diff -r c1eed9867bf0 -r c8b2a408628b src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/jfrNetworkUtilization.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/jfrNetworkUtilization.cpp	Thu Dec 13 10:25:50 2018 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/periodic/jfrNetworkUtilization.cpp	Thu Dec 13 14:21:04 2018 +0100
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@
         event.set_starttime(cur_time);
         event.set_endtime(cur_time);
         event.set_networkInterface(entry.id);
-        event.set_readRate(read_rate);
-        event.set_writeRate(write_rate);
+        event.set_readRate(8 * read_rate);
+        event.set_writeRate(8 * write_rate);
         event.commit();
       }
       // update existing entry with new values