Gigabytes per minute (GB/minute) to Tebibits per minute (Tib/minute) conversion

Gigabytes per minute to Tebibits per minute conversion table

Gigabytes per minute (GB/minute)Tebibits per minute (Tib/minute)
00
10.007275957614183
20.01455191522837
30.02182787284255
40.02910383045673
50.03637978807092
60.0436557456851
70.05093170329928
80.05820766091347
90.06548361852765
100.07275957614183
200.1455191522837
300.2182787284255
400.2910383045673
500.3637978807092
600.436557456851
700.5093170329928
800.5820766091347
900.6548361852765
1000.7275957614183
10007.2759576141834

How to convert gigabytes per minute to tebibits per minute?

To convert data from gigabytes per minute to tebibits per minute, you need to recognize the difference between the decimal (base-10) and binary (base-2) measurement systems.

Decimal System (Base-10)

1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000,000,000 bytes = 10^9 bytes

Binary System (Base-2)

1 Gibibyte (GiB) = 1,073,741,824 bytes = 2^30 bytes 1 Tebibit (Tib) = 1,099,511,627,776 bits = 2^40 bits

Conversion Process:

1. Base-10 (Decimal) Conversion:

  1. First, convert gigabytes to bytes. 1 GB=1×109 bytes 1 \text{ GB} = 1 \times 10^9 \text{ bytes}

  2. Since there are 8 bits in a byte: 1 GB=1×109 bytes×8 bits/byte=8×109 bits 1 \text{ GB} = 1 \times 10^9 \text{ bytes} \times 8 \text{ bits/byte} = 8 \times 10^9 \text{ bits}

  3. Tebibits in base-10: 1 Tib=240 bits=1,099,511,627,776 bits 1 \text{ Tib} = 2^{40} \text{ bits} = 1,099,511,627,776 \text{ bits}

  4. Now, convert bits to tebibits: 8×109 bits1,099,511,627,776 bits0.0073 Tib \frac{8 \times 10^9 \text{ bits}}{1,099,511,627,776 \text{ bits}} \approx 0.0073 \text{ Tib}

So, 1 Gigabyte per minute (decimal) ≈ 0.0073 Tebibits per minute (binary).

2. Base-2 (Binary) Conversion:

  1. Convert gigabytes to gibibytes: 1 GB=109 bytes230 bytes/GiB0.9313 GiB 1 \text{ GB} = \frac{10^9 \text{ bytes}}{2^{30} \text{ bytes/GiB}} \approx 0.9313 \text{ GiB}

  2. Convert gibibytes to tebibits: 0.9313 GiB=0.9313×230 bytes×8 bits/byte=0.9313×2×229 bits=0.9313×8×227 bits 0.9313 \text{ GiB} = 0.9313 \times 2^{30} \text{ bytes} \times 8 \text{ bits/byte} = 0.9313 \times 2 \times 2^{29} \text{ bits} = 0.9313 \times 8 \times 2^{27} \text{ bits}

  3. Convert to tebibits: 0.9313×8×2277.45058 Gib=7.45058×210 Tib0.007275 Tib 0.9313 \times 8 \times 2^{27} \approx 7.45058 \text{ Gib} = 7.45058 \times 2^{-10} \text{ Tib} \approx 0.007275 \text{ Tib}

So, in base-2, roughly, 1 Gigabyte per minute ≈ 0.0073 Tebibits per minute.

Real World Examples:

  1. Multimedia Files:

    • Streaming a high-definition video at 5 GB per minute: 5 GB/min5×0.0073 Tib/min0.0365 Tib/min 5 \text{ GB/min} \approx 5 \times 0.0073 \text{ Tib/min} \approx 0.0365 \text{ Tib/min}
  2. Data Backup:

    • A data server backup transferring 15 GB per minute: 15 GB/min15×0.0073 Tib/min0.11 Tib/min 15 \text{ GB/min} \approx 15 \times 0.0073 \text{ Tib/min} \approx 0.11 \text{ Tib/min}
  3. Large Data Transfers:

    • Uploading 50 GB of scientific data to a cloud server at 2 GB per minute: 2 GB/min2×0.0073 Tib/min0.0146 Tib/min 2 \text{ GB/min} \approx 2 \times 0.0073 \text{ Tib/min} \approx 0.0146 \text{ Tib/min}

These examples illustrate how varying quantities of data in gigabytes per minute can be converted to tebibits per minute to understand the bandwidth usage more precisely.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Tebibits per minute to other unit conversions.

What is gigabytes per minute?

What is Gigabytes per minute?

Gigabytes per minute (GB/min) is a unit of data transfer rate, indicating the amount of data transferred or processed in one minute. It is commonly used to measure the speed of data transmission in various applications such as network speeds, storage device performance, and video processing.

Understanding Gigabytes per Minute

Decimal vs. Binary Gigabytes

It's crucial to understand the difference between decimal (base-10) and binary (base-2) interpretations of "Gigabyte" because the difference can be significant when discussing data transfer rates.

  • Decimal (GB): In the decimal system, 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes (10^9 bytes). This is often used by storage manufacturers to advertise drive capacity.
  • Binary (GiB): In the binary system, 1 GiB (Gibibyte) = 1,073,741,824 bytes (2^30 bytes). This is typically how operating systems report storage and memory sizes.

Therefore, when discussing GB/min, it is important to specify whether you are referring to decimal GB or binary GiB, as it impacts the actual data transfer rate.

Conversion

  • Decimal GB/min to Bytes/sec: 1 GB/min = (1,000,000,000 bytes) / (60 seconds) ≈ 16,666,667 bytes/second
  • Binary GiB/min to Bytes/sec: 1 GiB/min = (1,073,741,824 bytes) / (60 seconds) ≈ 17,895,697 bytes/second

Factors Affecting Data Transfer Rate

Several factors can influence the actual data transfer rate, including:

  • Hardware limitations: The capabilities of the storage device, network card, and other hardware components involved in the data transfer.
  • Software overhead: Operating system processes, file system overhead, and other software operations can reduce the available bandwidth for data transfer.
  • Network congestion: In network transfers, the amount of traffic on the network can impact the data transfer rate.
  • Protocol overhead: Protocols like TCP/IP introduce overhead that reduces the effective data transfer rate.

Real-World Examples

  • SSD Performance: High-performance Solid State Drives (SSDs) can achieve read and write speeds of several GB/min, significantly improving system responsiveness and application loading times. For example, a modern NVMe SSD might sustain a write speed of 3-5 GB/min (decimal).
  • Network Speeds: High-speed network connections, such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet, can theoretically support data transfer rates of up to 75 GB/min (decimal), although real-world performance is often lower due to overhead and network congestion.
  • Video Editing: Transferring large video files during video editing can be a bottleneck. For example, transferring raw 4K video footage might require sustained transfer rates of 1-2 GB/min (decimal).
  • Data Backup: Backing up large datasets to external hard drives or cloud storage can be time-consuming. The speed of the backup process is directly related to the data transfer rate, measured in GB/min. A typical USB 3.0 hard drive might achieve backup speeds of 0.5 - 1 GB/min (decimal).

Associated Laws or People

While there's no specific "law" or famous person directly associated with GB/min, Claude Shannon's work on Information Theory is relevant. Shannon's theorem establishes the maximum rate at which information can be reliably transmitted over a communication channel. This theoretical limit, often expressed in bits per second (bps) or related units, provides a fundamental understanding of data transfer rate limitations. For more information on Claude Shannon see Shannon's information theory.

What is Tebibits per minute?

Tebibits per minute (Tibps) is a unit of data transfer rate, specifically measuring how many tebibits (Ti) of data are transferred in one minute. It's commonly used in networking and telecommunications to quantify bandwidth and data throughput. Because "tebi" is binary (base-2), the definition will be different for base 10. The information below is in base 2.

Understanding Tebibits

A tebibit (Ti) is a unit of information or computer storage, precisely equal to 2402^{40} bits, which is 1,099,511,627,776 bits. The "tebi" prefix indicates a binary multiple, differentiating it from the decimal-based "tera" (10^12).

How Tebibits per Minute is Formed

Tebibits per minute is formed by combining the unit of data (tebibit) with a unit of time (minute). It represents the amount of data transferred in a given minute.

  • Calculation: To calculate the data transfer rate in Tibps, you divide the number of tebibits transferred by the time it took in minutes.

    Data Transfer Rate (Tibps)=Number of TebibitsTime (minutes)\text{Data Transfer Rate (Tibps)} = \frac{\text{Number of Tebibits}}{\text{Time (minutes)}}

Real-World Examples of Data Transfer Rates

While very high, tebibits per minute can be encountered in high-performance computing environments.

  • High-Speed Networking: Data centers and high-performance computing clusters utilize extremely fast networks. 1 Tibps represents a huge transfer rate.
  • Data Storage: The transfer rates for data storage mediums such as hard drives and SSDs are typically lower than this value, but high-performance systems working with large quantities of memory can have transfer speeds approaching this value.
  • Backups: Backing up very large databases could be in the range of Tibps.

Relationship to Other Data Transfer Units

Tebibits per minute can be related to other data transfer units, such as:

  • Gibibits per second (Gibps): 1 Tibps is equivalent to approximately 18.3 Gibps.

    1 Tibps18.3 Gibps1 \text{ Tibps} \approx 18.3 \text{ Gibps}

  • Terabits per second (Tbps): This represents transfer of 101210^{12} bits per second and is different than tebibits per second.

Interesting Facts

  • Binary vs. Decimal: It's crucial to distinguish between "tebi" (binary) and "tera" (decimal) prefixes. Using the correct prefix ensures accurate data representation.
  • JEDEC Standards: The term "tebi" and other binary prefixes were introduced to standardize the naming of memory and storage capacities.
  • Data Throughput: Tebibits per minute is a measure of data throughput, which is the rate of successful message delivery over a communication channel.

Historical Context

While no specific historical figure is directly associated with the tebibit unit itself, the development of binary prefixes like "tebi" arose from the need to clarify the difference between decimal-based units (powers of 10) and binary-based units (powers of 2) in computing. Organizations like the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have played a role in defining and standardizing these prefixes.

Complete Gigabytes per minute conversion table

Enter # of Gigabytes per minute
Convert 1 GB/minute to other unitsResult
Gigabytes per minute to bits per second (GB/minute to bit/s)133333333.33333
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobits per second (GB/minute to Kb/s)133333.33333333
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibits per second (GB/minute to Kib/s)130208.33333333
Gigabytes per minute to Megabits per second (GB/minute to Mb/s)133.33333333333
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibits per second (GB/minute to Mib/s)127.15657552083
Gigabytes per minute to Gigabits per second (GB/minute to Gb/s)0.1333333333333
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibits per second (GB/minute to Gib/s)0.1241763432821
Gigabytes per minute to Terabits per second (GB/minute to Tb/s)0.0001333333333333
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibits per second (GB/minute to Tib/s)0.0001212659602364
Gigabytes per minute to bits per minute (GB/minute to bit/minute)8000000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobits per minute (GB/minute to Kb/minute)8000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibits per minute (GB/minute to Kib/minute)7812500
Gigabytes per minute to Megabits per minute (GB/minute to Mb/minute)8000
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibits per minute (GB/minute to Mib/minute)7629.39453125
Gigabytes per minute to Gigabits per minute (GB/minute to Gb/minute)8
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibits per minute (GB/minute to Gib/minute)7.4505805969238
Gigabytes per minute to Terabits per minute (GB/minute to Tb/minute)0.008
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibits per minute (GB/minute to Tib/minute)0.007275957614183
Gigabytes per minute to bits per hour (GB/minute to bit/hour)480000000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobits per hour (GB/minute to Kb/hour)480000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibits per hour (GB/minute to Kib/hour)468750000
Gigabytes per minute to Megabits per hour (GB/minute to Mb/hour)480000
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibits per hour (GB/minute to Mib/hour)457763.671875
Gigabytes per minute to Gigabits per hour (GB/minute to Gb/hour)480
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibits per hour (GB/minute to Gib/hour)447.03483581543
Gigabytes per minute to Terabits per hour (GB/minute to Tb/hour)0.48
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibits per hour (GB/minute to Tib/hour)0.436557456851
Gigabytes per minute to bits per day (GB/minute to bit/day)11520000000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobits per day (GB/minute to Kb/day)11520000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibits per day (GB/minute to Kib/day)11250000000
Gigabytes per minute to Megabits per day (GB/minute to Mb/day)11520000
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibits per day (GB/minute to Mib/day)10986328.125
Gigabytes per minute to Gigabits per day (GB/minute to Gb/day)11520
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibits per day (GB/minute to Gib/day)10728.83605957
Gigabytes per minute to Terabits per day (GB/minute to Tb/day)11.52
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibits per day (GB/minute to Tib/day)10.477378964424
Gigabytes per minute to bits per month (GB/minute to bit/month)345600000000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobits per month (GB/minute to Kb/month)345600000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibits per month (GB/minute to Kib/month)337500000000
Gigabytes per minute to Megabits per month (GB/minute to Mb/month)345600000
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibits per month (GB/minute to Mib/month)329589843.75
Gigabytes per minute to Gigabits per month (GB/minute to Gb/month)345600
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibits per month (GB/minute to Gib/month)321865.08178711
Gigabytes per minute to Terabits per month (GB/minute to Tb/month)345.6
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibits per month (GB/minute to Tib/month)314.32136893272
Gigabytes per minute to Bytes per second (GB/minute to Byte/s)16666666.666667
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobytes per second (GB/minute to KB/s)16666.666666667
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibytes per second (GB/minute to KiB/s)16276.041666667
Gigabytes per minute to Megabytes per second (GB/minute to MB/s)16.666666666667
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibytes per second (GB/minute to MiB/s)15.894571940104
Gigabytes per minute to Gigabytes per second (GB/minute to GB/s)0.01666666666667
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibytes per second (GB/minute to GiB/s)0.01552204291026
Gigabytes per minute to Terabytes per second (GB/minute to TB/s)0.00001666666666667
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibytes per second (GB/minute to TiB/s)0.00001515824502955
Gigabytes per minute to Bytes per minute (GB/minute to Byte/minute)1000000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobytes per minute (GB/minute to KB/minute)1000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibytes per minute (GB/minute to KiB/minute)976562.5
Gigabytes per minute to Megabytes per minute (GB/minute to MB/minute)1000
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibytes per minute (GB/minute to MiB/minute)953.67431640625
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibytes per minute (GB/minute to GiB/minute)0.9313225746155
Gigabytes per minute to Terabytes per minute (GB/minute to TB/minute)0.001
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibytes per minute (GB/minute to TiB/minute)0.0009094947017729
Gigabytes per minute to Bytes per hour (GB/minute to Byte/hour)60000000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobytes per hour (GB/minute to KB/hour)60000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibytes per hour (GB/minute to KiB/hour)58593750
Gigabytes per minute to Megabytes per hour (GB/minute to MB/hour)60000
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibytes per hour (GB/minute to MiB/hour)57220.458984375
Gigabytes per minute to Gigabytes per hour (GB/minute to GB/hour)60
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibytes per hour (GB/minute to GiB/hour)55.879354476929
Gigabytes per minute to Terabytes per hour (GB/minute to TB/hour)0.06
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibytes per hour (GB/minute to TiB/hour)0.05456968210638
Gigabytes per minute to Bytes per day (GB/minute to Byte/day)1440000000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobytes per day (GB/minute to KB/day)1440000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibytes per day (GB/minute to KiB/day)1406250000
Gigabytes per minute to Megabytes per day (GB/minute to MB/day)1440000
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibytes per day (GB/minute to MiB/day)1373291.015625
Gigabytes per minute to Gigabytes per day (GB/minute to GB/day)1440
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibytes per day (GB/minute to GiB/day)1341.1045074463
Gigabytes per minute to Terabytes per day (GB/minute to TB/day)1.44
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibytes per day (GB/minute to TiB/day)1.309672370553
Gigabytes per minute to Bytes per month (GB/minute to Byte/month)43200000000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kilobytes per month (GB/minute to KB/month)43200000000
Gigabytes per minute to Kibibytes per month (GB/minute to KiB/month)42187500000
Gigabytes per minute to Megabytes per month (GB/minute to MB/month)43200000
Gigabytes per minute to Mebibytes per month (GB/minute to MiB/month)41198730.46875
Gigabytes per minute to Gigabytes per month (GB/minute to GB/month)43200
Gigabytes per minute to Gibibytes per month (GB/minute to GiB/month)40233.135223389
Gigabytes per minute to Terabytes per month (GB/minute to TB/month)43.2
Gigabytes per minute to Tebibytes per month (GB/minute to TiB/month)39.29017111659

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