Convert Terabits to Terabytes
Convert Terabits (Tbit) to Terabytes (TB) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
TB = Tbit × 0.125
About Terabits
A terabit (Tbit) = 10¹² bits (SI). Submarine cable capacity: 2Africa cable (2024) designed at 180 Tbit/s; MAREA (2017) at 160 Tbit/s. Data-centre interconnects use 400 Gbit/s (0.4 Tbit/s) per link. PCIe 6.0 ×16 delivers ≈0.5 Tbit/s aggregate. NVMe RAID arrays with 100+ PCIe 5.0 SSDs approach 1 Tbit/s aggregate sequential read. 1 Tbit = 10¹² bits = 125 GB.
About Terabytes
A terabyte (TB) = 10¹² bytes (SI). Consumer HDDs: 1-22 TB; consumer NVMe SSDs: 1-8 TB. LTO-9 tape: 18 TB/cartridge; enterprise libraries: hundreds of petabytes. Whole genome sequencing: Illumina NovaSeq 6000 run ≈ 6 TB raw FASTQ. JWST downlinks ≈ 57 GB/day (≈20 TB/year). 4K NVR (64 cameras) ≈ 1 TB/day. 1 TB = 10¹² bytes = 1,000 GB.
Quick Reference Table
| Terabits (Tbit) | Terabytes (TB) |
|---|---|
| 1 Tbit | 0.125 TB |
| 2 Tbit | 0.25 TB |
| 5 Tbit | 0.625 TB |
| 10 Tbit | 1.25 TB |
| 25 Tbit | 3.125 TB |
| 50 Tbit | 6.25 TB |
| 100 Tbit | 12.5 TB |