Revolutions per minute to beats per minute
Type a value in rpm to get it in bpm instantly.
100bpm
That's 1.39× as fast as a resting heartbeat, while a car engine idling is 8× faster. As sound in air, one wave would be 205.8 m long.
What it means
What does that look like?
The wavelength shown is for sound in air at 20 °C (343 m/s). Radio waves travel at the speed of light, so their wavelengths are far longer.
The math
How to convert rpm to bpm
To convert revolutions per minute to beats per minute, multiply by 1.
Example: 100 rpm × 1 = 100 bpm.
In the other direction, 1 bpm = 1 rpm.
Every unit
Your frequency in every unit
Tables
rpm to bpm conversion table
| rpm | bpm |
|---|---|
| 1 rpm | 1 bpm |
| 2 rpm | 2 bpm |
| 5 rpm | 5 bpm |
| 10 rpm | 10 bpm |
| 20 rpm | 20 bpm |
| 50 rpm | 50 bpm |
| 60 rpm | 60 bpm |
| 100 rpm | 100 bpm |
| 200 rpm | 200 bpm |
| 440 rpm | 440 bpm |
| 500 rpm | 500 bpm |
| 1,000 rpm | 1,000 bpm |
| 2,000 rpm | 2,000 bpm |
| 5,000 rpm | 5,000 bpm |
bpm to rpm conversion table
| bpm | rpm |
|---|---|
| 1 bpm | 1 rpm |
| 2 bpm | 2 rpm |
| 5 bpm | 5 rpm |
| 10 bpm | 10 rpm |
| 20 bpm | 20 rpm |
| 50 bpm | 50 rpm |
| 60 bpm | 60 rpm |
| 100 bpm | 100 rpm |
| 200 bpm | 200 rpm |
| 440 bpm | 440 rpm |
| 500 bpm | 500 rpm |
| 1,000 bpm | 1,000 rpm |
| 2,000 bpm | 2,000 rpm |
| 5,000 bpm | 5,000 rpm |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many bpm is 1 rpm?
- 1 rpm is 1 bpm.
- How many bpm is 10 rpm?
- 10 rpm is 10 bpm.
- How many bpm is 100 rpm?
- 100 rpm is 100 bpm.
The units
About these units
Revolutions per minute (rpm)
Revolutions per minute count full turns each minute: 60 rpm is 1 Hz. Engines, drills and hard drives are rated in rpm.
Beats per minute (bpm)
Beats per minute measure tempo and heart rate. 120 bpm, a common dance tempo, is exactly 2 Hz.
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