Re: x86_64 desktop system questions

[Craig White <craigwhite azapple com>]

On Sat, 2008-03-01 at 19:00 +0000, Colin Paul Adams wrote:
> >>>>> "Craig" == Craig White <craigwhite azapple com> writes:
> 
>     Craig> 4. I don't know that 64 bit is all that much faster. I have
>     Craig> been forced to use it by some of the lower end Dell
>     Craig> Optiplex systems that just don't run well on i386. You
>     Craig> definitely benefit if you have over 3 Gb of RAM.  For the
>     Craig> most part, it shouldn't make that much of a difference.
> 
> See http://colina.demon.co.uk/?q=node/53 for one piece of evidence to the contrary.
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I said I don't know...how could that be contrary.

I'm sure you can find specific examples of faster and could probably
find specific examples of slower too if you tried.

Craig