/s |
| BPON (G.983) fiber optic service | 622/155 Mb/s | 77.7/19.3 MB/s |
| Ultra-2 wide SCSI 80 (16 bits/40 MHz) | 640 Mb/s | 80 MB/s |
| Serial Storage Architecture SSA | 640 Mb/s | 80 MB/s |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394b) 800 | 786.432 Mb/s | 98.304 MB/s |
| Ultra DMA ATA 100 | 800 Mb/s | 100 MB/s |
| Fibre Channel 1Gb SCSI | 1.0625 Gb/s | 100 MB/s |
| Fibre Channel 1GFC (1.0625 GHz) | 850 Mb/s | 106.25 MB/s |
| XSBI (16 Lanes) | 995 Mbit/s | 124 MB/s |
| GMII (8 Lanes) | 1.0 Gb/s | 125 MB/s |
| RGMII (4 Lanes) | 1.0 Gb/s | 125 MB/s |
| SGMII (2 Lanes) | 1.0 Gb/s | 125 MB/s |
| iSCSI over Gigabit Ethernet | 1 Gb/s | 125 MB/s |
| Gigabit Ethernet (1000base-X) | 1 Gb/s | 125 MB/s |
| Ultra DMA ATA 133 | 1.064 Gb/s | 133 MB/s |
| PCI 32-bit/33 MHz | 1.067 Gb/s | 133.33 MB/s |
| PC Card 32 bit (CardBus) DWord mode | 1.067 Gb/s | 133.33 MB/s |
| Ultra-3 SCSI 160 (16 bits/40 MHz DDR) | 1.28 Gb/s | 160 MB/s |
| FPM DRAM | 1.408 Gb/s | 176 MB/s |
| Serial ATA (SATA-150) | 1.5 Gb/s | 187.5 MB/s |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394b) 1600 | 1.573 Gb/s | 196.6 MB/s |
| Fibre Channel 2Gb SCSI | 2.125 Gb/s | 200 MB/s |
| Fibre Channel 2GFC (2.125 GHz) | 1.7 Gb/s | 212.5 MB/s |
| ExpressCard PCI Express mode | 2 Gb/s | 250 MB/s |
| Infiniband SDR 1X | 2 Gb/s | 250 MB/s |
| PCI Express (x1 link) | 2 Gb/s | 250 MB/s |
| Camera Link Base (single) 24bit 85 MHz | 2.04 Gb/s | 261.12 MB/s |
| EDO DRAM | 2.112 Gb/s | 264 MB/s |
| PCI 64-bit/33 MHz | 2.133 Gb/s | 266.7 MB/s |
| PCI 32-bit/66 MHz | 2.133 Gb/s | 266.7 MB/s |
| AGP 1x | 2.133 Gb/s | 266.7 MB/s |
| eSATA (SATA 300) | 2.4 Gb/s | 300 MB/s |
| GPON (G.984) fiber optic service | 2.488/1.244 Gb/s | 311/155 MB/s |
| SPARC MBus | 2.55 Gb/s | 32 MB/s |
| Ultra-320 SCSI (16 bits/80 MHz DDR) | 2.56 Gb/s | 320 MB/s |
| Serial ATA (SATA-300) | 3 Gb/s | 375 MB/s |
| Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) | 3 Gb/s | 375 MB/s |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394b) 3200 | 3.1457 Gb/s | 393.216 MB/s |
| Fibre Channel 4GFC (4.25 GHz) | 3.4 Gb/s | 425 MB/s |
| Infiniband DDR 1X | 4 Gb/s | 500 MB/s |
| PCI Express (x2 link) | 4 Gb/s | 500 MB/s |
| Fibre Channel 4Gb SCSI | 4.25 Gb/s | 531.25 MB/s |
| PC66 SDRAM | 4.264 Gb/s | 533 MB/s |
| AGP 2x | 4.266 Gb/s | 533.3 MB/s |
| PCI 64-bit/66 MHz | 4.266 Gb/s | 533.3 MB/s |
| PCI-X DDR 16-bit | 4.266 Gb/s | 533.3 MB/s |
| USB 3.0 | 4.8 Gb/s | 600 MB/s |
| Serial ATA (SATA-600) | 4.8 Gb/s | 600 MB/s |
| Ultra-640 SCSI (16 bits/160 MHz DDR) | 5.12 Gb/s | 640 MB/s |
| Serial Attached SCSI 2 | 6 Gb/s | 750 MB/s |
| Camera Link Full (dual) 72bit 85 MHz | 6.12 Gb/s | 765 MB/s |
| PC100 SDRAM | 6.4 Gb/s | 800 MB/s |
| HP Runway bus 125 MHz 64-bit | 6.4 Gb/s | 800 MB/s |
| PCI 64-bit/100 MHz | 6.399 Gb/s | 800 MB/s |
| Fibre Channel 8GFC (8.50 GHz) | 6.8 Gb/s | 850 MB/s |
| Infiniband QDR 1X | 8 Gb/s | 1 GB/s |
| InfiniBand single 4X | 8 Gb/s | 1 GB/s |
| PCI Express (x4 link) | 8 Gb/s | 1 GB/s |
| PC133 SDRAM | 8.528 Gb/s | 1.066 GB/s |
| AGP 4x | 8.533 Gb/s | 1.067 GB/s |
| PCI-X 133 | 8.533 Gb/s | 1.067 GB/s |
| PCI-X QDR 16-bit | 8.533 Gb/s | 1.067 GB/s |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN | 9,953 Gb/s | 1,244 GB/s |
| 10 gigabit Ethernet (10Gbase-X) | 10 Gb/s | 1.25 GB/s |
| XGMII (32 Lanes) | 10.0 Gb/s | 1.25 GB/s |
| XAUI (4 Lanes) | 10.0 Gb/s | 1.25 GB/s |
| iSCSI over 10G Ethernet | 10 Gb/s | 1.25 GB/s |
| iSCSI over 100G Ethernet | 10 Gb/s | 1.25 GB/s |
| PC800 RDRAM (single-channel) | 12.8 Gb/s | 1.6 GB/s |
| PC1600 DDR-SDRAM (single channel) | 12.8 Gb/s | 1.6 GB/s |
| Infiniband DDR 4X | 16 Gb/s | 2 GB/s |
| PCI Express (x8 link) | 16 Gb/s | 2 GB/s |
| HP Runway bus 125 MHz 64-bit DDR | 16 Gb/s | 2 GB/s |
| PC1066 RDRAM (single-channel) | 16.8 Gb/s | 2.1 GB/s |
| PC2100 DDR-SDRAM (single channel) | 16.8 Gb/s | 2.1 GB/s |
| AGP 8x | 17.066 Gb/s | 2.133 GB/s |
| PCI-X DDR | 17.066 Gb/s | 2.133 GB/s |
| PC1200 RDRAM (single-channel) | 19.2 Gb/s | 2.4 GB/s |
| PC2700 DDR-SDRAM (single channel) | 21.6 Gb/s | 2.7 GB/s |
| Infiniband SDR 12X | 24 Gb/s | 3GB/s |
| HyperTransport (800 MHz, 16-pair) | 25.6 Gb/s | 3.2 GB/s |
| PC800 RDRAM (dual-channel) | 25.6 Gb/s | 3.2 GB/s |
| PC1600 DDR-SDRAM (dual channel) | 25.6 Gb/s | 3.2 GB/s |
| PC3200 DDR-SDRAM (single channel) | 25.6 Gb/s | 3.2 GB/s |
| PC2-3200 DDR2-SDRAM (single channel) | 25.6 Gb/s | 3.2 GB/s |
| HyperTransport (1 GHz, 16-pair) | 32 Gb/s | 4 GB/s |
| PCI Express (x16 link) | 32 Gb/s | 4 GB/s |
| PCI Express 2.0 (x8 link) | 32 Gb/s | 4 GB/s |
| Infiniband QDR 4X | 32 Gb/s | 4 GB/s |
| PC1066 RDRAM (dual-channel) | 33.6 Gb/s | 4.2 GB/s |
| PC2100 DDR-SDRAM (dual channel) | 33.6 Gb/s | 4.2 GB/s |
| PCI-X QDR | 34.133 Gb/s | 4.266 GB/s |
| AGP 8x 64-bit | 34.133 Gb/s | 4.266 GB/s |
| PC2-4200 DDR2-SDRAM (single channel) | 34.136 Gb/s | 4.267 GB/s |
| PC4000 DDR-SDRAM (single channel) | 34.3 Gb/s | 4.287 GB/s |
| PC1200 RDRAM (dual-channel) | 38.4 Gb/s | 4.8 GB/s |
| PC2-5300 DDR2-SDRAM (single channel) | 42.4 Gb/s | 5.3 GB/s |
| PC2-5400 DDR2-SDRAM (single channel) | 42.664 Gb/s | 5.333 GB/s |
| PC2700 DDR-SDRAM (dual channel) | 43.2 Gb/s | 5.4 GB/s |
| Infiniband DDR 12X | 48 Gb/s | 6GB/s |
| PC3200 DDR-SDRAM (dual channel) | 51.2 Gb/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| PC2-3200 DDR2-SDRAM (dual channel) | 51.2 Gb/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM (single channel) | 51.2 Gb/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| Itanium zx1 bus | 51.2 Gb/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| PCI Express (x32 link) | 64 Gb/s | 8 GB/s |
| PCI Express 2.0 (x16 link) | 64 Gb/s | 8 GB/s |
| PC4000 DDR-SDRAM (dual channel) | 67.2 Gb/s | 8.4 GB/s |
| PC2-4200 DDR2-SDRAM (dual channel) | 67.2 Gb/s | 8.4 GB/s |
| PC2-5300 DDR2-SDRAM (dual channel) | 84.8 Gb/s | 10.6 GB/s |
| PC2-5400 DDR2-SDRAM (dual channel) | 85.328 Gb/s | 10.666 GB/s |
| Infiniband QDR 12X | 96 Gb/s | 12 GB/s |
| 100 gigabit Ethernet (100Gbase-X) | 100 Gb/s | 12.5 GB/s |
| PC2-6400 DDR2-SDRAM (dual channel) | 102.4 Gb/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| PC2-8000 DDR2-SDRAM (dual channel) | 128.0 Gb/s | 16.0 GB/s |
| PCI Express 2.0 (x32 link) | 128 Gb/s | 16 GB/s |
| PC2-8500 DDR2-SDRAM (dual channel) | 136.0 Gb/s | 17 GB/s |
| PC3-8500 DDR3-SDRAM (dual channel) | 136.0 Gb/s | 17 GB/s |
| PC3-10600 DDR3-SDRAM (dual channel) | 165.6 Gb/s | 21.2 GB/s |
| HyperTransport (2.8 GHz, 32-pair) | 179.2 Gb/s | 22.4 GB/s |
| PC3-12800 DDR3-SDRAM (dual channel) | 204.8 Gb/s | 25.6 GB/s |