PB to GiB → CONVERT Petabytes to Gibibytes

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info 1 PB is equal to 931,322.574615478515625 GiB
Petabyte (decimal) --> Gibibyte (binary)
 
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Petabyte (PB) Versus Gibibyte (GiB) - Comparison

Petabytes and Gibibytes are units of digital information used to measure storage capacity and data transfer rate.

Petabytes is a "decimal" unit where as Gibibytes is a "binary" unit. One Petabyte is equal to 1000^5 bytes. One Gibibyte is equal to 1024^3 bytes. There are 0.000001073741824 Petabyte in one Gibibyte. Find more details on below table.

Unit Name Petabyte Gibibyte
Unit Symbol PB GiB
Standard decimal binary
Defined Value 10^15 or 1000^5 Bytes 2^30 or 1024^3 Bytes
Value in Bits 8,000,000,000,000,000 8,589,934,592
Value in Bytes 1,000,000,000,000,000 1,073,741,824

Petabyte (PB) to Gibibyte (GiB) Conversion - Formula & Steps

Petabyte (PB) to Gibibyte (GiB) Conversion Image

The PB to GiB Calculator Tool provides a convenient solution for effortlessly converting data units from Petabyte (PB) to Gibibyte (GiB). Let's delve into a thorough analysis of the formula and steps involved.

Outlined below is a comprehensive overview of the key attributes associated with both the source (Petabyte) and target (Gibibyte) data units.

Source Data Unit Target Data Unit
Equal to 1000^5 bytes
(Decimal Unit)
Equal to 1024^3 bytes
(Binary Unit)

The formula for converting the Petabyte (PB) to Gibibyte (GiB) can be expressed as follows:

diamond CONVERSION FORMULA GiB = PB x 10005 ÷ 10243

Now, let's apply the aforementioned formula and explore the manual conversion process from Petabyte (PB) to Gibibyte (GiB). To streamline the calculation further, we can simplify the formula for added convenience.

FORMULA

Gibibytes = Petabytes x 10005 ÷ 10243

STEP 1

Gibibytes = Petabytes x (1000x1000x1000x1000x1000) ÷ (1024x1024x1024)

STEP 2

Gibibytes = Petabytes x 1000000000000000 ÷ 1073741824

STEP 3

Gibibytes = Petabytes x 931322.574615478515625

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Example : By applying the previously mentioned formula and steps, the conversion from 1 Petabyte (PB) to Gibibyte (GiB) can be processed as outlined below.

  1. = 1 x 10005 ÷ 10243
  2. = 1 x (1000x1000x1000x1000x1000) ÷ (1024x1024x1024)
  3. = 1 x 1000000000000000 ÷ 1073741824
  4. = 1 x 931322.574615478515625
  5. = 931,322.574615478515625
  6. i.e. 1 PB is equal to 931,322.574615478515625 GiB.

Note : Result rounded off to 40 decimal positions.

You can employ the formula and steps mentioned above to convert Petabytes to Gibibytes using any of the programming language such as Java, Python, or Powershell.

Unit Definitions

What is Petabyte ?

A Petabyte (PB) is a decimal unit of digital information that is equal to 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes (or 8,000,000,000,000,000 bits) and commonly used to measure the storage capacity of enterprise storage arrays and data centers. It is also used to express data transfer speeds and in the context of data storage and memory, the binary-based unit of Pebibyte (PiB) is used instead.
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What is Gibibyte ?

A Gibibyte (GiB) is a binary unit of digital information that is equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes (or 8,589,934,592 bits) and is defined by the International Electro technical Commission(IEC). The prefix 'gibi' is derived from the binary number system and it is used to distinguish it from the decimal-based 'gigabyte' (GB). It is widely used in the field of computing as it more accurately represents the amount of data storage and data transfer in computer systems.
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Popular PB Conversions

Excel Formula to convert from Petabyte (PB) to Gibibyte (GiB)

Apply the formula as shown below to convert from 1 Petabyte (PB) to Gibibyte (GiB).

  A B C
1 Petabyte (PB) Gibibyte (GiB)  
2 1 =A2 * 931322.574615478515625  
3      

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Python Code for Petabyte (PB) to Gibibyte (GiB) Conversion

You can use below code to convert any value in Petabyte (PB) to Petabyte (PB) in Python.

petabytes = int(input("Enter Petabytes: "))
gibibytes = petabytes * (1000*1000*1000*1000*1000) / (1024*1024*1024)
print("{} Petabytes = {} Gibibytes".format(petabytes,gibibytes))

The first line of code will prompt the user to enter the Petabyte (PB) as an input. The value of Gibibyte (GiB) is calculated on the next line, and the code in third line will display the result.

Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs

How many Petabytes(PB) are there in a Gibibyte(GiB)?expand_more

There are 0.000001073741824 Petabytes in a Gibibyte.

What is the formula to convert Gibibyte(GiB) to Petabyte(PB)?expand_more

Use the formula PB = GiB x 10243 / 10005 to convert Gibibyte to Petabyte.

How many Gibibytes(GiB) are there in a Petabyte(PB)?expand_more

There are 931322.574615478515625 Gibibytes in a Petabyte.

What is the formula to convert Petabyte(PB) to Gibibyte(GiB)?expand_more

Use the formula GiB = PB x 10005 / 10243 to convert Petabyte to Gibibyte.

Which is bigger, Petabyte(PB) or Gibibyte(GiB)?expand_more

Petabyte is bigger than Gibibyte. One Petabyte contains 931322.574615478515625 Gibibytes.

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