Gigahertz Unit | All you need to know

The gigahertz (symbol: GHz) is an SI-derived unit of frequency equal to one billion (109) hertz. It is one of the most commonly used frequency units in computing, telecommunications, electronics, and wireless communication. Gigahertz is widely used to specify processor clock speeds, radio frequencies, satellite communications, and microwave signals. It uses the SI prefix giga, which represents a factor of one billion.

One gigahertz is equal to 1,000,000,000 hertz, 1,000 megahertz, 1,000,000 kilohertz, 0.001 terahertz, and 6,283,185,307.18 radians per second. The gigahertz is the standard unit for expressing high-frequency electronic and communication signals.