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Use this tool to convert from a linear value to dB.
The formula used in the calculation is XdB = 10*log10(Xlinear)
Commonly used values are:
| Linear | dB |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 100 | 20 |
| 1000 | 30 |
| 10000 | 40 |
| 100000 | 50 |
| 1000000 | 60 |
As can be seen above, the dB or log scale is a convenient way to represent large numbers.