500 Gigabytes to Gibibytes
Result
500 GB = 465.66 GiB
500 GB = 465.66 GiB
How to Convert gigabytes to gibibytes
To convert gigabytes to gibibytes, multiply the value by the conversion factor:
Reverse: 465.66 gibibytes = 500 gigabytes
Common gigabytes to gibibytes Conversions
| gigabytes (GB) | gibibytes (GiB) |
|---|---|
| 500 | 465.66 |
| 1000 | 931.32 |
Other Conversions
Reverse: 465.66 gibibytes = 500 gigabytes
gibibytes to gigabytes converterAbout These Units
gigabytes (GB)
The Gigabyte (GB) is the unit of the modern era. Hard drives, SSDs, smartphone storage, and monthly data plans are all measured in GB. The first 1 GB drive in 1980 was the size of a refrigerator; now 1 GB fits on a fingernail-sized card.
A 2-hour HD movie stream uses about 3-6 GB.
Commonly used in: Phone storage (64/128 GB), RAM (8/16/32 GB), HD Movies, Console games.
gibibytes (GiB)
The Gibibyte (GiB) is the source of the 'missing space' on your hard drive. A 500 GB (decimal) drive is only about 465 GiB (binary). The drive isn't broken; it's just math.
8 GB of RAM is actually 8 GiB.
Commonly used in: Windows drive properties, RAM modules (always binary), Virtual machines.