Gigabytes per second to Kibibits per hour conversion

Gigabytes per second to Kibibits per hour conversion table

Gigabytes per second (GB/s)Kibibits per hour (Kib/hour)
00
128125000000
256250000000
384375000000
4112500000000
5140625000000
6168750000000
7196875000000
8225000000000
9253125000000
10281250000000
20562500000000
30843750000000
401125000000000
501406250000000
601687500000000
701968750000000
802250000000000
902531250000000
1002812500000000
100028125000000000

How to convert gigabytes per second to kibibits per hour?

To convert 1 Gigabyte per second (GBps) to Kibibits per hour (Kibit/hr), we need to follow a series of conversion steps. The process will differ slightly depending on whether we use the base 10 (decimal) or base 2 (binary) system. Let's go through both conversions step by step.

Base 10 (Decimal System)

  1. 1 Gigabyte (GB) per second to Bytes per second:

    • In base 10, 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 Bytes (B).
    • Therefore, 1 GBps = 1,000,000,000 Bytes per second.
  2. Bytes per second to Bits per second:

    • 1 Byte = 8 bits.
    • So, 1 GBps = 1,000,000,000 Bytes/second * 8 bits/Byte = 8,000,000,000 bits per second (bps).
  3. Bits per second to Kibibits per second:

    • In the decimal (base 10) system, 1 Kibibit (Kibit) = 1,024 bits.
    • Therefore, 8,000,000,000 bits/second ÷ 1,024 = 7,812,500 Kibibits per second (Kibit/s).
  4. Kibibits per second to Kibibits per hour:

    • There are 3,600 seconds in an hour.
    • So, 7,812,500 Kibit/s * 3,600 seconds/hour = 28,125,000,000 Kibit/hour.

    Final result in base 10: 28,125,000,000 Kibibits per hour.

Base 2 (Binary System)

  1. 1 Gibibyte (GiB) per second to Bytes per second:

    • In base 2, 1 GiB = 2^30 Bytes = 1,073,741,824 Bytes.
    • Therefore, 1 GiBps = 1,073,741,824 Bytes per second.
  2. Bytes per second to Bits per second:

    • 1 Byte = 8 bits.
    • So, 1 GiBps = 1,073,741,824 Bytes/second * 8 bits/Byte = 8,589,934,592 bits per second (bps).
  3. Bits per second to Kibibits per second:

    • In the binary (base 2) system, 1 Kibibit (Kibit) = 1,024 bits.
    • Therefore, 8,589,934,592 bits/second ÷ 1,024 = 8,388,608 Kibibits per second (Kibit/s).
  4. Kibibits per second to Kibibits per hour:

    • There are 3,600 seconds in an hour.
    • So, 8,388,608 Kibit/s * 3,600 seconds/hour = 30,199,388,800 Kibit/hour.

    Final result in base 2: 30,199,388,800 Kibibits per hour.

Real-World Examples

  1. 10 GBps Data Transfer Rate (Base 10):

    • Bandwidth of a high-speed data center interconnect.
    • 10 GBps in base 10 = 10 * 28,125,000,000 Kibit/hr = 281,250,000,000 Kibibits per hour.
  2. 2.5 GBps Data Transfer Rate (Base 2):

    • Speed of a USB 3.0 interface.
    • 2.5 GBps in base 2 = 2.5 * 30,199,388,800 Kibit/hr = 75,498,472,000 Kibibits per hour.
  3. 1.5 GBps Data Transfer Rate (Base 10):

    • Speed of a SATA II interface for hard drives.
    • 1.5 GBps in base 10 = 1.5 * 28,125,000,000 Kibit/hr = 42,187,500,000 Kibibits per hour.

Each of these examples uses different values for data transfer rates seen in various types of high-speed connections, aligning with real-world technology interfaces.

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 Kibibits per hour to other unit conversions.

What is gigabytes per second?

Gigabytes per second (GB/s) is a unit of measurement that represents the rate at which data can be transferred, processed, or stored. It's a measure of bandwidth or throughput.

To put it simply:

  • 1 GB/s means that 1 gigabyte of data can be transferred in just 1 second.
  • Gigabytes are a large unit of digital information (1 GB = 1 billion bytes).
  • Per second is the rate at which this data transfer occurs.

For context, here are some examples to illustrate what different speeds mean:

  • Streaming video: 5-10 MB/s (megabytes per second) - This is the typical speed for streaming a high-definition movie online.
  • Fast USB flash drive: 50-100 MB/s
  • High-speed Ethernet connection: 1 GB/s (1,000 MB/s)
  • Supercomputer data transfer: 100 GB/s or more!

Keep in mind that this unit of measurement is commonly used to describe the speed of:

  1. Data storage and retrieval
  2. Network connections (e.g., Wi-Fi, Ethernet)
  3. Data processing and computing
  4. Video and audio streaming

Now you know what gigabytes per second represent!

What is kibibits per hour?

A unit of measurement that's a bit obscure, but still an interesting one!

In computing and digital data, kibibits (kib) are a unit of measurement for digital information. One kibibit is equal to 1,024 bits.

Now, if we combine this with the concept of time, we can define "kibibits per hour" as follows:

Kibibits per hour (kib/hour or kb/hour) is a unit of measurement for digital data transfer rates. It represents the number of kibibits that are transferred or processed in one hour.

To put this into perspective, here's how it relates to more familiar units:

  • 1 kilobit (kb) = 1,000 bits
  • 1 kibibit (kib) ≈ 1.024 kb

So, if you see a data transfer rate of 100 kib/hour, that means the system is processing or transferring approximately 102.4 kilobits (kb) per hour.

Keep in mind that this unit is not as commonly used as others like megabytes per second (MB/s), but it's still relevant in certain contexts, such as data transfer rates for embedded systems, low-power devices, or specific communication protocols.

Complete Gigabytes per second conversion table

Enter # of Gigabytes per second
Convert 1 GB/s to other unitsResult
Gigabytes per second to bits per second (GB/s to bit/s)8000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobits per second (GB/s to Kb/s)8000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibits per second (GB/s to Kib/s)7812500
Gigabytes per second to Megabits per second (GB/s to Mb/s)8000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibits per second (GB/s to Mib/s)7629.39453125
Gigabytes per second to Gigabits per second (GB/s to Gb/s)8
Gigabytes per second to Gibibits per second (GB/s to Gib/s)7.4505805969238
Gigabytes per second to Terabits per second (GB/s to Tb/s)0.008
Gigabytes per second to Tebibits per second (GB/s to Tib/s)0.007275957614183
Gigabytes per second to bits per minute (GB/s to bit/minute)480000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobits per minute (GB/s to Kb/minute)480000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibits per minute (GB/s to Kib/minute)468750000
Gigabytes per second to Megabits per minute (GB/s to Mb/minute)480000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibits per minute (GB/s to Mib/minute)457763.671875
Gigabytes per second to Gigabits per minute (GB/s to Gb/minute)480
Gigabytes per second to Gibibits per minute (GB/s to Gib/minute)447.03483581543
Gigabytes per second to Terabits per minute (GB/s to Tb/minute)0.48
Gigabytes per second to Tebibits per minute (GB/s to Tib/minute)0.436557456851
Gigabytes per second to bits per hour (GB/s to bit/hour)28800000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobits per hour (GB/s to Kb/hour)28800000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibits per hour (GB/s to Kib/hour)28125000000
Gigabytes per second to Megabits per hour (GB/s to Mb/hour)28800000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibits per hour (GB/s to Mib/hour)27465820.3125
Gigabytes per second to Gigabits per hour (GB/s to Gb/hour)28800
Gigabytes per second to Gibibits per hour (GB/s to Gib/hour)26822.090148926
Gigabytes per second to Terabits per hour (GB/s to Tb/hour)28.8
Gigabytes per second to Tebibits per hour (GB/s to Tib/hour)26.19344741106
Gigabytes per second to bits per day (GB/s to bit/day)691200000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobits per day (GB/s to Kb/day)691200000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibits per day (GB/s to Kib/day)675000000000
Gigabytes per second to Megabits per day (GB/s to Mb/day)691200000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibits per day (GB/s to Mib/day)659179687.5
Gigabytes per second to Gigabits per day (GB/s to Gb/day)691200
Gigabytes per second to Gibibits per day (GB/s to Gib/day)643730.16357422
Gigabytes per second to Terabits per day (GB/s to Tb/day)691.2
Gigabytes per second to Tebibits per day (GB/s to Tib/day)628.64273786545
Gigabytes per second to bits per month (GB/s to bit/month)20736000000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobits per month (GB/s to Kb/month)20736000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibits per month (GB/s to Kib/month)20250000000000
Gigabytes per second to Megabits per month (GB/s to Mb/month)20736000000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibits per month (GB/s to Mib/month)19775390625
Gigabytes per second to Gigabits per month (GB/s to Gb/month)20736000
Gigabytes per second to Gibibits per month (GB/s to Gib/month)19311904.907227
Gigabytes per second to Terabits per month (GB/s to Tb/month)20736
Gigabytes per second to Tebibits per month (GB/s to Tib/month)18859.282135963
Gigabytes per second to Bytes per second (GB/s to Byte/s)1000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobytes per second (GB/s to KB/s)1000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibytes per second (GB/s to KiB/s)976562.5
Gigabytes per second to Megabytes per second (GB/s to MB/s)1000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibytes per second (GB/s to MiB/s)953.67431640625
Gigabytes per second to Gibibytes per second (GB/s to GiB/s)0.9313225746155
Gigabytes per second to Terabytes per second (GB/s to TB/s)0.001
Gigabytes per second to Tebibytes per second (GB/s to TiB/s)0.0009094947017729
Gigabytes per second to Bytes per minute (GB/s to Byte/minute)60000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobytes per minute (GB/s to KB/minute)60000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibytes per minute (GB/s to KiB/minute)58593750
Gigabytes per second to Megabytes per minute (GB/s to MB/minute)60000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibytes per minute (GB/s to MiB/minute)57220.458984375
Gigabytes per second to Gigabytes per minute (GB/s to GB/minute)60
Gigabytes per second to Gibibytes per minute (GB/s to GiB/minute)55.879354476929
Gigabytes per second to Terabytes per minute (GB/s to TB/minute)0.06
Gigabytes per second to Tebibytes per minute (GB/s to TiB/minute)0.05456968210638
Gigabytes per second to Bytes per hour (GB/s to Byte/hour)3600000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobytes per hour (GB/s to KB/hour)3600000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibytes per hour (GB/s to KiB/hour)3515625000
Gigabytes per second to Megabytes per hour (GB/s to MB/hour)3600000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibytes per hour (GB/s to MiB/hour)3433227.5390625
Gigabytes per second to Gigabytes per hour (GB/s to GB/hour)3600
Gigabytes per second to Gibibytes per hour (GB/s to GiB/hour)3352.7612686157
Gigabytes per second to Terabytes per hour (GB/s to TB/hour)3.6
Gigabytes per second to Tebibytes per hour (GB/s to TiB/hour)3.2741809263825
Gigabytes per second to Bytes per day (GB/s to Byte/day)86400000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobytes per day (GB/s to KB/day)86400000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibytes per day (GB/s to KiB/day)84375000000
Gigabytes per second to Megabytes per day (GB/s to MB/day)86400000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibytes per day (GB/s to MiB/day)82397460.9375
Gigabytes per second to Gigabytes per day (GB/s to GB/day)86400
Gigabytes per second to Gibibytes per day (GB/s to GiB/day)80466.270446777
Gigabytes per second to Terabytes per day (GB/s to TB/day)86.4
Gigabytes per second to Tebibytes per day (GB/s to TiB/day)78.580342233181
Gigabytes per second to Bytes per month (GB/s to Byte/month)2592000000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kilobytes per month (GB/s to KB/month)2592000000000
Gigabytes per second to Kibibytes per month (GB/s to KiB/month)2531250000000
Gigabytes per second to Megabytes per month (GB/s to MB/month)2592000000
Gigabytes per second to Mebibytes per month (GB/s to MiB/month)2471923828.125
Gigabytes per second to Gigabytes per month (GB/s to GB/month)2592000
Gigabytes per second to Gibibytes per month (GB/s to GiB/month)2413988.1134033
Gigabytes per second to Terabytes per month (GB/s to TB/month)2592
Gigabytes per second to Tebibytes per month (GB/s to TiB/month)2357.4102669954

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