1 PB/s = 1.000000e+15 bytes/sec
Petabytes Per Second (PB/s) Conversion
Petabyte Per Second is the unit of data transfer rate with prefix peta (10¹⁵), measuring bytes transmitted per second. 1 Petabyte Per Second is equal to 10¹⁵ bytes per second = 1.000000e+15 bytes/s. Also see: Bits Per Second.
Petabyte Per Second at a Glance
- Symbol
- PB/s
- System
- Decimal (SI), byte-based
- Definition
- 1,000⁵ bytes per second = 10¹⁵ bytes per second
- Exact value
- 8.000000e+15 bits per second · 1.000000e+15 bytes per second
- Binary twin
- Pebibyte Per Second (PiB/s) 1 PB/s ≈ 0.8882 PiB/s
- Used for
- Supercomputer storage, hyperscale data centers, exascale computing, theoretical capacity
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Petabyte Per Second (PB/s) Among Data Transfer Rate Units
What Is PB/s (Petabytes Per Second)? Definition and Transfer Rate
A petabyte per second is 1,000 terabytes per second. Used for supercomputer storage and hyperscale systems. Related: Exabytes Per Second.
Common uses: Supercomputer storage, hyperscale data centers, exascale computing, theoretical capacity See also: Yottabytes Per Second.
Symbol: PB/s
1 petabyte per second (PB/s) = 1.000000e+15 bytes per second — the petabyte per second transfer rate definition used across this bandwidth converter.
Quick Facts: Petabyte Per Second (PB/s) Transfer Rate Unit
- Symbol: PB/s
- Unit type: Decimal byte-based transfer unit
- 1 Petabyte Per Second = 1.000000e+15 bytes per second
- Category: data transfer rate converter, network speed calculator, bandwidth converter
How to Use the Petabyte Per Second Speed Converter
- Enter a petabyte per second (PB/s) value in the converter above.
- All 34 data transfer rate equivalents — network bandwidth and byte-based throughput alike — update instantly.
- Click any transfer unit link below for a dedicated PB/s-to-unit conversion page with formula and table.
Petabyte Per Second at a Glance
| Symbol | PB/s |
|---|---|
| Type | Decimal byte-based transfer unit |
| Bytes/sec equivalent | 1.000000e+15 B/s |
| Common uses | Supercomputer storage, hyperscale data centers, exascale computing, theoretical capacity |
Petabyte Per Second (PB/s) vs Pebibyte Per Second (PiB/s): Decimal (SI) vs Binary (IEC)
Pebibyte Per Second (PiB/s) is 12.6% larger than Petabyte Per Second (PB/s). Pebibyte Per Second uses base 1024 (binary/IEC); Petabyte Per Second uses base 1000 (decimal/SI) — the standard used for network bandwidth and ISP speed advertising.
| Unit | Symbol | Base | Bytes/sec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petabyte Per Second | PB/s | 1000 | 1.000000e+15 |
| Pebibyte Per Second | PiB/s | 1024 | 1.125900e+15 |
FAQs: Petabyte Per Second (PB/s) Transfer Rate Conversion
How many bytes per second are in 1 petabyte per second?
1 Petabyte Per Second (PB/s) equals 1.000000e+15 bytes per second.
How do I convert petabytes per second to other transfer rate units?
Enter a value in the petabytes per second field above — the converter instantly recalculates the equivalent bandwidth or throughput in all 34 data transfer units, from bps to yottabytes per second.
Is petabyte per second a measure of network speed or download speed?
Petabyte Per Second (PB/s) measures actual throughput in bytes per second — the real-world download or file transfer speed you see in a browser or file manager.
What is Petabyte Per Second (PB/s) commonly used for?
Supercomputer storage, hyperscale data centers, exascale computing, theoretical capacity.
What is the difference between Petabyte Per Second (PB/s) and Pebibyte Per Second (PiB/s)?
Pebibyte Per Second (PiB/s) is 12.6% larger than Petabyte Per Second (PB/s). Petabyte Per Second is the decimal (SI) unit, base 1000, while Pebibyte Per Second is the binary (IEC) unit, base 1024.
Convert Petabytes Per Second to Any Other Rate
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Bandwidth (Bits/s)
- PB/s → bps Petabyte Per Second to Bit Per Second
- PB/s → Kbps Petabyte Per Second to Kilobit Per Second
- PB/s → Mbps Petabyte Per Second to Megabit Per Second
- PB/s → Gbps Petabyte Per Second to Gigabit Per Second
- PB/s → Tbps Petabyte Per Second to Terabit Per Second
- PB/s → Pbps Petabyte Per Second to Petabit Per Second
- PB/s → Ebps Petabyte Per Second to Exabit Per Second
- PB/s → Zbps Petabyte Per Second to Zettabit Per Second
- PB/s → Ybps Petabyte Per Second to Yottabit Per Second
Throughput (Bytes/s)
- PB/s → B/s Petabyte Per Second to Byte Per Second
- PB/s → KB/s Petabyte Per Second to Kilobyte Per Second
- PB/s → MB/s Petabyte Per Second to Megabyte Per Second
- PB/s → GB/s Petabyte Per Second to Gigabyte Per Second
- PB/s → TB/s Petabyte Per Second to Terabyte Per Second
- PB/s → EB/s Petabyte Per Second to Exabyte Per Second
- PB/s → ZB/s Petabyte Per Second to Zettabyte Per Second
- PB/s → YB/s Petabyte Per Second to Yottabyte Per Second
Binary Bandwidth
- PB/s → Kibps Petabyte Per Second to Kibibit Per Second
- PB/s → Mibps Petabyte Per Second to Mebibit Per Second
- PB/s → Gibps Petabyte Per Second to Gibibit Per Second
- PB/s → Tibps Petabyte Per Second to Tebibit Per Second
- PB/s → Pibps Petabyte Per Second to Pebibit Per Second
- PB/s → Eibps Petabyte Per Second to Exbibit Per Second
- PB/s → Zibps Petabyte Per Second to Zebibit Per Second
- PB/s → Yibps Petabyte Per Second to Yobibit Per Second
Binary Throughput
- PB/s → KiB/s Petabyte Per Second to Kibibyte Per Second
- PB/s → MiB/s Petabyte Per Second to Mebibyte Per Second
- PB/s → GiB/s Petabyte Per Second to Gibibyte Per Second
- PB/s → TiB/s Petabyte Per Second to Tebibyte Per Second
- PB/s → PiB/s Petabyte Per Second to Pebibyte Per Second
- PB/s → EiB/s Petabyte Per Second to Exbibyte Per Second
- PB/s → ZiB/s Petabyte Per Second to Zebibyte Per Second
- PB/s → YiB/s Petabyte Per Second to Yobibyte Per Second