File download time
Estimate transfer time from file size and effective bandwidth.
How this works
Time = file bytes × 8 / effective bits per second.
Example
Using the example inputs, transfer time is 8.333333 minutes.
- File size
- 5 GB (decimal)
- Connection speed
- 100 Mbit/s
- Effective throughput
- 80 %
- Transfer time
- 8.333333 minutes
Scope and assumptions
Decimal GB and Mbit/s; no network measurement. Server limits, congestion, and setup time may add delay.
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