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Gigabytes per second to Terabytes per second conversion

Gigabytes per second to Terabytes per second conversion table

Gigabytes per second (GB/s)Terabytes per second (TB/s)
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10.001
20.002
30.003
40.004
50.005
60.006
70.007
80.008
90.009
100.01
200.02
300.03
400.04
500.05
600.06
700.07
800.08
900.09
1000.1
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How to convert gigabytes per second to terabytes per second?

To convert Gigabytes per second (GB/s) to Terabytes per second (TB/s), it's important to understand the difference between the base 10 (decimal) and base 2 (binary) systems.

Base 10 (Decimal System)

In the decimal system:

  • 1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000 Megabytes (MB)
  • 1 Terabyte (TB) = 1,000 Gigabytes (GB)

To convert 1 GB/s to TB/s in base 10: 1 GB/s=1 GB/s1,000 TB/s=0.001 TB/s1 \ \text{GB/s} = \frac{1 \ \text{GB/s}}{1,000} \ \text{TB/s} = 0.001 \ \text{TB/s}

Base 2 (Binary System)

In the binary system:

  • 1 Gibibyte (GiB) = 1,024 Mebibytes (MiB)
  • 1 Tebibyte (TiB) = 1,024 Gibibytes (GiB)

To convert 1 GiB/s to TiB/s in base 2: 1 GiB/s=1 GiB/s1,024 TiB/s≈0.0009765625 TiB/s1 \ \text{GiB/s} = \frac{1 \ \text{GiB/s}}{1,024} \ \text{TiB/s} \approx 0.0009765625 \ \text{TiB/s}

Summary of Both Systems

  • 1 GB/s (base 10) = 0.001 TB/s
  • 1 GiB/s (base 2) ≈ 0.0009765625 TiB/s

Real-World Examples

Here are some examples of various data transfer rates:

  1. USB 3.2 Gen 1 (formerly USB 3.0):

    • Maximum speed: 5 Gbps (Gigabits per second)
    • Conversion: 5 Gbps×1 Byte8 bits1,000,000,000 GB=0.625 GB/s=0.6251,000 TB/s=0.000625 TB/s \frac{5 \ \text{Gbps} \times \frac{1 \ \text{Byte}}{8 \ \text{bits}}}{1,000,000,000 \ \text{GB}} = 0.625 \ \text{GB/s} = \frac{0.625}{1,000} \ \text{TB/s} = 0.000625 \ \text{TB/s}

  2. SATA III (Revision 3.x):

    • Maximum speed: 6 Gbps
    • Conversion: 6 Gbps×1 Byte8 bits1,000,000,000 GB=0.75 GB/s=0.751,000 TB/s=0.00075 TB/s \frac{6 \ \text{Gbps} \times \frac{1 \ \text{Byte}}{8 \ \text{bits}}}{1,000,000,000 \ \text{GB}} = 0.75 \ \text{GB/s} = \frac{0.75}{1,000} \ \text{TB/s} = 0.00075 \ \text{TB/s}

  3. PCIe 4.0 x16:

    • Maximum speed: 64 GB/s
    • Conversion: 64 GB/s1,000 TB/s=0.064 TB/s \frac{64 \ \text{GB/s}}{1,000} \ \text{TB/s} = 0.064 \ \text{TB/s}

  4. Ethernet (40GBASE-T):

    • Maximum speed: 40 Gbps
    • Conversion: 40 Gbps×1 Byte8 bits1,000,000,000 GB=5 GB/s=51,000 TB/s=0.005 TB/s \frac{40 \ \text{Gbps} \times \frac{1 \ \text{Byte}}{8 \ \text{bits}}}{1,000,000,000 \ \text{GB}} = 5 \ \text{GB/s} = \frac{5}{1,000} \ \text{TB/s} = 0.005 \ \text{TB/s}

These examples illustrate how different interfaces and networking standards convert from Gbps to GB/s and ultimately to TB/s, providing a practical context for understanding data transfer rates.

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 Terabytes per second 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 terabytes per second?

A unit of measurement that's increasingly relevant in today's digital age!

Terabytes per second (TB/s) is a unit of measurement for data transfer rates or storage capacity.

To break it down:

  • Tera is a prefix that means 1 trillion (10^12). So, 1 terabyte (TB) is equal to 1 trillion bytes.
  • Bytes are the basic unit of digital information. In computing, a byte represents 8 binary digits (bits).
  • Per second indicates the rate at which data is being transferred or stored.

In other words, terabytes per second measures how many terabytes of data can be transferred or stored in one second. This unit is often used to describe high-speed data transfer rates, such as those achieved by:

  • Fast storage systems (e.g., SSDs)
  • High-performance networks (e.g., Infiniband, Fibre Channel)
  • Data centers and cloud infrastructure
  • Supercomputers

To give you a better idea of the scale, here are some examples of terabytes per second measurements:

  • A high-speed hard drive might transfer data at around 500-1000 megabytes per second (MB/s), which is equivalent to about 0.0005-0.001 TB/s.
  • A fast storage system or network interface card (NIC) might reach speeds of 10-20 gigabytes per second (GB/s), equivalent to about 0.01-0.02 TB/s.

Keep in mind that these values are highly dependent on the specific hardware and software configurations involved.

Now, you know what terabytes per second means!

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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