Device interfaces where one bus transfers data via another will be limited to the throughput of the slowest interface, at best. For instance, SATA 6G controllers on one PCIe 5G channel will be limited to the 5G rate and have to employ more channels to get around this problem. Early implementations of new protocols very often have this kind of problem. The physical phenomena on which the device relies (such as spinning platters in a hard drive) will also impose limits; for instance, no spinning platter shipping in 2009 saturates SATA II (3 Gbit/s), so moving from this 3 Gbit/s interface to USB3 at 4.8 Gbit/s for one spinning drive will result in no increase in realized transfer rate.
Contention in a wireless or noisy spectrum, where the physical medium is entirely out of the control of those who specify the protocol, requires measures that also use up throughput. Wireless devices, BPL, and modems may produce a higher line rate or gross bit rate, due to error-correcting codes and other physical layer overhead. It is extremely common for throughput to be far less than half of theoretical maximum, though the more recent technologies (notably BPL) employ preemptive spectrum analysis to avoid this and so have much more potential to reach actual gigabit rates in practice than prior modems.
Furthermore, chips are often not available in order to implement the fastest rates. AMD, for instance, does not support the 32-bit HyperTransport interface on any CPU it has shipped as of the end of 2009. Additionally, WiMax service providers in the US typically support only up to 4 Mbit/s as of the end of 2009.
Choosing service providers or interfaces based on theoretical maxima is unwise, especially for commercial needs. A good example is large scale data centers, which should be more concerned with price per port to support the interface, wattage and heat considerations, and total cost of the solution. Because some protocols such as SCSI and Ethernet now operate many orders of magnitude faster than when originally deployed, scalability of the interface is one major factor, as it prevents costly shifts to technologies that are not backward compatible. Underscoring this is the fact that these shifts often happen involuntarily or by surprise, especially when a vendor abandons support for a proprietary system.
The figures below are grouped by network or bus type, then sorted within each group from lowest to highest bandwidth; gray shading indicates a lack of known implementations.
The "bytes" column reflects the net data transfer rate after the protocol overhead has been removed.
| Technology |
Rate (kbit/s) |
Rate (byte/s) |
Year |
| Narrowband (POTS: 3.1 kHz channel) |
- |
- |
- |
| Morse code (skilled operator) |
&100000000000000560000000.056 kbit/s |
4 cps (~40 wpm)[2] |
1844 |
| Modem 110 baud (symbols / second) (Bell 101) |
&100000000000001100000000.11 kbit/s |
&100000000000000800000000.010 kB/s (~10 cps)[3] |
1956? |
| Modem 300 (300 baud) (Bell 103 or V.21) |
&100000000000003000000000.3 kbit/s |
&100000000000002400000000.03 kB/s (~30 cps)[3] |
1962[4] |
| Modem 1200 (600 baud) (Bell 212A or V.22) |
&100000000000012000000001.2 kbit/s |
&100000000000009600000000.12 kB/s (~120 cps)[3] |
1976 |
| Modem 1200/75 (600 baud) (V.23) |
&100000000000012000000001.2/0.075 kbit/s |
&100000000000012000000000.12/0.0075 kB/s (~120 cps)[3] |
|
| Modem 2400 (600 baud) (V.22bis) |
&100000000000024000000002.4 kbit/s |
&100000000000019200000000.24 kB/s[3] |
|
| Modem 4800 (1600 baud) (V.27ter) |
&100000000000048000000004.8 kbit/s |
&100000000000038400000000.48 kB/s[3] |
|
| Modem 9600 (2400 baud) (V.32) |
&100000000000096000000009.6 kbit/s |
&100000000000076800000000.96 kB/s[3] |
1989[4] |
| Modem 14.4 (2400 baud) (V.32bis) |
&1000000000001440000000014.4 kbit/s |
&100000000000112000000001.4 kB/s[3] |
1991[4] |
| Modem 28.8 (3200 baud) (V.34-1994) |
&1000000000002880000000028.8 kbit/s |
&100000000000232000000002.9 kB/s[3] |
1994 |
| Modem 33.6 (3429 baud) (V.34-1996/98) |
&1000000000003360000000033.6 kbit/s |
&100000000000264000000003.3 kB/s[3] |
1996[5] |
| Modem 56k (8000/3429 baud) (V.90) |
&1000000000005600000000056.0/33.6 kbit/s[6] |
&100000000000560000000005.6/3.3 kB/s |
1998 |
| Modem 56k (8000/8000 baud) (V.92) |
&1000000000005600100000056.0/48.0 kbit/s[6] |
&100000000000560010000005.6/4.8 kB/s |
2001 |
| Modem data compression (variable) (V.92/V.44) |
&1000000000005600300000056.0-320.0 kbit/s[6] |
&100000000000560030000005.6-32 kB/s |
| ISP-side text/image compression (variable) |
&1000000000005600300000056.0-1000.0 kbit/s |
&100000000000560030000005.6-100 kB/s |
| ISDN Basic Rate Interface (single/dual channel) |
&1000000000006400000000064/128 kbit/s[7] |
&100000000000640000000008/16 kB/s |
1986[8] |
| IDSL (dual ISDN + 16 kbit/s data channels) |
&10000000000144000000000144 kbit/s |
&1000000000014400000000018 kB/s |
2000[9] |
| Broadband (hundreds of kHz wide) |
- |
- |
- |
| HDSL ITU G.991.1 aka DS1 |
&100000000015440000000001,544 kbit/s |
&10000000001544000000000193 kB/s |
1998[10] |
| MSDSL |
&100000000020000000000002,000 kbit/s |
&10000000002000000000000250 kB/s |
| SDSL |
&100000000023200000000002,320 kbit/s |
&10000000002320000000000290 kB/s |
| SHDSL ITU G.991.2 |
&100000000056900000000005,690 kbit/s |
&10000000005688000000000711 kB/s |
2001 |
| ADSL (G.Lite) |
&100000000020480000000002048/448 kbit/s |
&10000000002048000000000256/56 kB/s |
1998 |
| ADSL (G.DMT) |
&100000000081920000000008,192/1,024 kbit/s |
&100000000081920000000001,024/128 kB/s |
1999 |
| ADSL2 |
&1000000001228800000000012,288/1,440 kbit/s |
&100000000122880010000001,536/180 kB/s |
2002 |
| ADSL2+ |
&1000000002457600000000024,576/3,584 kbit/s |
&100000000245760000000003,072/448 kB/s |
2003 |
| DOCSIS v1.0[11] (Cable modem) |
&1000000003800000000000038,000/9,000 kbit/s |
&100000000380000000000004,750/1,125 kB/s |
1997 |
| DOCSIS v2.0[12] (Cable modem) |
&1000000003800000100000038,000/27,000 kbit/s |
&100000000380000010000004,750/3,375 kB/s |
2001 |
| DOCSIS v3.0[13] (Cable modem) |
&10000000160000000000000160,000/120,000 kbit/s |
&1000000016000000000000020,000/15,000 kB/s (~200,000,000 wpm) |
2006 |
| Uni-DSL |
&10000000200000000000000200,000 kbit/s |
&1000000020000000000000025,000 kB/s |
| VDSL ITU G.993.1 |
&1000000005200000000000052,000 kbit/s |
&100000000560000000000007,000 kB/s |
2001 |
| VDSL2 ITU G.993.2 |
&10000000100000000000000100,000 kbit/s |
&1000000010400000000000013,000 kB/s |
2006 |
| BPON (G.983) fiber optic service |
&10000000622000000000000622,000/155,000 kbit/s |
&1000000062200000000000077,700/19,300 kB/s |
2005[14] |
| GPON (G.984) fiber optic service |
&100000024880000000000002,488,000/1,244,000 kbit/s |
&10000002488000000000000311,000/155,500 kB/s (~3 Billion+ wpm) |
2008[15] |
| Technology |
Download Rate (bit/s) |
Upload Rate (bit/s) |
Download Rate (byte/s) |
Upload Rate (byte/s) |
Year |
| GSM CSD (2G) |
&1000000000001440000000014.4 kbit/s[16] |
&1000000000001440000000014.4 kbit/s |
&100000000000144000000001.8 kB/s |
&100000000000144000000001.8 kB/s |
|
| HSCSD |
&1000000000005760000000057.6 kbit/s |
14.4 kbit/s |
&100000000000576000000005.4 kB/s |
1.8 kB/s |
|
| GPRS (2.5G) |
&1000000000005760100000057.6 kbit/s |
28.8 kbit/s |
&100000000000576010000007.2 kB/s |
3.6 kB/s |
|
| WiDEN |
&10000000000100000000000100 kbit/s |
&10000000000100000000000100 kbit/s |
&1000000000010000000000012.5 kB/s |
&1000000000010000000000012.5 kB/s |
|
| CDMA2000 1xRTT |
&10000000000153000000000153 kbit/s |
&10000000000153000000000153 kbit/s |
&1000000000014400000000018 kB/s |
&1000000000014400000000018 kB/s |
|
| EDGE (2.75G) (type 1 MS) |
&10000000000236800000000236.8 kbit/s |
&10000000000236800000000236.8 kbit/s |
&1000000000023680000000029.6 kB/s |
&1000000000023680000000029.6 kB/s |
|
| UMTS 3G |
&10000000000384000000000384 kbit/s |
&10000000000384000000000384 kbit/s |
&1000000000038400000000048 kB/s |
&1000000000038400000000048 kB/s |
|
| EDGE (type 2 MS) |
&10000000000473600000000473.6 kbit/s |
&10000000000473600000000473.6 kbit/s |
&1000000000047360000000059.2 kB/s |
&1000000000047360000000059.2 kB/s |
|
| EDGE Evolution (type 1 MS) |
&100000000011840000000001,184 kbit/s |
474 kbit/s |
&10000000001184000000000148 kB/s |
59 kB/s |
|
| EDGE Evolution (type 2 MS) |
&100000000018940000000001,894 kbit/s |
947 kbit/s |
&10000000001894000000000237 kB/s |
118 kB/s |
|
| 1xEV-DO Rev. 0 |
&100000000024570000000002,457 kbit/s |
153 kbit/s |
&10000000002457000000000307.2 kB/s |
19 kB/s |
|
| 1xEV-DO Rev. A |
&100000000031000000000003.1 Mbit/s |
1.8 Mbit/s |
&10000000003100000000000397 kB/s |
230 kB/s |
|
| 1xEV-DO Rev. B |
&1000000001470000000000014.7 Mbit/s |
5.4 Mbit/s |
&100000000014700000000001,837 kB/s |
675 kB/s |
|
| HSDPA/HSUPA (3.5G) |
&1000000001397600000000013.98 Mbit/s |
5.760 Mbit/s |
&100000000210960000000001,706 kB/s |
720 kB/s |
|
| 4xEV-DO Enhancements (2X2 MIMO) |
&1000000003440000000000034.4 Mbit/s |
12.4 Mbit/s |
&100000000344000000000004.3 MB/s |
1.55 MB/s |
|
| HSPA+ (2X2 MIMO) |
&1000000004200000000000042 Mbit/s |
11.5 Mbit/s |
&100000000420000000000005.25 MB/s |
1.437 MB/s |
|
| 15xEV-DO Rev. B |
&1000000007350000000000073.5 Mbit/s |
27 Mbit/s |
&100000000735000000000009.2 MB/s |
3.375 MB/s |
|
| 4G (4X4 MIMO) |
&10000000100000000000000100 Mbit/s |
50 Mbit/s |
&1000000010000000000000012.5 MB/s |
6.250 MB/s |
|
| UMB (2X2 MIMO) |
&10000000140000000000000140 Mbit/s |
34 Mbit/s |
&1000000014000000000000017.5 MB/s |
4.250 MB/s |
|
| LTE (2X2 MIMO) |
&10000000173000000000000173 Mbit/s |
58 Mbit/s |
&1000000017300000000000021.625 MB/s |
7.25 MB/s |
|
| UMB (4X4 MIMO) |
&10000000280000000000000280 Mbit/s |
68 Mbit/s |
&1000000028000000000000035 MB/s |
8.5 MB/s |
|
| EV-DO Rev. C |
&10000000280000001000000280 Mbit/s |
75 Mbit/s |
&1000000028000000100000035 MB/s |
9 MB/s |
|
| LTE (4X4 MIMO) |
&10000000326000000000000326 Mbit/s |
86 Mbit/s |
&1000000032600000000000040.750 MB/s |
10.750 MB/s |
|
| Technology |
Rate (bit/s) |
Rate (byte/s) |
Year |
| DS0 |
&100000000000640000000000.064 Mbit/s |
&100000000000640000000000.008 MB/s |
|
| G.Lite (aka ADSL Lite) |
&100000000000015360000001.536/0.512 Mbit/s |
&100000000000015360000000.192/0.064 MB/s |
|
| DS1/T1 (and ISDN Primary Rate Interface) |
&100000000015440000000001.544 Mbit/s |
&100000000015360000000000.192 MB/s |
|
| E1 (and ISDN Primary Rate Interface) |
&100000000020480000000002.048 Mbit/s |
&100000000020480000000000.256 MB/s |
|
| G.SHDSL |
&100000000023040000000002.304 Mbit/s |
&100000000023040000000000.288 MB/s |
|
| LR-VDSL2 (4 to 5 km [long-]range) (symmetry optional) |
&100000000040000000000004 Mbit/s |
&100000000040960000000000.512 MB/s |
|
| SDSL[17] |
&100000000023200000000002.32 Mbit/s |
&100000000023200000000000.29 MB/s |
|
| T2 |
&100000000063120000000006.312 Mbit/s |
&100000000063120000000000.789 MB/s |
|
| ADSL[18] |
&100000000000080000000008.0/1.024 Mbit/s |
&100000000000080000000001.0/0.128 MB/s |
|
| E2 |
&100000000084480000000008.448 Mbit/s |
&100000000084480000000001.056 MB/s |
|
| ADSL2 |
&1000000000001200000000012/3.5 Mbit/s |
&100000000000120000000001.5/0.448 MB/s |
|
| Satellite Internet[19] |
&1000000000001600000000016/1 Mbit/s |
&100000000000160000000002.0/0.128 MB/s |
|
| ADSL2+ |
&1000000000002400000000024/3.5 Mbit/s |
&100000000000240000000003.0/0.448 MB/s |
|
| E3 |
&1000000003436800000000034.368 Mbit/s |
&100000000343680000000004.296 MB/s |
|
| DOCSIS v1.0 (Cable modem)[11] |
&1000000000003800000000038.0/10.0 Mbit/s |
&100000000000380000000004.75/1.25 MB/s |
|
| DOCSIS v2.0 (Cable modem)[12] |
&1000000000004000000000040/30 Mbit/s |
&100000000000400000000005.0/3.75 MB/s |
|
| DS3/T3 ('45 Meg') |
&1000000004473600000000044.736 Mbit/s |
&100000000447400000000005.5925 MB/s |
|
| STS-1/EC-1/OC-1/STM-0 |
&1000000005184000000000051.84 Mbit/s |
&100000000518400000000006.48 MB/s |
|
| VDSL (symmetry optional) |
&10000000100000000000000100 Mbit/s |
&1000000010000000000000012.5 MB/s |
|
| DOCSIS v3.0 (Cable modem)[13] |
&10000000000160000000000160/120 Mbit/s |
&1000000000016000000000020/15 MB/s |
|
| OC-3/STM-1 |
&10000000155520000000000155.52 Mbit/s |
&1000000015552000000000019.44 MB/s |
|
| VDSL2 (symmetry optional) |
&10000000250000000000000250 Mbit/s |
&1000000025000000000000031.25 MB/s |
|
| T4 |
&10000000274176000000000274.176 Mbit/s |
&1000000027417600000000034.272 MB/s |
|
| T5 |
&10000000400352000000000400.352 Mbit/s |
&1000000040035200000000050.044 MB/s |
|
| OC-9 |
&10000000466560000000000466.56 Mbit/s |
&1000000046656000000000058.32 MB/s |
|
| OC-12/STM-4 |
&10000000622080000000000622.08 Mbit/s |
&1000000062208000000000077.76 MB/s |
|
| OC-18 |
&10000000933120000000000933.12 Mbit/s |
&10000000933120000000000116.64 MB/s |
|
| OC-24 |
&100000012440000000000001.244 Gbit/s |
&10000001244000000000000155.5 MB/s |
|
| OC-36 |
&100000019000000000000001.900 Gbit/s |
&10000001900000000000000237.5 MB/s |
|
| OC-48/STM-16 |
&100000024880000000000002.488 Gbit/s |
&10000002488320000000000311.04 MB/s |
|
| OC-96 |
&100000049760000000000004.976 Gbit/s |
&10000004976640000000000622.08 MB/s |
|
| OC-192/STM-64 |
&100000099530000000000009.953 Gbit/s |
&100000099520000000000001.244 GB/s |
|
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN PHY |
&100000099530000000000009.953 Gbit/s |
&100000099520000000000001.244 GB/s |
|
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN PHY |
&1000001000000000000000010.000 Gbit/s |
&100000100000000000000001.25 GB/s |
|
| OC-256 |
&1000001327100000000000013.271 Gbit/s |
&100000132720000000000001.659 GB/s |
|
| OC-768/STM-256 |
&1000003981300000000000039.813 Gbit/s |
&100000398080000000000004.976 GB/s |
|
| OC-1536/STM-512 |
&1000007962600000000000079.626 Gbit/s |
&100000796240000000000009.953 GB/s |
|
| OC-3072/STM-1024 |
&10000159252000000000000159.252 Gbit/s |
&1000015925600000000000019.907 GB/s |
|
| Technology |
Rate (bit/s) |
Rate (byte/s) |
Year |
| LocalTalk |
&10000000000230000000000230 kbit/s |
&1000000000023040000000028.8 kB/s |
|
| Econet |
&10000000000800000000000800 kbit/s |
&10000000000800000000000100 kB/s |
|
| Omninet |
&100000000010000000000001 Mbit/s |
&10000000001000000000000125 kB/s |
|
| PC-Network |
&100000000020000000000002 Mbit/s |
&10000000002000000000000250 kB/s |
|
| ARCNET (Standard) |
&100000000025000000000002.5 Mbit/s |
&10000000002500000000000312.5 kB/s |
|
| Token Ring (Original) |
&100000000040000000000004 Mbit/s |
&10000000004000000000000500 kB/s |
1985 |
| Ethernet (10BASE-X) |
&1000000001000000000000010 Mbit/s |
&100000000100000000000001.25 MB/s |
1990 |
| Token Ring (Later) |
&1000000001600000000000016 Mbit/s |
&100000000160000000000002 MB/s |
1989 |
| ARCnet Plus |
&1000000002000000000000020 Mbit/s |
&100000000200000000000002.5 MB/s |
|
| Token Ring IEEE 802.5t |
&10000000100000000000000100 Mbit/s |
&1000000010000000000000012.5 MB/s |
|
| Fast Ethernet (100BASE-X) |
&10000000100000000000000100 Mbit/s |
&1000000010000000000000012.5 MB/s |
1995 |
| FDDI |
&10000000100000000000000100 Mbit/s |
&1000000010000000000000012.5 MB/s |
|
| MoCA 1.0[20] |
&10000000100000000000000100 Mbit/s |
&1000000010000000000000012.5 MB/s |
|
| MoCA 1.1[20] |
&10000000175000000000000175 Mbit/s |
&1000000017500000000000021.875 MB/s |
|
| FireWire (IEEE 1394) 400[21][22] |
&10000000400000000000000400 Mbit/s |
&1000000040000000000000050 MB/s |
1995 |
| HIPPI |
&10000000800000000000000800 Mbit/s |
&10000000800000000000000100 MB/s |
|
| Token Ring IEEE 802.5v |
&100000010000000000000001 Gbit/s |
&10000001000000000000000125 MB/s |
2001 |
| Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X) |
&100000010000000000000001 Gbit/s |
&10000001000000000000000125 MB/s |
1998 |
| Reflective Memory or RFM2 (1.25 µs Latency) |
&100000020000000000000002 Gbit/s |
&10000001880000000000000235 MB/s |
1970 |
| Myrinet 2000 |
&100000020000000000000002 Gbit/s |
&10000002000000000000000250 MB/s |
|
| Infiniband SDR 1X[23] |
&100000020000000000000002 Gbit/s |
&10000002000000000000000250 MB/s |
|
| Quadrics QsNetI |
&100000036000000000000003.6 Gbit/s |
&10000003600000000000000450 MB/s |
|
| Infiniband DDR 1X[23] |
&100000040000000000000004 Gbit/s |
&10000004000000000000000500 MB/s |
|
| Infiniband QDR 1X[23] |
&100000080000000000000008 Gbit/s |
&100000080000000000000001 GB/s |
|
| Infiniband SDR 4X[23] |
&100000080000000000000008 Gbit/s |
&100000080000000000000001 GB/s |
|
| Quadrics QsNetII |
&100000080000000000000008 Gbit/s |
&100000080000000000000001 GB/s |
|
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-X) |
&1000001000000000000000010 Gbit/s |
&100000100000000000000001.25 GB/s |
|
| Myri 10G |
&1000001000000000000000010 Gbit/s |
&100000100000000000000001.25 GB/s |
|
| Infiniband DDR 4X[23] |
&1000001600000000000000016 Gbit/s |
&100000160000000000000002 GB/s |
|
| Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI) Dual Channel SCI, x8 PCIe |
&1000002000000000000000020 Gbit/s |
&100000200000000000000002.5 GB/s |
|
| Infiniband SDR 12X[23] |
&1000002400000000000000024 Gbit/s |
&100000240000000000000003 GB/s |
|
| Infiniband QDR 4X[23] |
&1000003200000000000000032 Gbit/s |
&100000320000000000000004 GB/s |
|
| 40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GBASE-X) |
&1000004000000000000000040 Gbit/s |
&100000400000000000000005 GB/s |
|
| Infiniband DDR 12X[23] |
&1000004800000000000000048 Gbit/s |
&100000480000000000000006 GB/s |
|
| Infiniband QDR 12X[23] |
&1000009600000000000000096 Gbit/s |
&1000009600000000000000012 GB/s |
|
| 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GBASE-X) |
&10000100000000000000000100 Gbit/s |
&1000010000000000000000012.5 GB/s |
|
| Technology |
Rate (bit/s) |
Rate (byte/s) |
Year |
| I2c |
&100000000034000000000003.4 Mbit/s |
&10000000003400000000000425 kB/s |
|
| Apple II series (incl. Apple IIGS) 8-bit/1 MHz |
&100000000080000000000008 Mbit/s |
&100000000080000000000001 MB/s,[24][25] |
|
| SS-50 Bus 8-bit/1(?) MHz |
&100000000080000000000008 Mbit/s |
&100000000080000000000001 MB/s |
|
| ISA 8-Bit/4.77 MHz |
&1000000003816000000000038.16 Mbit/s |
&100000000381600000000004.77 MB/s |
1981 |
| STD80 8-bit/8 MHz |
&1000000001600000000000016 Mbit/s |
&100000000160000000000002 MB/s |
|
| STD80 16-bit/8 MHz |
&1000000003200000000000032 Mbit/s |
&100000000320000000000004 MB/s |
|
| Zorro II 16-bit/7.14 MHz[26] |
&1000000004240000000000042.4 Mbit/s |
&100000000424000000000005.3 MB/s |
1986 |
| S-100 bus 8-bit/10 MHz |
&1000000008000000000000080 Mbit/s |
&1000000008000000000000010 MB/s |
|
| Low Pin Count |
&10000000133330000000000133.33 Mbit/s |
&1000000013336000000000016.67 MB/s |
|
| C-Bus 16-bit/10 MHz |
&10000000160000000000000160 Mbit/s |
&1000000016000000000000020 MB/s[27] |
|
| HP Precision Bus |
&10000000184000000000000184 Mbit/s |
&1000000018400000000000023 MB/s |
|
| EISA 8-16-32bit/8.33 MHz |
&10000000266560000000000266.56 Mbit/s |
&1000000026656000000000033.32 MB/s |
1988 |
| STD 32 32-bit/8 MHz |
&10000000256000000000000256 Mbit/s |
&1000000025600000000000032 MB/s[28] |
|
| NESA 32-bit/8 MHz |
&10000000256000000000000256 Mbit/s |
&1000000025600000000000032 MB/s[29] |
|
| VME64 32-64bit |
&10000000400000000000000400 Mbit/s |
&1000000032000000000000040 MB/s |
|
| NuBus 10 MHz |
&10000000400000000000000400 Mbit/s |
&1000000032000000000000040 MB/s |
|
| DEC TURBOchannel 32-bit/12.5 MHz |
&10000000400000000000000400 Mbit/s |
&1000000040000000000000050 MB/s |
|
| MCA 16-32bit/10 MHz |
&10000000660000000000000660 Mbit/s |
&1000000052800000000000066 MB/s |
1987 |
| NuBus90 20 MHz |
&10000000800000000000000800 Mbit/s |
&1000000064000000000000080 MB/s |
|
| APbus 32-bit/25(?) MHz |
&10000000800000000000000800 Mbit/s |
&10000000800000000000000100 MB/s[30] |
|
| Sbus 32-bit/25 MHz |
&10000000800000000000000800 Mbit/s |
&10000000800000000000000100 MB/s |
1989 |
| DEC TURBOchannel 32-bit/25 MHz |
&10000000800000000000000800 Mbit/s |
&10000000800000000000000100 MB/s |
|
| Local Bus 98 32-bit/33 MHz |
&100000010560000000000001,056 Mbit/s |
&10000001056000000000000132 MB/s[31] |
|
| VESA Local Bus - VLB 32-bit/33 MHz |
&100000010670000000000001,067 Mbit/s |
&10000001066640000000000133.33 MB/s |
1992 |
| PCI 32-bit/33 MHz |
&100000010670000000000001,067 Mbit/s |
&10000001066640000000000133.33 MB/s |
1993 |
| HP GSC-1X |
&100000011360000000000001,136 Mbit/s |
&10000001136000000000000142 MB/s |
|
| Zorro III[32][33][34] 32-bit/37.5 MHz |
&100000012000000000000001,200 Mbit/s |
&10000001200000000000000150 MB/s |
1990 |
| VESA Local Bus - VLB 32-bit/40 MHz |
&100000012800000000000001,280 Mbit/s |
&10000001280000000000000160 MB/s |
1992 |
| Sbus 64-bit/25 MHz |
&100000016000000000000001.6 Gbit/s |
&10000001600000000000000200 MB/s |
|
| PCI Express 1.0 (x1 link)[35] |
&100000020000000000000002 Gbit/s |
&10000002000000000000000250 MB/s |
2004 |
| HP GSC-2X |
&100000020480000000000002.048 Gbit/s |
&10000002048000000000000256 MB/s |
|
| PCI 64-bit/33 MHz |
&100000021330000000000002.133 Gbit/s |
&10000002133600000000000266.7 MB/s |
1993 |
| PCI 32-bit/66 MHz |
&100000021330000000000002.133 Gbit/s |
&10000002133600000000000266.7 MB/s |
1995 |
| AGP 1x |
&100000021330000000000002.133 Gbit/s |
&10000002133600000000000266.7 MB/s |
1997 |
| HIO bus |
&100000025600000000000002.560 Gbit/s |
&10000002560000000000000320 MB/s |
|
| GIO64 64-bit/40 MHz |
&100000025600000000000002.560 Gbit/s |
&10000002560000000000000320 MB/s |
|
| PCI Express 1.0 (x2 link)[35] |
&100000040000000000000004 Gbit/s |
&10000004000000000000000500 MB/s |
|
| PCI Express 2.0 (x1 link)[36] |
&100000040000000000000004 Gbit/s |
&10000004000000000000000500 MB/s |
|
| AGP 2x |
&100000042660000000000004.266 Gbit/s |
&10000004266400000000000533.3 MB/s |
|
| PCI 64-bit/66 MHz |
&100000042660000000000004.266 Gbit/s |
&10000004266400000000000533.3 MB/s |
|
| PCI-X DDR 16-bit |
&100000042660000000000004.266 Gbit/s |
&10000004266400000000000533.3 MB/s |
|
| PCI 64-bit/100 MHz |
&100000063990000000000006.399 Gbit/s |
&10000006400000000000000800 MB/s |
|
| RapidIO (1 lane) |
&100000065000000000000006.5 Gbit/s |
&10000006500000000000000812.5 MB/s |
|
| Unified Media Interface (UMI) (x4 link) |
&100000080000000000000008 Gbit/s |
&100000080000000000000001 GB/s |
|
| Direct Media Interface (DMI) (x4 link) |
&100000080000000000000008 Gbit/s |
&100000080000000000000001 GB/s |
|
| Enterprise Southbridge Interface (ESI) |
&100000080000000000000008 Gbit/s |
&100000080000000000000001 GB/s |
|
| PCI Express 1.0 (x4 link) |
&100000080000000000000008 Gbit/s |
&100000080000000000000001 GB/s |
|
| AGP 4x |
&100000085330000000000008.533 Gbit/s |
&100000085360000000000001.067 GB/s |
|
| PCI-X 133 |
&100000085330000000000008.533 Gbit/s |
&100000085360000000000001.067 GB/s |
|
| PCI-X QDR 16-bit |
&100000085330000000000008.533 Gbit/s |
&100000085360000000000001.067 GB/s |
|
| InfiniBand single 4X[23] |
&100000080000000000000008 Gbit/s |
&100000080000000000000001 GB/s |
|
| UPA |
&1000001536000000000000015.360 Gbit/s |
&100000153600000000000001.920 GB/s |
|
| Unified Media Interface 2.0 (UMI 2.0) (x4 link) |
&1000001600000000000000016 Gbit/s |
&100000160000000000000002 GB/s |
|
| Direct Media Interface 2.0 (DMI 2.0) (x4 link) |
&1000001600000000000000016 Gbit/s |
&100000160000000000000002 GB/s |
|
| PCI Express 1.0 (x8 link)[35] |
&1000001600000000000000016 Gbit/s |
&100000160000000000000002 GB/s |
|
| PCI Express 2.0 (x4 link)[36] |
&1000001600000000000000016 Gbit/s |
&100000160000000000000002 GB/s |
|
| AGP 8x |
&1000001706600000000000017.066 Gbit/s |
&100000170640000000000002.133 GB/s |
|
| PCI-X DDR |
&1000001706600000000000017.066 Gbit/s |
&100000170640000000000002.133 GB/s |
|
| HyperTransport (800 MHz, 16-pair) |
&1000002560000000000000025.6 Gbit/s |
&100000256000000000000003.2 GB/s |
2001 |
| HyperTransport (1 GHz, 16-pair) |
&1000003200000000000000032 Gbit/s |
&100000320000000000000004 GB/s |
|
| PCI Express 1.0 (x16 link)[35] |
&1000003200000000000000032 Gbit/s |
&100000320000000000000004 GB/s |
|
| PCI Express 2.0 (x8 link)[36] |
&1000003200000000000000032 Gbit/s |
&100000320000000000000004 GB/s |
|
| PCI-X QDR |
&1000003413300000000000034.133 Gbit/s |
&100000341280000000000004.266 GB/s |
|
| AGP 8x 64-bit |
&1000003413300000000000034.133 Gbit/s |
&100000341280000000000004.266 GB/s |
|
| PCI Express 1.0 (x32 link)[35] |
&1000006400000000000000064 Gbit/s |
&100000640000000000000008 GB/s |
2001 |
| PCI Express 2.0 (x16 link)[36] |
&1000006400000000000000064 Gbit/s |
&100000640000000000000008 GB/s |
2007 |
| PCI Express 3.0 (x16 link)[37] |
&10000126030000000000000126.03 Gbit/s |
&1000012640000000000000015.8 GB/s |
2011 |
| PCI Express 2.0 (x32 link)[36] |
&10000128000000000000000128 Gbit/s |
&1000012800000000000000016 GB/s |
|
| QPI (4.80GT/s, 2.40 GHz) |
&10000153600000000000000153.6 Gbit/s |
&1000015360000000000000019.2 GB/s |
|
| HyperTransport 2.0 (1.4 GHz, 32-pair) |
&10000179200000000000000179.2 Gbit/s |
&1000017920000000000000022.4 GB/s |
2004 |
| QPI (5.86GT/s, 2.93 GHz) |
&10000187520000000000000187.52 Gbit/s |
&1000018752000000000000023.44 GB/s |
|
| QPI (6.40GT/s, 3.20 GHz) |
&10000204800000000000000204.8 Gbit/s |
&1000020480000000000000025.6 GB/s |
|
| PCI Express 3.0 (x32 link)[36] |
&10000252060000000000000252.06 Gbit/s |
&1000025200000000000000031.5 GB/s |
2011 |
| HyperTransport 3.0 (2.6 GHz, 32-pair) |
&10000332800000000000000332.8 Gbit/s |
&1000033280000000000000041.6 GB/s |
2006 |
| HyperTransport 3.1 (3.2 GHz, 32-pair) |
&10000409600000000000000409.6 Gbit/s |
&1000040960000000000000051.2 GB/s |
2008 |
| Technology |
Rate (bit/s) |
Rate (byte/s) |
Year |
| PC Floppy Disk Controller (1.2 MB / 1.44MB) |
&100000000005000000000000.5 Mbit/s |
&100000000004960000000000.062 MB/s |
|
| CD Controller (1x) |
&100000000011710000000001.171 Mbit/s |
&100000000011680000000000.146 MB/s |
|
| MFM |
&100000000050000000000005 Mbit/s |
&100000000050000000000000.625 MB/s |
|
| RLL |
&100000000075000000000007.5 Mbit/s |
&100000000074960000000000.937 MB/s |
|
| DVD Controller (1x) |
&1000000001110000000000011.1 Mbit/s |
&100000000105600000000001.32 MB/s |
|
| ESDI |
&1000000002400000000000024 Mbit/s |
&100000000240000000000003 MB/s |
|
| ATA PIO Mode 0 |
&1000000002640000000000026.4 Mbit/s |
&100000000264000000000003.3 MB/s |
|
| HD DVD Controller (1x) |
&1000000003600000000000036 Mbit/s |
&100000000360000000000004.5 MB/s |
|
| Blu-ray Controller (1x) |
&1000000003600000000000036 Mbit/s |
&100000000360000000000004.5 MB/s |
|
| SCSI (Narrow SCSI) (5 MHz)[38] |
&1000000004000000000000040 Mbit/s |
&100000000400000000000005 MB/s |
|
| ATA PIO Mode 1 |
&1000000004160000000000041.6 Mbit/s |
&100000000416000000000005.2 MB/s |
|
| ATA PIO Mode 2 |
&1000000006640000000000066.4 Mbit/s |
&100000000664000000000008.3 MB/s |
|
| Fast SCSI (8 bits/10 MHz) |
&1000000008000000000000080 Mbit/s |
&1000000008000000000000010 MB/s |
|
| ATA PIO Mode 3 |
&1000000008880000000000088.8 Mbit/s |
&1000000008880000000000011.1 MB/s |
|
| AoE over Fast Ethernet, per path |
&10000000100000000000000100 Mbit/s |
&1000000010000000000000012.5 MB/s |
|
| iSCSI over Fast Ethernet |
&10000000100000000000000100 Mbit/s |
&1000000010000000000000012.5 MB/s |
|
| ATA PIO Mode 4 |
&10000000133300000000000133.3 Mbit/s |
&1000000013360000000000016.7 MB/s |
|
| Fast Wide SCSI (16 bits/10 MHz) |
&10000000160000000000000160 Mbit/s |
&1000000016000000000000020 MB/s |
|
| Ultra SCSI (Fast-20 SCSI) (8 bits/20 MHz) |
&10000000160000000000000160 Mbit/s |
&1000000016000000000000020 MB/s |
|
| Ultra DMA ATA 33 |
&10000000264000000000000264 Mbit/s |
&1000000026400000000000033 MB/s |
|
| Ultra Wide SCSI (16 bits/20 MHz) |
&10000000320000000000000320 Mbit/s |
&1000000032000000000000040 MB/s |
|
| Ultra-2 SCSI 40 (Fast-40 SCSI) (8 bits/40 MHz) |
&10000000320000000000000320 Mbit/s |
&1000000032000000000000040 MB/s |
|
| Ultra DMA ATA 66 |
&10000000533600000000000533.6 Mbit/s |
&1000000053360000000000066.7 MB/s |
|
| Ultra-2 wide SCSI (16 bits/40 MHz) |
&10000000640000000000000640 Mbit/s |
&1000000064000000000000080 MB/s |
|
| Serial Storage Architecture SSA |
&10000000640000000000000640 Mbit/s |
&1000000064000000000000080 MB/s |
|
| Ultra DMA ATA 100 |
&10000000800000000000000800 Mbit/s |
&10000000800000000000000100 MB/s |
|
| Fibre Channel 1GFC (1.0625 GHz)[39] |
&10000000850000000000000850 Mbit/s |
&10000000850000000000000106.25 MB/s |
|
| AoE over Gigabit Ethernet, per path |
&100000010000000000000001,000 Mbit/s |
&10000001000000000000000125 MB/s |
|
| iSCSI over Gigabit Ethernet |
&100000010000000000000001,000 Mbit/s |
&10000001000000000000000125 MB/s |
|
| Ultra DMA ATA 133 |
&100000010640000000000001,064 Mbit/s |
&10000001064000000000000133 MB/s |
|
| Serial ATA (SATA-150)[40] |
&100000015000000000000001,500 Mbit/s |
&10000001500000000000000187.5 MB/s |
|
| Ultra-3 SCSI (Ultra 160 SCSI; Fast-80 Wide SCSI) (16 bits/40 MHz DDR) |
&100000012800000000000001,280 Mbit/s |
&10000001280000000000000160 MB/s |
|
| Fibre Channel 2GFC (2.125 GHz)[39] |
&100000017000000000000001,700 Mbit/s |
&10000001700000000000000212.5 MB/s |
|
| Serial ATA 2 (SATA-300)[40] |
&100000030000000000000003,000 Mbit/s |
&10000003000000000000000375 MB/s |
|
| Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)[40] |
&100000024000000000000002,400 Mbit/s |
&10000002400000000000000300 MB/s |
|
| Ultra-320 SCSI (Ultra4 SCSI) (16 bits/80 MHz DDR) |
&100000025600000000000002,560 Mbit/s |
&10000002560000000000000320 MB/s |
|
| Fibre Channel 4GFC (4.25 GHz)[39] |
&100000034000000000000003,400 Mbit/s |
&10000003400000000000000425 MB/s |
|
| Serial ATA 3 (SATA-600)[40] |
&100000060000000000000006,000 Mbit/s |
&10000006000000000000000750 MB/s |
|
| Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 2[40] |
&100000048000000000000004,800 Mbit/s |
&10000004800000000000000600 MB/s |
|
| Ultra-640 SCSI (16 bits/160 MHz DDR) |
&100000051200000000000005,120 Mbit/s |
&10000005120000000000000640 MB/s |
|
| Fibre Channel 8GFC (8.50 GHz)[39] |
&100000068000000000000006,800 Mbit/s |
&10000006800000000000000850 MB/s |
|
| AoE over 10GbE, per path |
&1000001000000000000000010,000 Mbit/s |
&100000100000000000000001,250 MB/s |
|
| iSCSI over 10GbE |
&1000001000000000000000010,000 Mbit/s |
&100000100000000000000001,250 MB/s |
|
| FCoE over 10GbE |
&1000001000000000000000010,000 Mbit/s |
&100000100000000000000001,250 MB/s |
|
| iSCSI over InfiniBand 4x |
&1000003200000000000000032,000 Mbit/s |
&100000320000000000000004,000 MB/s |
|
| iSCSI over 100G Ethernet (hypothetical) |
&10000100000000000000000100,000 Mbit/s |
&1000010000000000000000012,500 MB/s |
|
| FCoE over 100G Ethernet (hypothetical) |
&10000100000000000000000100,000 Mbit/s |
&1000010000000000000000012,500 MB/s |
|
| Technology |
Rate (bit/s) |
Rate (byte/s) |
Year |
| CBM Bus[41][42] |
&100000000000027000000002.7 kbit/s |
&100000000000027200000000.34 kB/s |
1981 |
| Apple Desktop Bus |
&1000000000001000000000010.0 kbit/s |
&100000000000100000000001.25 kB/s |
|
| Serial MIDI |
&1000000000003125000000031.25 kbit/s |
&100000000000312000000003.9 kB/s |
|
| Serial EIA-232 max. |
&10000000000230400000000230.4 kbit/s |
&1000000000023040000000028.8 kB/s |
|
| Serial DMX512A |
&10000000000250000000000250.0 kbit/s |
&1000000000025000000000031.25 kB/s |
|
| Parallel (Centronics) |
&100000000010000000000001 Mbit/s |
&10000000001000000000000125 kB/s |
|
| Serial 16550 UART max |
&100000000015000000000001.5 Mbit/s |
&10000000001500000000000187.5 kB/s |
|
| USB Low Speed |
&100000000015360000000001.536 Mbit/s |
&10000000001536000000000192 kB/s |
1996 |
| Serial UART max |
&100000000027648000000002.7648 Mbit/s |
&10000000002764800000000345.6 kB/s |
|
| GPIB/HPIB (IEEE-488.1) IEEE-488 max |
&100000000080000000000008 Mbit/s |
&100000000080000000000001 MB/s |
|
| Serial EIA-422 max |
&1000000001000000000000010 Mbit/s |
&100000000100000000000001.25 MB/s |
|
| USB Full Speed |
&1000000001200000000000012 Mbit/s |
&100000000120000000000001.5 MB/s |
1996 |
| Parallel (Centronics) EPP 2 MHz |
&1000000001600000000000016 Mbit/s |
&100000000160000000000002 MB/s |
|
| Serial EIA-485 max |
&1000000003500000000000035 Mbit/s |
&100000000280000000000003.5 MB/s |
|
| GPIB/HPIB (IEEE-488.1-2003) IEEE-488 max |
&1000000006400000000000064 Mbit/s |
&100000000640000000000008 MB/s |
|
| FireWire (IEEE 1394) 100 |
&1000000009830400000000098.304 Mbit/s |
&1000000009830400000000012.288 MB/s |
1995 |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394) 200 |
&10000000196608000000000196.608 Mbit/s |
&1000000019660800000000024.576 MB/s |
1995 |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394) 400 |
&10000000393216000000000393.216 Mbit/s |
&1000000039321600000000049.152 MB/s |
1995 |
| USB Hi-Speed (USB 2.0) |
&10000000480000000000000480 Mbit/s |
&1000000048000000000000060 MB/s |
2000 |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394b) 800[43] |
&10000000786432000000000786.432 Mbit/s |
&1000000078643200000000098.304 MB/s |
|
| Fibre Channel 1Gb SCSI |
&100000010625000000000001,062.5 Mbit/s |
&10000000800000000000000100 MB/s |
|
| FireWire (IEEE 1394b) 1600[43] |
&100000015730000000000001,573 Mbit/s |
&10000001572800000000000196.6 MB/s |
|
| Camera Link Base (single) 24bit 85 MHz |
&100000020400000000000002,040 Mbit/s |
&10000002040000000000000255 MB/s |
|
| Fibre Channel 2Gb SCSI |
&100000021250000000000002,125 Mbit/s |
&10000001600000000000000200 MB/s |
|
| eSATA (SATA 300) |
&100000024000000000000002,400 Mbit/s |
&10000002400000000000000300 MB/s |
2004 |
| CoaXPress Base (up and down bidirectional link) |
&100000031250000000000003.125 Gbit/s + &1000000002083300000000020.833 Mbit/s |
&10000003120000000000000390 MB/s |
2009 |
| FireWire (IEEE 1394b) 3200[43] |
&100000031457000000000003,145.7 Mbit/s |
&10000003145728000000000393.216 MB/s |
|
| Fibre Channel 4Gb SCSI |
&100000042500000000000004.25 Gbit/s |
&10000004250000000000000531.25 MB/s |
|
| USB Super Speed (USB 3.0) |
&100000050000000000000005 Gbit/s |
&10000005000000000000000625 MB/s |
2010 |
| Camera Link Full (dual) 64-bit 85 MHz |
&100000054400000000000005.44 Gbit/s |
&10000005440000000000000680 MB/s |
|
| CoaXPress Full (up and down bidirectional link) |
&100000062500000000000006.25 Gbit/s + &1000000002083300000000020.833 Mbit/s |
&10000006248000000000000781 MB/s |
2009 |
| Thunderbolt |
&1000001000000000000000010 Gbit/s × 2 |
&100000100000000000000001.25 GB/s × 2 |
2011 |
| External PCI Express x16 |
&1000003200000000000000032 Gbit/s |
&100000320000000000000004 GB/s |
|
FPM, EDO, SDR, and RDRAM memories cannot be installed in a dual-channel configuration. DDR and DDR2 memory can be installed in a dual-channel configuration. DDR3 memory can be installed in dual-channel, tri-channel, and quad-channel configurations. To obtain the bit rates for multi-channel configuration of any memory type, multiply the given bit rates by 2x for dual-channel, 3x for tri-channel, and 4x for quad-channel.
Data rates given are from the video source (e.g. video card) to receiving device (e.g. monitor) only. Out of band and reverse signaling channels are not included.