01-20-2011, 05:40 PM
[quote name='jenbenn' timestamp='1295542567' post='5686']
Thats an interesting point. So far I have heard that a 64bit system with only 4gb RAm is slower than a 32 bit system with the same amount of ram. Can anybody comment on this? is a 64bit system always faster than a 32 bit system if both run on the same hardware ?
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A 64 bit system running 32 bit code could possibly be slightly slower than a 32 bit system running the same, as 64 bit systems can have higher overheads to shift those extra bits. In practice the difference will be so small I don't think it is worth worrying about.
Thats an interesting point. So far I have heard that a 64bit system with only 4gb RAm is slower than a 32 bit system with the same amount of ram. Can anybody comment on this? is a 64bit system always faster than a 32 bit system if both run on the same hardware ?
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A 64 bit system running 32 bit code could possibly be slightly slower than a 32 bit system running the same, as 64 bit systems can have higher overheads to shift those extra bits. In practice the difference will be so small I don't think it is worth worrying about.
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