Data & storage

Just how much data is 3.6 gigabytes?

Devices

3.6 GB

3.6 × 10⁹ Bbytes
3.3528 GiBgibibytes
0.0036 TBterabytes
Linear measure
BYTES OF DATA3.6 GB3.6 GB
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3.6 gigabytes3.6 GBData · definition
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One hour of video3.6 GBData · example
Bar length represents bytes. The physical sizes of devices are schematic; encoding and compression affect file sizes.

A little perspective

3.6 gigabytes and One hour of video have approximately the same data.

Measurements, assumptions & sources +

3.6 gigabytes

Decimal kB, MB and GB use powers of 1,000. KiB, MiB and GiB use powers of 1,024. The content of a file depends on encoding and compression.

NIST — SI conversion factors

One hour of video

A one-hour video at 8 Mbit/s including all streams in the chosen bitrate; overhead ignored.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked data is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

Measurement details

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The visual compares data with data. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.

3.6 gigabytes

3.6 GB

Data · definition

Decimal kB, MB and GB use powers of 1,000. KiB, MiB and GiB use powers of 1,024. The content of a file depends on encoding and compression.

One hour of video

3.6 GB

Data · example

A one-hour video at 8 Mbit/s including all streams in the chosen bitrate; overhead ignored.

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Data ↔ Data
Relative size
The two selected measurements are approximately equal.

How to read the visual

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  • One hour of video is labelled example; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.

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