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Performance of 64-bit vs. 32-bit Windows Dual Core
mikemuch writes "ExtremeTech's Loyd Case has done extensive testing on the same dual-core Athlon X2 4800+ system to explore performance differences between Windows XP Professional x64 and good ole Win32. The biggest hurdle is getting the right drivers. There are a few performance surprises, particularly in 3D games."
The spyware can all be run on one of the cores while the other can be used to get work done. I'm getting one for my father-in-law.
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I still don't understand why someone would need a 64-bit workstation/desktop. What does x86-64 offer you other than the higher price tag? True, AMD-64 rocks in Intel's face, but the performance is gained through a direct memory interface, not by going 64-bit. The tests from TFA shows no difference between running 64-bit and 32-bit applications. If I were to own a x86-64 machine, I bet I'd turn off the 64-bit function to reduce the complexity of running applications.
16TB addressable VM Space should be enough for ANYONE.
My little site.
Windows 64 seems to be a good deal. From the benchmarks I looked at, i get the same, if not worse performance than the 32-bloat version. Not bad for $140US.
Particularly the 64bit spell checker.
Boy am I glad all the marketing hype helped make 64-bits a reality! Whew, I can sleep now.
https://www.accountkiller.com/removal-requested
Someone give me the ratio of article text to ad text for those pages.
A few months ago I bought a new AMD 64-bit processor and mother board. I installed XP Professional 64-bit edition, but the wireless MS mouse and keyboard I had wouldn't work. I couldn't find 64-bit drivers anywhere on MS's site, so I gave them a call. The person on the phone told me the keyboard and mouse wouldn't work with XP 64 and suggested I try another operating system. I asked if she recommmended Red Hat or Gentoo, but she just said, "No comment. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Of course he is.
After all, I am strangely colored.
"phallacy"? Is that like when you say it's 7 inches but you know damn well it's 5?
There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
Only if you saw them swap machines. That and all the extra noise generated to cool off the extra CPU.
select() just called. It turns out you fail the networking portion of the interview.
I believe that's called marketing.
The Raven
Nah, use \BIN for programs - only 3 chars and then we can pretend Windoze is POSIX compliant... ;-)
Oh well, what the hell...
Performance obviously not good enough to survive slashdotting...